VVS Laxman

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VVS Laxman
Laxman in 1999
Personal information
Full name
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman
Born (1974-11-01) 1 November 1974 (age 49)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
NicknameVery Very Special
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 209)20 November 1996 v South Africa
Last Test24 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 112)9 April 1998 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI3 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–2012/13Hyderabad
2007–2009Lancashire
2008/09Otago
2008–2010Deccan Chargers
2011Kochi 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 281 131 353 153
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
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/2 3/11 2/42
Catches/stumpings 135/– 39/– 277/1 74/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 January 2012

Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (pronunciation

India A teams. Laxman was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy
, which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka.

Laxman is one of the few players to have played 100 Test matches, without ever appearing in a One-Day Cricket World Cup. Despite being a relatively slow runner between the wickets, Laxman compensated with his stroke play and fast scoring. In 2002, he was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year.

In domestic cricket, Laxman represented Hyderabad. He also played for Lancashire in county cricket. He was also the captain of the Deccan Chargers team in the Indian Premier League during its inaugural season.[2] Later, he played for the Kochi Tuskers team. He was the mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad until 2021. He is popularly called as the 'God of 4th Innings' for his exploits.[3]

In 2011, Laxman was awarded the Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award.[4] In 2012, Laxman retired from international cricket.[5]

Personal life

Laxman was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana).[6][7] Laxman's parents are physicians Shantaram and Satyabhama of Vijayawada.[8] Laxman is the great-grandnephew of India's second President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.[7]

Laxman studied at the

Hyderabad
. Though he joined a medical school for his undergraduate studies, Laxman chose cricket as a career.

He married G. R. Shailaja from Guntur, Computer Applications graduate, on 16 February 2004.[8] They have two children[citation needed].

Playing style and position

Laxman is known for his fluid style, technical soundness and aggressiveness. Sambit Bal of ESPN Crincinfo writes: "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... [He] has the rare gift of being able to hit the same ball to either side."

Mohammed Azharuddin
) that allowed him to place the same ball to different areas of the field.

Standing tall and still at the crease, Laxman had a keen awareness of the off-stump and a polished ability to dispatch the bad ball. He plays with a high elbow and a steady stance and a textbook technique with natural elegance and flair. At the start of his career, Laxman was rated by Geoffrey Boycott as one of India's best players of the hard (new) ball. However, Indian selectors played around with his batting positions, whenever India felt a lacuna regarding any batting number. He was forced to play in almost every position, including opening. Laxman found his home in the middle order, where he played most of his best innings, batting at numbers 3, 5 and 6. In a 2001 test against Australia and promoted to no. 3 in the second innings from his first innings position of 6, he scored 281 to take India to a huge lead after following on. Though Laxman was ideally suited for No. 3, Rahul Dravid was always preferred over him to bat at one-down, while Sachin Tendulkar was established at No. 4. As a result, Laxman played around 63 percent of his Test innings at No. 5 or 6.[9] This meant that Laxman often found himself batting with tail-end batsmen, and is reflected in his final statistics, which show that he has a relatively high proportion of not out innings (34 of 225, or 15 per cent — for comparison, Tendulkar finished not out in around 10 per cent of his Test innings, and Dravid in 11 per cent).[9][10][11] Nevertheless, Laxman batted particularly well with non-specialist lower-order batsmen, and was able, with their support, to save and win numerous matches for India (for example, the Mohali 2010 Test against Australia).

Youth career

Laxman made his Under-19 debut for India against Australia in February 1994.[12] Batting at six, he made 88 in his debut innings against a bowling attack that consisted of Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie, both of whom were making their debuts too.[13] In the second game of the series, Laxman scored an unbeaten 151 in the first innings and 77 in the second innings to help his team register a 226-run victory.[14] He continued his good form as he scored 36 and 84 in the third game to end up as the leading run-scorer of the series.[15] The Test series was followed by a 3-match ODI series, where he managed scores of 24, 22 and 77.[16][17][18] Later in August that year, the India Under-19 team toured England for 2 ODIs and 3 Test matches.[19] Laxman disappointed in the ODIs with scores of 20 and 5.[20][21] However, in the first Test he struck 119 in the first innings, but did not get to bat in the second innings as India cruised to a 9-wicket win.[22] He made only 28 in the second match and 4 in the third.[23][24]

Domestic career

Laxman made his first-class debut for

South Africa.[33]

After the tests he joined Lancashire as their overseas player in place of Brad Hodge. He played in five games of the county championship and showed glimpses of his sublime batting. In their final County Championship game of 2007, against Surrey at the Oval, Laxman scored a century in the second innings in which Lancashire were chasing 489 to win. They just missed out by 25 runs and subsequently lost the Championship to Sussex. His performance for Lancashire was good with 380 runs scored in 5 matches at an average of 54.28 with 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries[34]

Laxman was supposed to replace

Nottinghamshire, but this move was vetoed by the BCCI due to the fact that there were players from the rival Indian Cricket League
playing for Nottinghamshire.

