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Middle order has performed well for over a decade - Kumble

Anil Kumble, India's Test captain, backed his senior middle-order batsmen against criticisms on their poor performance on the Sri Lanka tour

23-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series

Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001

11-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Murali and Mendis maul India

In a match dominated by not one but two smiling assassins, Sri Lanka completely destroyed the Indian batting line-up twice over to script their best win at home

26-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Laxman not joining Nottinghamshire

VVS Laxman won't be joining Nottinghamshire as their overseas player because of the county's links with Indian Cricket League players

24-Jul-2008•Cricinfo staff

Laxman to replace Voges

VVS Laxman, the Indian batsman, will join Nottinghamshire in August to take Adam Voges' place after David Hussey, the expected replacement, was told to rest by Cricket Australia

08-Jul-2008•Cricinfo staff

Kumble comes out in support of Dravid

Anil Kumble has firmly backed Rahul Dravid, the captain of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, and said it was time "people who matter" understand what sports is all about

16-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Laxman stands up for under-fire Dravid

VVS Laxman has firmly backed Rahul Dravid, his India team-mate and Indian Premier League rival, whose Bangalore Royal Challengers is at the centre of a simmering controversy after Vijay Mallya, the industrialist who owns the team, publicly questioned its

14-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

$Hairline fracture puts Laxman out of IPL$

Hairline fracture puts Laxman out of IPL

Languishing at the bottom of the table, Deccan Chargers were dealt another jolt when VVS Laxman, their captain, ruled himself out of the rest of the Indian Premier League after failing to recover from a hairline fracture just below his right wrist

13-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Bangalore fight back to clinch thriller

In a relatively low-scoring match in which the bowlers from both teams had plenty of say, Bangalore squeezed out a dramatic three-run win to move to sixth in the points table

03-May-2008•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Gilchrist leaves Mumbai gasping

Adam Gilchrist set alight the DY Patil Stadium with the fastest century of the tournament as the Deccan Chargers raced to their first win of the tournament

27-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Mathew Varghese

Laxman blasts 'shocking' pitch

VVS Laxman has termed the Eden Gardens pitch on which his Deccan Chargers lost their IPL opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders "shocking"

20-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ganguly helps India gain slender lead

It took a masterful innings from Sourav Ganguly to give India a slender 23-run advantage on another enthralling day at Green Park

12-Apr-2008•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Laxman picks up minor finger injury

VVS Laxman injured his finger while taking Manoj Tiwary's catch during South Zone's Deodhar Trophy encounter against East Zone

14-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Tough series ahead for South Africa: Laxman

VVS Laxman says Graeme Smith's men have a big challenge in the upcoming series against India on their home turf

13-Mar-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Icon status for Sehwag but not Laxman

The eight franchises of the Indian Premier League have agreed to make Virender Sehwag an "icon" player for the Delhi Daredevils team but there is no such status for Hyderabad's VVS Laxman

19-Feb-2008•Cricinfo staff

IPL to decide on 'icon' status for Sehwag and Laxman

The Indian Premier League's governing council has accepted the request to name Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman as icon players

18-Feb-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Tendulkar ton lights up keen contest

It was less than two years ago that a small minority booed him off at the Wankhede Stadium in his home town. On Thursday at the Adelaide Oval, Sachin Tendulkar replicated his feats as an 18-year-old, scoring his second century of the series as India endea

24-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at Adelaide Oval

Laxman shows very, very steely side

Instead of a rubber-wristed masterclass, the crowd was treated to a workmanlike knock from VVS Laxman which showcased his gritty side

18-Jan-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at the WACA

India build platform for upset win

If Australia are to go where no Test team has gone before and win 17 games in a row, they'll have to pull off the second-highest run chase in the history of the game

18-Jan-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran at the WACA

'At No. 3, you're setting the game' - Laxman

After his third successive century at the SCG, VVS Laxman is hopeful his team-mates can continue the good work on the third day

03-Jan-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Sydney

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