When a lot of his contemporaries are still wielding their bats in the IPL while he is mentoring one of the teams, VVS Laxman said it takes some effort to resist the temptation of playing again.
May 10 2013, 8:22 pm
Read MoreMarch 14, 2001. As India faced innings defeat at Eden Gardens, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid batted through the day in one of the most sensational turnarounds in the history of the game. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day runs flowed like a joyous spring and no wicket fell all day.
March 14 2013, 10:37 am
Read MoreThe trouble with a tournament as long as the Indian Premier League (IPL) which has two games almost every day is that unless those games are punctuated by performances like David Miller’s whirlwind century against Bangalore, or Chris Gayle’s fearsome assault on Pune, or Kieron Pollard’s blinder against Hyderabad, even the most hardened fan would be hard-pressed to recall the results of matches that happened less than a week ago. Even by those low standards of recall, and notwithstanding the performances mentioned above, this has been a forgettable IPL, owing almost entirely to off-field controversies, and some on-field ones.
May 25 2013, 1:04 am
Read MoreFormer Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid said that he was surprised by VVS Laxman s decision to quit international cricket.
November 7 2012, 8:29 pm
Read MoreThe long dreaded moment finally on Thursday when India went into a Test match without Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman in their ranks.. Arunabha Senguptatakes a look at the Indian batting line up and wonders about the best combinations for now and the future.
August 23 2012, 10:13 am
Read MoreThe heroic manner in which VVS Laxman stood tall among the ruins during the 2nd Test against South Africa delighted the Indian heart, enthralled the cricket lover’s mind and dazzled the beholder’s eye. Laxman’s charm continues to grow. He manages to come out trumps time after time when everything seems lost.
February 17 2013, 6:38 pm
Read MoreWhat Rahul Dravid has done for the India goes way beyond just stats. A look at some of India’s most impressive Test wins in the last decade, there is a common factor to all of them. Sure VVS Laxman owned the Kolkata Test with that 281 against Australia, but then equally valuable was Dravid’s 180.
February 15 2013, 10:32 pm
Read MoreBy Tapan Mohanta A reality check awaits the Indian cricket team as they begin life without the famed batting duo of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman when they take on a lowly New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match series on Thursday.
August 22 2012, 1:32 pm
Read MoreBy Kushan Sarkar Livid with "hindsight critics" who are calling for Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman's head after India's 0-4 Test hammering in Australia, former skipper Bishan Singh Bedi on Saturday said the "once-in-a-generation players" deserved to be respected.
January 28 2012, 1:55 pm
Read MoreBeing born in the age of ‘Munni’ and ‘Sheila’, I sometimes wonder how it would have felt to watch Mozart performing live? Something like watching Laxman bat? Maybe.I have been a fan of Laxman for the past one decade but for those who considered him to be just another veteran middle-order batsman for India, 2010 has really been an eye opener.
March 8 2013, 12:50 pm
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