VVS Laxman 281 (452 balls) India v Australia, 2nd Test 281 and beyond : VVS Laxman If ever, any one had to prove the theory that your greatness and your place in history is a function of when and where you were born – the example of VVS Laxman (a fellow Hyderabadi) can come on top of this. There were excited whispers too, of the possibility of Laxman becoming the first Indian to 300 the next day. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has picked his two all-time favourite innings against high-quality spin bowling and one of those is VVS Laxman’s iconic 281 at the Eden Gardens in 2001. Worth a read. Stylish batsman VVS Laxman's epic 281 may be part of the cricketing folklore but former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday, 12 December, said the knock actually 'saved his career'. As the day went by, the atmosphere at Eden Gardens, in all its old-world charm, reached a frenzy. After Sachin and Ganguly, it is VVS' turn for a memoir. He was majorly a tests-only player. What will VVS Laxman have to tell in his autobiography? Cricket fans still remember with awe his game-changing knock of 281 against Australia in 2001 at Eden Gardens. To see what your friends thought of this book. It’s hard to imagine what Indian cricket would look like today had VVS Laxman not done what he did in Kolkata, 19 years ago now. Bengaluru: The chief architects of one of India’s greatest Test wins, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid came together here in Bengaluru on Thursday evening to reminisce that historic moment at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens back in 2001. Catch live and fully detailed scorecard of India vs Australia, 2nd Test, Mar 11, Australia in India, 2001 on Cricbuzz India v Australia, 2nd Test To be honest, I didn't know much about VVS Laxman apart from his exploits on the cricket field. Perceptions be damned. India completed a remarkable win to form the most iconic moment in their history – it was the catalyst for a braver India. This was another one in the list of Cricket biographies and after many before including Indians and cricketers outside India, this one is done too, for me, the writing was slightly dry and wasn't enough to hold your attention for long or at least it was the case with me. Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman was born on November 1, 1974 in the then Andhra Pradesh capital of Hyderabad. He didn't have to fight any extraordinary event to survive in his career. The side would, over the next few years, secure wins overseas, topple records aplenty, and make India a legitimate force in the sport. There was, sadly, no 300. So it was nice to read about the stuff which is invisible on the ground. The follow-on was enforced with India in real danger of going 2-0 down in the series before VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) knuckled down in a … Uncapped Indian players to keep an eye on in 2021, South Africa’s Test XI with Kolpak players. Ganguly's could have been a classic but falls short as he resorts to taking life lessons for aspiring cricketers once in few pages. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said his career was saved by VVS Laxman during the famous Eden Gardens Test back in 2001. VVS Laxman’s iconic 281 is Wisden’s Test innings of the 2000s. VVS Laxman on 237 went past SM Gavaskar's 236* for the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in tests VVS Laxman 250 in 392 balls, 41x4 India 550 in 645 mins, 154.5 overs Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman commonly known as V.V.S. First & foremost the book is only for someone who's deeply interested in cricket and who has followed Indian test cricket over the period of 1994-2012. They were a fine team at home, yes, but the age-old struggle overseas still plagued them. Anne Lamott, the beloved writer of memoirs including Bird by Bird and Traveling Mercies, once said, “You own everything that happened to you.... A stylish batsman who could score against any kind of bowling, VVS Laxman played over a hundred Tests to aggregate more than 8,000 runs. All in all an enjoyable read, as expressive as his batting. There’s no conclusive evidence to show the bat is on the wrong side of the line, South Africa-England combined T20I team selector, England Test team of the 1990s team selector, Quiz! Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, known as VVS Laxman, is a former Indian international cricketer and a current cricket commentator and pundit.