Indian Premier League

Laxman was originally named as the

Kings XI Punjab
. However, he struggled with the bat in the next two seasons and sat out the tournament after playing only 5–6 matches.

At the mega-auction in 2011, Laxman was bought by the newly formed franchise of Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $400,000. This time, though, he was injured after the first three games and missed the rest of the season. In the first match against Royal Challengers, he opened the innings with Brendon McCullum and scored an attractive 36 from 29 deliveries. But, the Kochi franchise was terminated later that year and all the players of the team were put in the auction in 2012. However, Laxman, who had a base price of $400,000, found no buyers and he couldn't participate in the 2012 edition of the tournament. Then in IPL 2013, he was appointed as a mentor for Sunrisers Hyderabad Team.

International career

Early years (1996–2000)

Laxman made his Test debut in 1996 against

Pakistan in 1999, he scored just 66 runs from two Tests, averaging a modest 16.[42] In the first match of the Asian Test Championship later that year, Laxman scored 67 against Pakistan, but failed to score consistently, before getting dropped from the Test team as well.[43]

Laxman returned to playing first-class cricket in 1999 to regain his place in the national team. In the 1999–2000 season of Ranji Trophy, he broke the record for most runs in a Ranji season when he made 1415 runs, at an average of 108, in just 9 matches notching up eight hundreds – a record that still remains intact. His performance was rewarded when, in January 2000, he was recalled in the Indian squad for the Australian tour. He scored 167 in the third and final Test match at Sydney when the rest of the batsmen struggled to cope with Glenn McGrath's destructive bowling,[44] a rare high point for India in an otherwise disastrous tour. Despite this success against an attack containing both McGrath and Shane Warne, Laxman apparently decided that he would return to domestic cricket, rather than continue playing as opener, a role which he believed did not suit him. As a result, Laxman was out of the Test team for nearly a year. He was recalled in late 2000, and also found a spot in the side for the home series against Australia in 2001.

Late career

Laxman's good form continued in the 2007-08 Test series against Australia with him scoring 109 against Australia on the second day of the controversial Sydney Test to put India back into the contest. It was his 12th hundred in Test matches, and his 5th against Australia.[

RP Singh, which set India up to record a historic and unexpected victory at a ground on which previously no Asian team had won.[citation needed] He hit 51 in the first innings of the final Test at Adelaide. He finished as the second highest run-getter for India in that series, only behind Sachin Tendulkar.[citation needed
]

He, like all other Indian batsmen, struggled in Sri Lanka against the spin duo of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis later in July–August that year. India lost the first Test by an innings and 239 runs at Colombo, where Laxman's first innings score of 50 was the only half-century scored by an Indian batsman in either innings. Laxman scored another fifty in that series, in the third Test, an unbeaten 61 as India went on to lose the game by 8 wickets and the series 2–1. Laxman was dismissed by Mendis on all five occasions in that series. He also crossed the 6000-run milestone during the series.[citation needed]

Against Australia, in the

Border-Gavaskar Trophy later that year, Laxman was in top form as he scored 381 runs from 4 Tests with a double-hundred and two fifties. During the third Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, Laxman scored an unbeaten 200 in the first innings with characteristic use of his wrists and flicks through the leg side. In the same innings, Gautam Gambhir scored 206, Laxman and Gambhir becoming the first pair of batsmen to score double-centuries in the same innings for India, and the first to do so against Australia. This was his second double-century in Test cricket with the previous one coming against the same opponents.[45] He made an unbeaten 59 in the second innings and was named Man of the Match. The match was also the last game of India's spin wizard Anil Kumble who was also the captain of the team. In the final Test at Nagpur
, Laxman scored another half-century in the first innings of the match.

Laxman's results in international matches
  Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied No result
Test[46][47] 134 47 41 46 0
ODI[48][49] 86 35 49 - - 2

In 2009, Laxman continued to be in brilliant form. He had scored 76 and 124* in the 2nd Test at Napier in New Zealand. The century helped India salvage a draw and avoid an innings defeat. In the next match at Wellington he hit a well-composed 61 in the second innings. Against Sri Lanka later that year in a home series, Laxman hit three fifties in four innings as India went on to win the series comfortably. His unbeaten 51 in the second innings combining with a hundred from Tendulkar helped India draw the first Test at Ahmedabad. Laxman scored two fifties in the next two games as India went on to win both matches by an innings.

