Full name Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
Born November 1, 1974, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 46 years 81 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad (India), Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Lancashire
Nickname Very Very Special
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Education Little Flower High School, St. John's School
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17785 | 49.37 | 17 | 56 | 1135 | 5 | 135 | 0 |
ODIs | 86 | 83 | 7 | 2338 | 131 | 30.76 | 3282 | 71.23 | 6 | 10 | 222 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
First-class | 267 | 436 | 54 | 19730 | 353 | 51.64 | 55 | 98 | 277 | 1 | ||||
List A | 173 | 166 | 19 | 5078 | 131 | 34.54 | 9 | 28 | 74 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 25 | 25 | 3 | 491 | 78* | 22.31 | 428 | 114.71 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 134 | 13 | 324 | 126 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 63.00 | 2.33 | 162.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 86 | 4 | 42 | 40 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.71 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 267 | 1835 | 754 | 22 | 3/11 | 34.27 | 2.46 | 83.4 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 173 | 698 | 548 | 8 | 2/42 | 2/42 | 68.50 | 4.71 | 87.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Nov 20-23, 1996 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Zimbabwe at Cuttack, Apr 9, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 3, 2006 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1992/93 |
Last First-class | Hyderabad (India) v Madhya Pradesh at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 9-12, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1994/95 |
Last List A | Glamorgan v Lancashire at Cardiff, Sep 14, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers at Kolkata, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Rajasthan Royals v Kochi Tuskers Kerala at Jaipur, Apr 24, 2011 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1* | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | Los Angeles | 14 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
8 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | New York | 7 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
120 | Hyderabad | v M. Pradesh | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 9 Nov 2012 | FC |
23, 67 | Hyderabad | v Punjab | Mohali | 2 Nov 2012 | FC |
169 | Hyderabad XI | v KSCA Pres XI | Mysore | 6 Aug 2012 | Other |
18, 35 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 | Test # 2031 |
31, 0 | India | v Australia | Perth | 13 Jan 2012 | Test # 2029 |
2, 66 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2027 |
2, 1 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2025 |
15 | Indians | v CA Chairman | Canberra | 19 Dec 2011 | Other |
At his sublime best, VVS Laxman is a sight for the gods. Wristy, willowy and sinuous, he can match - sometimes even better - Tendulkar for strokeplay. His on-side game is comparable to his idol Azharuddin's, yet he is decidedly more assured on the off side and has the rare gift of being able to hit the same ball to either side. The Australians, who have suffered more than most, paid the highest compliment after India's 2003-04 tour Down Under by admitting they did not know where to bowl to him. Laxman, a one-time medical student, finally showed signs of coming to terms with his considerable gifts in March 2001, as he tormented Steve Waugh's thought-to-be-invincible Australians with a majestic 281 to stand the Kolkata Test on its head. But even though he had another wonderful series against the Australians in 2003-04 with two centuries, one of them involving a back-from-the-dead, match-winning, 300-plus partnership with Kolkata ally Rahul Dravid at Adelaide, he hasn't quite managed the consistency that could have turned him into a batting great. Between dazzling and sometimes workmanlike hundreds, he has suffered the frustration of numerous twenties and thirties and has lost his place in the one-day side. Nothing, though, has deterred him from tormenting his favourite opponents with silken strokes and piles of runs: in the course of the double-hundred at Feroz Shah Kotla in 2008, he became the second Indian batsman after Tendulkar to score more than 2000 runs against the Australians. A couple of years later, batting with a runner due to back spasms, he conjured up a magical unbeaten 73 in a thrilling run-chase in Mohali.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2002