lastodiyear testdebutagainst deliveries columns testcap catches/stumpings year birth_date odidebutdate bowling tenfor country club fivefor batting image odicap name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international nickname odidebutagainst lastodidate testdebutdate lasttestagainst source lastodiagainst date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches odidebutyear article_title
2006 south africa 324 42 1,835 698 4 207 135 -- / -- 39 / -- 277/1 74 / 1992 2008 -- 2010 2011 1996 & nbsp ; -- 2012 2007 , 2009 1 november 1974 9 april right-arm off spin 0 n/a 0 n/a india hyderabad lancashire deccan chargers kochi tuskers kerala 0 0 0 0 right-handed vvs laxman99.jpg 112 v. v. s. laxman 2012 vangipurapu venkata sai laxman hyderabad , telangana , india test odi fc la true vvs , very very special zimbabwe 3 december 20 november australia http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/player/30750.html cricinfo south africa 1974 11 1 yes 8,781 2,338 19,730 5,078 1996 2 0 22 8 24 january 17/56 6/10 55/98 9/28 134 86 267 173 1998 v. v. s. laxman

v. v. s. laxman

vangipurapu venkata sai laxman -lrb- ; born 1 november 1974 -rrb- , commonly known as v. v. s. laxman , is a former indian cricketer .
laxman represented hyderabad in domestic cricket and played for lancashire in english county cricket .
he was the captain of the deccan chargers team in the indian premier league in its first year before being replaced by adam gilchrist for the next year .
in 2011 , laxman was awarded the padma shri award , india 's fourth highest civilian award from the government of india .
laxman bats right-handed and occasionally bowls off-spin .
he is noted for his superb timing and the ability to hit against the spin , reminiscent of his role model mohammed azharuddin .
laxman is particularly noted for the skilful use of his supple wrists , which allow him to flick the ball to various places , but usually through the leg side .
this also helps in his catching , and he typically fields in the slips or in a bat pad position .
laxman is noted most for his batting against australia , in both tests and one day internationals .
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 : his personal best of 281 at kolkata in 2000 -- 01 , and 200 not out at feroz shah kotla in 2008 -- 09 , and in 2002 he was named one of `` wisden 's '' five cricketers of the year .
in 2012 , laxman retired from international cricket .
