Wins over runs, for VVS
With the Test series in West Indies round the corner VVS Laxman speaks to the Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in the the Hindustan Times about he rates the current West Indian side, how being named the Test vice-captain will impact him, and the role of the
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
With the Test series in West Indies round the corner VVS Laxman speaks to the Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in the the Hindustan Times about he rates the current West Indian side, how being named the Test vice-captain will impact him, and the role of the seniors within the side.
Transition or no transition, the seniors generally have a crucial role to play. And it's not restricted to international cricket only. I gained a lot from interacting with my seniors in Hyderabad and Lancashire . Obviously, a lot depends of how receptive you are. If you are receptive enough, you will always gain by interacting with seniors.
They [West Indies] are short on experience. When I played there for the first time, in 1997, they had strong fast bowling attack of Curtley Ambrose, Franklyn Rose and Ian Bishop. Even compared to the team we played in 2006, the current lot is inexperienced. Having said that, there is no denying that there is a fair amount of talent in this team as well.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo