List of international cricket centuries by V. V. S. Laxman

V. V. S. Laxman scored 17 centuries in Test matches and 6 in ODIs.

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 different 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

Panoramic view of a cricket ground under floodlights with players occupying the field.
Laxman recorded his highest score and made five centuries in Test cricket at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
double-dagger 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

List of Test 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 double-dagger  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* double-dagger  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* double-dagger  Sri Lanka 5 4 3 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Away 7 August 2010 Won[22]
17 176* double-dagger  West Indies 5 1 2 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 15 November 2011 Won[23]

ODI centuries

List of 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* double-dagger  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 double-dagger  Zimbabwe 3 1 94.92 Adelaide Cricket Ground, Adelaide Neutral 24 January 2004 Won[28]
6 107 double-dagger  Pakistan 3 1 102.88 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 24 March 2004 Won[29]

Notes

  1. ↑ The total number of centuries are defined by the accumulative sum of all formats of the game.

References

  1. ↑ "Wisden Cricketers of The Year". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT | India Vs Australia | Laxman's gamble pays off". BBC Sport. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Records – Test matches: Most hundreds in a career for India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "VVS Laxman Test matches: Batting analysis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "VVS Laxman Test matches: Innings by centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "VVS Laxman Batting Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "India in West Indies Test Series – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "West Indies in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand in India – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  12. ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "India in Zimbabwe Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Sri Lanka in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  16. ↑ "India in West Indies Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  18. ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  19. ↑ "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  20. ↑ "India in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  21. ↑ "South Africa in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  22. ↑ "India in Sri Lanka Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  23. ↑ "West Indies in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  24. ↑ "Australia in India ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  25. ↑ "TVS Cup (India) – 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  26. ↑ "VB Series – 5th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  27. ↑ "VB Series – 7th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  28. ↑ "VB Series – 8th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  29. ↑ "India in Pakistan ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

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