VVS Laxman Profile

Birth Name : Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman

Date of birth : 01/11/1974

Place of birth : Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Category : Cricket

VVS Laxman is a former Indian cricketer. Laxman represents Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He was born on November 1, 1974 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Laxman Parents are doctors named 'Dr. Sha... Read More

VVS Laxman Profile

Actual Name: Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman

Name: VVS Laxman

Birth Date: November 1, 1974

Birth Place: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Father: Dr. Shantaram

Mother: Dr. Satyabhama

Spouse: G. R. Sailaja

Children: Sarvajit(son), Achinthya(daughter)

Batting style: Right-handed

Bowling style: Right-arm off spin

Major Team: India, Hyderabad

Test Debut: 20 November 1996, India v South Africa

ODI Debut: 9 April 1998, India v Zimbabwe

Achievements

Padma Shri award in 2011

Arjuna Award by the Government of India for outstanding achievement in sports, 2001

Wisden Cricketer of the Year, in 2002

He is a cricketer to score the most number of centuries in a single ODI series

He is one of the six Indian test players in history to score 100 runs in a single session of a test match

Career Statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	Fc	LA
Matches	134	86	267	173
Runs scored	8,781	2,338	19,730	5,078
Batting average	45.97	30.76	51.64	34.54
100s/50s	17/56	6/10	55/98	9/28
Top score	281	131	353	131
Balls bowled	324	42	1,835	698
Wickets	2	0	22	8
Bowling average	63.00	–	34.27	68.50
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/2	0/5	3/11	2/42
Catches/stumpings	135/–	39/–	277/1	74/–