VVS Laxman and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed individual hundreds as India consolidated their position in the second Test against South Africa by extended their first innings lead past 300 runs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Stylish Laxman scored his 15th Test century, his fourth at Eden Gardens, as he also completed [...]
VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni joined Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in scoring centuries in India’s first innings in the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata, to set up an almost certain series-levelling victory.It was only the second time in India’s history that four batsmen have scored centuries in the same innings.When Dhoni finally declared on 643/6 India had a lead of 347 r...
He is not the player with the highest number of caps like Sachin Tendulkar. He does not score runs at the rate that suits T20 more than test matches, a la Virender Sehwag. He is not called India’s Wall nor has he gained recognition as the best player on the off-side like Sourav Ganguly. But, the fifth jewel in India’s Formidable Five top-order batsmen has not gained recognition like th...
Ishant Sharma with the ball and VVS Laxman with the bat almost got the win for India that would have enabled them to go up 2-0 in the test series. Bad light and rain had made the most impact on the match and they ensured that they will have the final say on the fate of the match.Ishant Sharma had shown glimpses of form in the first test match - here, he took it a notch higher. It was very satisfyi...
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