He injured himself during the first match of the two-match Test series in Bangladesh in January 2010 after scoring another unbeaten half-century. The injury forced him to sit out for three weeks and he returned to action only during the final Test against South Africa held in Kolkata. He scored 143* in a record stand for the seventh wicket with MS Dhoni. The test was eventually won by India by an innings and 57 runs in the last 10 minutes of the fifth day's play, despite centuries in both innings from South African batsman Hashim Amla. This victory also helped India draw the Test series and remain the world Number 1 team. He also passed 7000 Test runs during the innings.

Laxman helped India to level the series with Sri Lanka in August 2010 when he hit 103 not out in the run-chase, resulting in a five-wicket win in the Third Test, after scoring 69 in the first innings. He was awarded the Man of the Match for this brilliant effort. He scored a total of 279 runs in that series at an average of 70.[50]

In October, he once again turned around another match that appeared headed for a comfortable Australian victory, in the first Test in Mohali. Laxman was suffering with a back problem and needed Suresh Raina as his runner, and the Indians had collapsed to 124/8 in pursuit of 216. He and paceman Ishant Sharma put on 81 to take the score to 205 before Sharma fell. Last man Pragyan Ojha then managed to survive till the end as the hosts completed a thrilling one-wicket win. Laxman ended on 73 not out. He was ruled out of the remaining matches of the series due to his injury. In November, he helped India recover from 15/5 in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Ahmedabad and the match was drawn. In the second match of the series at his home ground Hyderabad, he scored 74 and the match ended in another draw.

After failing in the first Test of the South African tour, Laxman once again helped India to a historic win at Durban. India struggled to cope with Dale Steyn in the first innings before getting bundled out for 205. Laxman's 38 was the highest score in that innings. In the second innings, India were struggling at 94/5 and he put on crucial partnerships with Dhoni and Zaheer Khan to help his team to 228, giving South Africa a target of 303. South Africa were bundled out for 215 giving India an 87-run win that helped level the series 1–1. He was awarded the Man of the Match for his match-winning innings of 96.

In three test matches, Laxman scored three consecutive fifties including two scores in eighties against the

West Indies
during India's tour of West Indies in June 2011.

Teri University
, New Delhi.

Retirement

During India's Tour to England, Laxman scored just two half-centuries in eight innings as India went down 0–4 to England. This was India's first Test series loss since its 2007-08 tour of Australia. Laxman got out with the pull shot frequently in this series, which otherwise he is good at. As part of West Indies tour to India in September 2011, Laxman scored a magnificent 176 not out in the second test, and India went to win the match by an innings and 13 runs. Laxman was adjudged Man of the Match. India went on to win the series 1–0.

Laxman failed to live to his expectations during India's tour of Australia in November 2011, as India went down 0–4 to Australia, with Laxman scoring only two half centuries in eight innings. For the first time in four tours to Australia, Laxman failed to register a century in the series; and also for the first time in four test matches played at Sydney Cricket Ground he failed to touch the three figure mark.

After this series, there were calls from the media and former cricketers that it was time for older players like Laxman, Dravid and Sachin to consider retirement.

On 18 August 2012, Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket. Although he was selected for the upcoming New Zealand series, he opted not to play in the series but he will play in domestic cricket for Hyderabad and the Indian Premier League .[5][51][52] It was announced that the northern stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium will now be named after him.[53]

Record against Australia

Laxman was particularly prolific against

Australia, in both Tests and One Day Internationals. Six out of his 17 Test hundreds, and four out of his six ODI hundreds came against Australia.[54][55] He has two double-centuries in Tests, both against Australia: his personal best of 281 at Kolkata in 2000–01, and 200 not out at Feroz Shah Kotla in 2008–09.[56] The Australians admitted that they did not know where to bowl to him.[57]

Golden series (2001 against Australia)

Laxman's career changed dramatically in the

Australia. In the first Test at Mumbai, Laxman made 20 and 12, as the entire Indian batting line-up, with the exception of Sachin Tendulkar, capitulated, leading to a 10-wicket defeat.[58] This was Australia's 16th consecutive Test win and extended their own world record.[59]

