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Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman (born November 1, 1974, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh), better known as V. V. S. Laxman, is a

member of the Indian national cricket team.

He is a middle order batsman, a right hand bat. He is noted for his superb timing. His batting style is similar to the more famous Hyderabadi, Mohammed Azharuddin, whom Laxman says is his role-model.

Laxman shot to fame with an extraordinary test innings of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001, when under tremendous pressure, which broke Sunil Gavaskar's long standing record of 236*. This remained the highest ever by an Indian till it was eclipsed by Virender Sehwag's triple ton against Pakistan in Multan in March, 2004. The innings also contributed to a record partnership of 376 with Rahul DravidRahul Sharad Dravid (born January 11, 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is a member of the Indian cricket team since 1996. Did his schooling at St. Josephs Boys High School, Bangalore. He was Nicknamed "Jammy". He is a right-handed batsman. He produces eleg. Laxman's performance was of enormous consequence: India had been staring on the brink of an innings defeat but went on to win the test and the series, denying Steve WaughStephen Rodger Waugh (born June 2, 1965) was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1997-Jan 2004. Making his debut as an all-rounder complementing his batting with aggressive medium pace, Steve came into the Australian ODI and test teams in conquest of the "last frontier". It has become one of the most celebrated tales of Indian cricket. Laxman has since cemented his place both in the test and one dayODI has various meanings, including: One-day International cricket match Open Data-Link Interface an implementation of the OSI model data link layer. teams. He has continued to perform well against Australia, especially during India's tour of Australia in 2003, in which he hit three ODI and two test centuries. For this reason, Ian ChappellIan Michael Chappell (born September 26, 1943 in Adelaide) is a former Australian cricket player. He is a grandson of the famous Victor Richardson (for which the main gates at the Adelaide Oval are named) and the eldest of three brothers, Greg and Trevor. calls him Very Very Special Laxman.

He is married to G. R. Sailaja, a computer science student.

External links

  1. Cricinfo Player Profile : Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
  2. Indian Cricket
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