VVS Laxman has been India’s go-to man for troubled times ever since he smashed 281 against Australia in 2001 that helped India register an ...
VVS Laxman has been India’s go-to man for troubled times ever since he smashed 281 against Australia in 2001 that helped India register an improbable victory after having been made to follow on by their all-conquering visitors.
Be it consolidating after a top-order collapse or batting with the tail, Laxman was always there for India in the decade that followed as the team went from strength to strength.
Some of his most challenging yet remarkable knocks, though, came at the fag end of the decade when despite being older, and with a body that had begun to give in to injuries, he saved India from certain defeats.
In both games, which were played in 2010, he was up against it in more ways than one. A tough pitch, a bowler on song, the lack of partners and a dodgy back. The Hyderabad batsmen though hid all the pain with the elegance of his batting taking India to famous wins. The first one was a series-saving century against Sri Lanka in Colombo and the second back home in Mohali against the world champions Australia.
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The Colombo coup
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