In the next Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, however, Laxman produced a match-winning and series-defining performance. After scoring 59 in the first innings, Laxman shot to fame with an extraordinary knock of 281 in the second innings (following on) when under tremendous pressure and with Australia looking set for a crushing 17th win in a row.[60] He broke Sunil Gavaskar's long standing Indian Test record score of 236*.[61] This remained the highest ever by an Indian until it was eclipsed by Virender Sehwag's triple ton against Pakistan in Multan in March 2004.[62] The innings also contributed to a record partnership of 376 with Rahul Dravid who made 180 and together they survived the whole 4th day. Laxman's performance was of enormous consequence: India had been on the brink of an innings defeat but went on to win the Test and the series, denying Steve Waugh's conquest of the "final frontier". This was only the third time in the history of cricket that a team had managed to win a Test after being forced to follow on.[63] It has become one of the most celebrated tales of Indian cricket, and the innings is ranked the sixth best Test innings ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[64] At the time, the pitch was taking significant turn, and to negate Laxman's free scoring, Australian leg spinner Shane Warne pitched his deliveries into the footmarks outside leg stump. However, such was Laxman's play that he consistently drove the ball through long on for boundaries against the spin, something that is considered to be technically dangerous. When Warne attempted to stop Laxman from scoring by defensively stationing most of the fielders on the leg side (leg theory) and bowling outside leg stump, Laxman proceeded to skip down the pitch and drive Warne inside-out through the vacant off side, hitting through the line of a substantially turning ball. Warne later admitted that he was clueless as to how to stop Laxman.

Laxman went on to score 65 and 66 in the third and the final Test match at Chennai, which India won by 2 wickets and won the series 2–1.[65] Laxman had great amount of success batting at No.3 in the ODI series that followed the Tests, as he scored 45, 51, 83, 11 and 101 in the five games, thus cementing his spot in the ODI line-up as well.[66] In the Coca-Cola Tri-Series later that year in Sri Lanka, Laxman scored 212 runs in 7 matches with two fifties and a decent average of 36.[67]

Permanent member (2002–2004)

Laxman then cemented his place both in the Test and

Pakistan in the fifth and the final ODI at Lahore
, helped India win by 40 runs and clinch the series 3–2.

Decline of form (2004–2005)

However, Laxman's form was on the decline since the series against Australia. Beginning with the series in Pakistan in 2004, Laxman had only[

Sri Lanka Test series scoring a fifty at Delhi and a crucial century (104) in the last match at Ahmedabad. Laxman was dropped after scoring a duck in the first Test against England at Nagpur in March 2006. He regained his place for the tour of the West Indies in place of the injured Tendulkar, and made a hundred in the third Test. He also scored a resilient 63 in the second innings to deny West Indies the victory in the same match. In ODIs, Laxman was left out persistently since Greg Chappell
took over as coach in mid-2005, mainly on account of his slow ground fielding and running between the wickets; Laxman is a highly regarded close-catching fielder in stationary positions but in ODIs, these positions are generally disused except for the opening phases of the match, and players otherwise have to patrol substantial spaces and retrieve balls. Another reason was a perception that his batting is too one paced for ODI cricket and that he lacks the ability to score at a high rate as required when the batting team has the momentum, or in the closing stages of the innings. This was despite his superb form in Australia and Pakistan in early 2004, when he made four centuries in 14 games, including three in a week in the VB Series in Australia.

Return to form

In December 2005, Laxman helped India to victory against Sri Lanka with a fine century. In June 2006, Laxman again rescued India from a difficult position against the West Indies with a gritty century. In November 2006, he was selected in the test squad for India's tour of South Africa. In the first test in Johannesburg Laxman scored 73 in the second innings to help India claim a historic 123 run win. In the 2007 tour of England Laxman produced three good innings, two of which were half-centuries and a vital 39 that helped India draw the first test at Lords. He passed the 5000 run landmark in the first day of the final test.

In India's home series against Pakistan in 2007, V.V.S. Laxman once again showed his importance to the team with a disciplined batting performance in the 1st Test at Delhi, as he scored 72* in dire circumstances.[68] He then followed that innings of 72 in the first test with 112 in the second test.[69] This ensured his place on the tour of Australia which would be his third to that country.

Bowling

A very occasional bowler at Test level, Laxman took 2 wickets in his test career. One against the West Indies, and the other against Pakistan.

The Cricket Advisory Committee

Laxman is one of the member of the elite three-man panel that consists of three Legends of Cricket, Laxman being one, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly being the other two. This three-man panel is known as the Cricket Advisory Committee of BCCI. The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) was set up by Mr. Anurag Thakur (then Secretary) and late BCCI President Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya. This committee was set up to advise BCCI on various issues and to help BCCI with their immense Cricketing experience. The Cricket Advisory Committee took several important decisions that includes the recommendation for the selection of Anil Kumble (ex-coach) who stepped down as the coach and recommendation of selection of Ravi Shastri (ex-coach) for the post of coach of the Indian cricket team.

