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VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman
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Personal information
Full name Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman
Born (1974-11-01) 1 November 1974 (age 42)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nickname VVS, Very Very Special
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off spin
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 207) 20 November 1996 v South Africa
Last Test 24 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 112) 9 April 1998 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 3 December 2006 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 19, 22
Domestic team information
Years Team
1992 –2012 Hyderabad
2007, 2009 Lancashire
2008–2010 Deccan Chargers
2011 Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 134 86 267 173
Runs scored 8,781 2,338 19,730 5,078
Batting average 45.97 30.76 51.64 34.54
100s/50s 17/56 6/10 55/98 9/28
Top score 281 131 353 131
Balls bowled 324 42 1,835 698
Wickets 2 0 22 8
Bowling average 63.00  – 34.27 68.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/2 0/5 3/11 2/42
Catches/stumpings 135/– 39/– 277/1 74/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2012

Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (About this sound pronunciation ; born 1 November 1974), commonly known as V.V.S. Laxman (often VVS, and sometimes as "Very Very Special"), is a former Indian cricketer and currently a cricket commentator and pundit..He is considered to be one of the greatest batsman of all times.

Laxman was a right-hand aggressive batsman, who played mostly in the lower middle order. He is specifically known for his numerous match-winning and saving innings, and his special ability to consolidate unprecedented support from non-specialist, tail-end batsmen to do this has accorded him a unique status among cricketing legends. Laxman performed outstandingly well against the best team of his times, Australia, and his knock of 281 against them in Eden Gardens in 2001 is often considered as the greatest ever test-innings. In 2011, Laxman was awarded the Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award.

Laxman is one of the few players who have played 100 Tests but have never played in a Cricket World Cup. Despite considered being a relatively slow runner between wickets, Laxman compensated it with his tremendous ability as an aggressive stroke player, who counter-attacked aggressive bowling and fielding tactics. However, he experienced an inexplicable conundrum of being asked to prove himself over and over and again, in order to find a place in the team.

Laxman represented Hyderabad in domestic cricket and played for Lancashire in English county cricket. He was also the captain of the Deccan Chargers team in the Indian Premier League in its inaugural season In 2002, he was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year.


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