VVS Laxman
82India · BAT · 1998 to 2006
BATTING
- Matches
- 86
- Innings
- 83
- Runs
- 2338
- Average
- 30.76
- Strike rate
- 71.23
- High score
- 131
- 100s / 50s
- 6 / 10
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 5.71
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 39 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
VVS Laxman played 86 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2006. The first came against Zimbabwe at Barabati Stadium, with a score of 0, and the last against South Africa at SuperSport Park in 2006.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,276 runs at 32.1 in 79 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 131 from 138 balls against Zimbabwe at Adelaide Oval in 2004, in a match India won. In all: 6 hundreds, 10 fifties.
At home the average was 36.8 across 31 ODIs; away it was 27.4 across 30 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 739 runs at 46.2 in 21 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 247 runs at 30.9. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. India won 35 of the ODIs VVS Laxman played and lost 49.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 86 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 138 | Zimbabwe | Adelaide Oval | 2004 | Won |
| 107 | 104 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 106* | 130 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2004 | Lost |
| 103* | 113 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 102 | 134 | Australia | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 2003 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 21 | 739 | 46.19 | 4/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 375 | 37.50 | 1/2 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0/1 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 234 | 23.40 | 1/0 |
| West Indies | 10 | 339 | 37.67 | 0/3 |
| England | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 185 | 37.00 | 0/1 |
| Kenya | 3 | 95 | 31.67 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 31 | 1,103 | 36.77 | 2/7 |
| Away | 30 | 712 | 27.38 | 3/1 |
| Neutral | 25 | 523 | 26.15 | 1/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 62 | 12.40 | 0/0 |
| 2000s | 79 | 2,276 | 32.06 | 6/10 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 9 | 247 | 30.88 | 0/2 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 4 | 57 | 28.50 | 0/0 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0/0 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 3 | 124 | 62.00 | 1/0 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 113 | 56.50 | 1/0 |
| Eden Gardens | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 1998 at Barabati Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2006 at SuperSport Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 November 1974
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,282
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 64.4
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 74.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 105.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 53.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 28.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,101 balls faced in that period.
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