Laxman was also appointed as the batting consultant in Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)'s vision 2020 project.

International centuries

Laxman made his Test debut against South Africa in November 1996, and took almost four years to score his first century when he scored 167 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2000. Laxman's next century came against the same team in 2001, when he made 281 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The score is the highest individual score in a Test match between India and Australia. It was also the highest individual score by an Indian at that time.[70][71] In Test matches, Laxman has scored centuries against all the Test cricket playing nations except England and Bangladesh. As of 2012, he is seventh on the list of leading Test century makers for India.[72] Laxman has scored two double centuries and has been dismissed four times between the score of 90 and 99 in test matches.[73]

In ODIs, Laxman has scored six centuries against three countries including four against Australia. His first ODI century was against Australia in the last match of a five match series, held at the

Fatorda Stadium in Margao in 2001. His highest score of 131 came against Zimbabwe at the Adelaide Oval in 2004. Two out of his six ODI centuries were scored at home grounds and four were at away (opposition's home) or neutral venues.[74] He has been dismissed once between the score of 90 and 99.[75]

Panoramic view of a cricket ground under floodlights with players occupying the field.
Laxman recorded his highest score and made five centuries in Test cricket at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
Man of the match
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (India), away or neutral
Date Match starting day
Lost The match was lost by India
Won The match was won by India
Drawn The match was drawn
List of Test centuries
No Score Against Pos Inn Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 167  Australia 1 3 3 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 4 January 2000 Lost [71]
2 281 ‡  Australia 3 3 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 13 March 2001 Won [76]
3 130  West Indies 6 1 4
St John's
Away 11 May 2002 Drawn [77]
4 154*  West Indies 6 3 3 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 3 November 2002 Drawn [78]
5 104*  New Zealand 6 2 2
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Home 20 October 2003 Drawn [79]
6 148  Australia 6 2 2 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 14 December 2003 Won [80]
7 178  Australia 5 1 4 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 3 January 2004 Drawn [81]
8 140  Zimbabwe 4 2 1 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Away 14 September 2005 Won [82]
9 104  Sri Lanka 3 1 3
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Home 19 December 2005 Won [83]
10 100  West Indies 3 2 3
St Kitts
Away 25 June 2006 Drawn [84]
11 112*  Pakistan 6 1 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 1 December 2007 Drawn [85]
12 109  Australia 3 2 2 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 3 January 2008 Lost [86]
13 200* ‡  Australia 5 1 3 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Home 30 October 2008 Drawn [87]
14 124*  New Zealand 5 3 2 McLean Park, Napier Away 30 March 2009 Drawn [88]
15 143*  South Africa 5 2 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 16 February 2010 Won [89]
16 103* ‡  Sri Lanka 5 4 3 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Away 7 August 2010 Won [90]
17 176* ‡  West Indies 5 1 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 15 November 2011 Won [91]
List of ODI centuries
No Score Against Pos Inn SR Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 101  Australia 3 1 94.39
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Home 6 April 2001 Lost [92]
2 102  Australia 3 1 76.11
Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Home 26 October 2003 Won [93]
3 103* ‡  Australia 3 1 91.15
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Away 18 January 2004 Won [94]
4 106*  Australia 3 1 81.53 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 22 January 2004 Lost [95]
5 131 ‡  Zimbabwe 3 1 94.92
Adelaide Cricket Ground, Adelaide
Neutral 24 January 2004 Won [96]
6 107 ‡  Pakistan 3 1 102.88 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 24 March 2004 Won [97]

Achievements and awards

  • Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 2011.[51]
  • Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports, 2001.
  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year
    : 2002.
  • He is one of the few cricketers to score the most centuries (3) in a single ODI series.[98]
  • His innings of 281 against Australia at Kolkata in 2001 was ranked sixth in Wisden's list of 100 great Test innings in the history of the game.
  • He has the record of taking the most catches (12) by a non-wicketkeeper in a single ODI series. He shares this record with Allan Border.[99]
  • He along with Rahul Dravid share the world record for the highest partnership (376 Runs) in 3rd innings of a test match for any wicket during a winning cause.
  • Laxman is one of the six Indian test players in history to score 100 runs in a single session of a test match.
  • Laxman is the second Indian player to score 1000 or more runs at a single ground. He scored 1217 runs at an average of 110.63 at Eden gardens.
  • Only Indian to score 1000 runs at a single ground with an average more than 100.
  • One of only 3 international players (and the only Indian player) to make an unbeaten fifty in both innings of a Test on more than one occasion (the others being Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Steve Smith).
  • Laxman was awarded an honorary doctorate degree on 4 February 2015 by
    Teri University, New Delhi.[100][101]

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