List of international cricket centuries by V. V. S. Laxman
V. V. S. Laxman is an Indian cricketer who plays as a Middle-order batsman. He has scored a total of 23 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) at the international level.[N 1] He was named by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as one of the five "Cricketers of the year" in 2002.[1]
Laxman made his Test debut against South Africa in November 1996, and took almost four years to score his first century when he scored 167 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2000. Laxman's next century came against the same team in 2001, when he made 281 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The score is the highest individual score in a Test match between India and Australia. It was also the highest individual score by an Indian at that time.[2][3] In Test matches, Laxman has scored centuries against all the Test cricket playing nations except England and Bangladesh. As of 2012, he is seventh on the list of leading Test century makers for India.[4] Laxman has scored two double centuries and has been dismissed four times between the score of 90 and 99 in test matches.[5]
In ODIs, Laxman has scored six centuries against three countries including four against Australia. His first ODI century was against Australia in the last match of a five match series, held at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao in 2001. His highest score of 131 came against Zimbabwe at the Adelaide Oval in 2004. Two out of his six ODI centuries were scored at home grounds and four were at away (opposition's home) or neutral venues.[6] He has been dismissed once between the score of 90 and 99.[7]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out |
Man of the match | |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (India), away or neutral |
Date | Match starting day |
Lost | The match was lost by India |
Won | The match was won by India |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Test cricket centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 167 | Australia | 1 | 3 | 3 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 4 January 2000 | Lost[3] |
2 | 281 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 13 March 2001 | Won[8] |
3 | 130 | West Indies | 6 | 1 | 4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Away | 11 May 2002 | Drawn[9] |
4 | 154* | West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 3 November 2002 | Drawn[10] |
5 | 104* | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 2 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Home | 20 October 2003 | Drawn[11] |
6 | 148 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 2 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 14 December 2003 | Won[12] |
7 | 178 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 3 January 2004 | Drawn[13] |
8 | 140 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 1 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 14 September 2005 | Won[14] |
9 | 104 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 3 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Home | 19 December 2005 | Won[15] |
10 | 100 | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 3 | Warner Park, St Kitts | Away | 25 June 2006 | Drawn[16] |
11 | 112* | Pakistan | 6 | 1 | 2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 1 December 2007 | Drawn[17] |
12 | 109 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 2 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 3 January 2008 | Lost[18] |
13 | 200* | Australia | 5 | 1 | 3 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Home | 30 October 2008 | Drawn[19] |
14 | 124* | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | McLean Park, Napier | Away | 30 March 2009 | Drawn[20] |
15 | 143* | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 16 February 2010 | Won[21] |
16 | 103* | Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 3 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Away | 7 August 2010 | Won[22] |
17 | 176* | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Home | 15 November 2011 | Won[23] |
ODI centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R. | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 94.39 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Home | 6 April 2001 | Lost[24] |
2 | 102 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 76.11 | Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | Home | 26 October 2003 | Won[25] |
3 | 103* | Australia | 3 | 1 | 91.15 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Away | 18 January 2004 | Won[26] |
4 | 106* | Australia | 3 | 1 | 81.53 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 22 January 2004 | Lost[27] |
5 | 131 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 94.92 | Adelaide Cricket Ground, Adelaide | Neutral | 24 January 2004 | Won[28] |
6 | 107 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 102.88 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 24 March 2004 | Won[29] |
Notes
- ↑ The total number of centuries are defined by the accumulative sum of all formats of the game.
References
- ↑ "Wisden Cricketers of The Year". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT | India Vs Australia | Laxman's gamble pays off". BBC Sport. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ "Records – Test matches: Most hundreds in a career for India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "VVS Laxman Test matches: Batting analysis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "VVS Laxman Test matches: Innings by centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "VVS Laxman Batting Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ "India in West Indies Test Series – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "West Indies in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "New Zealand in India – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "India in Zimbabwe Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "India in West Indies Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Pakistan in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "India in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "South Africa in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "India in Sri Lanka Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "West Indies in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Australia in India ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "TVS Cup (India) – 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "VB Series – 5th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "VB Series – 7th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "VB Series – 8th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "India in Pakistan ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.