| Name(s) |
Vangipuruppu Venkat Sai
(V.V.S.) LAXMAN |
| Date of
Birth |
November 01, 1974 |
|
Identity |
Indian Cricketer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- November 20, 1996: On this
day, he made his test match debut; against South Africa.
- April 09, 1998: On this
day, he made his ODI match debut; against Zimbabwe.
- March 15, 2001: On this
day, he scored 281 runs and became India's highest scorer in
test matches in the second test against Australia at
Kolkata. Earlier record was held by Sunil Gavaskar with a
score of 236 against West Indies.
- 2001: He received the
Arjuna Award from the Govt of India.
- 2002: He was named one of
Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year.
- February 16, 2004: He got
married on this day, with Shailaja.
- December 03, 2006: On this
day, he played his last ODI match; against South Africa.
- 2011: He was awarded the
Padma Shri award.
- January 24, 2012: On this
day, he played his last test match; against Australia.
- August 18, 2012: He
announced his retirement from international cricket.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is the great grand nephew of India's second President
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
- Six out of his 17 Test hundreds, and four out of his six
ODI hundreds have come against Australia.
- He has two double-centuries in Tests, both of them
against Australia.
- He is widely considered one of the best batsmen India
has ever produced in Test cricket.
- 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 is the only Indian to score 1000 runs at a single
ground with an average more than 100.
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