VVS Laxman

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Cricket family wishes King Kohli on 33rd birthday

Virat Kohli has several records in all the formats and is the only batter to have a 50-plus average in all three formats of the game at the same time.

Nov 05, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

T20 World Cup: Shardul Thakur would give depth to India's batting line-up, says VVS Laxman

"I would go for Shardul Thakur because Shardul can give runs with the bat, and he`s a wicket-taking option. It also increases the depth in the batting lineup. So, I would definitely go with Shardul ahead of Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)," Laxman said during a TV show. 

Oct 31, 2021, 14:57 PM IST

Rahul Dravid applies for Team India head coach post, VVS Laxman likely to take over at NCA

As per a BCCI source, former India captain Rahul Dravid applies for position of national team's head coach. Notably, ​current coach Ravi Shastri's contract ends with the T20 World Cup. After the upcoming T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli will also be stepping down as the side's captain in the shortest format.

Oct 26, 2021, 17:35 PM IST

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021: No place for Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin in VVS Laxman’s predicted XI

Interestingly, VVS Laxman did not include Ravichandran Ashwin in his playing XI. The off-spinner had a good match against England and Australia as he managed to pick two wickets and also had a decent economy.

Oct 22, 2021, 09:07 AM IST

Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar: Cricket fraternity wishes ‘Little Master’ as he turns 72

VVS Laxman termed Gavaskar as his "childhood hero and inspiration".

Jul 10, 2021, 13:28 PM IST

Happy Birthday Sourav Ganguly: Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman lead wishes for BCCI president

The former Indian skipper played 113 Tests and 311 ODIs for India. He scored 18,575 runs across all formats in his international career. Ganguly led India in 195 matches across all formats winning 97 of those games.

Jul 08, 2021, 12:26 PM IST

Happy Birthday Dada: Here are Sourav Ganguly’s TOP 5 achievements as Indian skipper

Here we look at some of the most defining moments of Sourav Ganguly the Indian captain on his 49th birthday.

Jul 08, 2021, 09:13 AM IST

India vs SL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan is captain but needs to secure T20 World Cup spot, says VVS Laxman

With skipper Virat Kohli also opening for RCB in the IPL, it does get tougher for the Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan to make an inroad into the shortest format squad.

Jul 05, 2021, 14:54 PM IST

IPL 2021: VVS Laxman picks Rishabh Pant over Sanju Samson and KL Rahul as first-choice wicket-keeper for THIS reason

Rishabh Pant has been in imperious form and has also been shining in his new role as the Delhi Capitals skipper. Under the new leadership, the IPL franchise have so far won three out of the four matches and currently stand third on the eight-team points table. 

Apr 23, 2021, 16:21 PM IST

'Krunal can't bowl 10 overs': Cricket legend opines about Pandya Senior

Krunal Pandya leaked 72 runs in just 6 overs in the second ODI against England which India lost by 6 wickets.

Mar 28, 2021, 14:15 PM IST

India vs England: Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav deserve to be at T20 World Cup, says VVS Laxman

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar said there is still a lot of time before the T20 World Cup and lot of players can make it to the squad with some good performances in the upcoming IPL. 

Mar 25, 2021, 15:04 PM IST

India vs England: Suryakumar Yadav won't get into the playing XI in the first ODI, says VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman feels that there are many other Indian players who have performed exceedingly well in ODI cricket in recent times.

Mar 22, 2021, 19:01 PM IST

India vs England: R Ashwin is constantly reinventing himself, feels VVS Laxman

Aswin, 34, also became the second fastest bowler to reach the land-mark after Sri Lanka spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan. Ashwin recently became the fourth Indian bowler to take 400 Test wickets.

Mar 02, 2021, 12:53 PM IST

Rahul Dravid birthday: The Wall turns 48, wishes pour in

Former India skipper Rahul Dravid turned 48 on Monday and fans took to social media to wish the former India captain on his special day. Along with their wishes, fans were quick to post interesting stats from his glorious playing career. There were others who appreciated Dravid for his immense contribution to Indian cricket -- be it as a batsman, part-time wicketkeeper or Indian skipper. 

Jan 11, 2021, 10:00 AM IST

From Yuvraj Singh to Virender Sehwag: Cricket fraternity extends wishes as 'Gabbar' Shikhar Dhawan turns 35

Dhawan has so far appeared in 34 Tests, 139 ODIs and 61 T20Is for the national side, amassing a total of 9,712 runs across the three formats of the game.

Dec 05, 2020, 16:46 PM IST

I thought Virat Kohli will burn out at some stages of his career: VVS Laxman

Virat Kohli has also played 86 Tests and 82 T20Is in which he has scored 7,240 and 2,794 runs respectively. 

Dec 03, 2020, 16:20 PM IST

'Respect it': VVS Laxman supports Virat Kohli's paternity leave

Kohli will miss three of the four Tests in Australia in December-January to be with his wife, actor Anushka Sharma, as she is expecting their first child around January.

Nov 20, 2020, 20:20 PM IST

Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman's coach Ashok Singh dies aged 64

Ashok Singh, who had coached cricketers VVS Laxman and Andhra wicketkeeper MSK Prasad died on Monday due to illness, a family member said.

Nov 09, 2020, 22:38 PM IST

Wishes pour in from cricket fraternity as former Indian batsman VVS Laxman turns 46

VVS Laxman turned 46 on Sunday and the cricket fraternity came in unison to extend warm birthday greetings to the former Indian batsman.

Nov 01, 2020, 18:42 PM IST