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     Chivuks Junior Artist Username: Chivuks Post Number: 619 Registered: 07-2008 Posted From: 64.103.134.168 Rating: N/A |
kumble lechin roju .. inko alochana unte .. laxman would have been dropped and bajji would have been playing this match ... rest to dogs, i would have missed the chance to see this great innings ... | ||
| Chilipy Junior Artist Username: Chilipy Post Number: 615 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 72.196.200.138 Rating: N/A |
defnitely..hopefully we will see a triple century as well from the wizard CM Chiru Zindabad!! | ||
| Getafix Junior Artist Username: Getafix Post Number: 769 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 159.127.66.112 Rating: N/A |
Lachi mana team ki Meka latodu. Ee innings valla press lo 2-3 articles extra padthayi.. bali iche time osthe medalo dandesi ready sesthar | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1488 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 24.206.89.130 Rating: N/A |
somehow his test record doesn't justify the talent he has ...a paradox we will never understand....hopefully this innings should help him settle in the team for the next 2-3 series ....i believe he still has a couple of years left in him to serve the indian team | ||
| Thunder Side Hero Username: Thunder Post Number: 8562 Registered: 05-2007 Posted From: 12.218.176.166 Rating: N/A |
laxxi shots anni by the book untayi, adi class ante, pure definition of cricket | ||
| Thelegend Junior Artist Username: Thelegend Post Number: 555 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 66.225.253.134 Rating: N/A |
LAXMAN calcutta inns...na bhooto na bhavishyat for IND test cricket.. | ||
| Chilipy Junior Artist Username: Chilipy Post Number: 614 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 72.196.200.138 Rating: N/A |
what a player...no body can play a ball from outside off to legside as graciously and as beautifully as our lachi bhai.. Lachi anna rocks anthey...he is hyderabad ka shaan CM Chiru Zindabad!! | ||
| Thelegend Junior Artist Username: Thelegend Post Number: 554 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 66.225.253.134 Rating: N/A |
LAXMAN...#1 | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1487 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 24.206.89.130 Rating: N/A |
Me too ....a wristy flicks and lazy elegance evariki raavu ....just stylish and pure artistic skills | ||
| Thunder Side Hero Username: Thunder Post Number: 8560 Registered: 05-2007 Posted From: 12.218.176.166 Rating: N/A |
nenu laxxi and azzu bhai fan ni both are freakin legends of cricket  | ||
| Ipc302 Comedian Username: Ipc302 Post Number: 1485 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 24.206.89.130 Rating: N/A |
Laxxi fans | ||
| Rajusk Side Hero Username: Rajusk Post Number: 3957 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 66.93.90.250 Rating: N/A |
Okkappudu peak lo West Indies ki Gavaskar etlano...ivvala peak lo Aussies ki Laxman atla | ||
| Thunder Side Hero Username: Thunder Post Number: 8556 Registered: 05-2007 Posted From: 12.218.176.166 Rating: N/A |
laxman ki aus ante poonakam vostadi, anduke kummi vodultadu papam aussies ki laxman ante manchi abhimanam, anduke VVS LAXMAN( Very Very Special LAXMAN) antaru laxman rox anthey | ||
| Mental_sachinodu Junior Artist Username: Mental_sachinodu Post Number: 246 Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 63.161.147.10 Rating: N/A |
laxman - a magician with the bat the world of appearances may or may not be real, or both may and may not be real - or may be indescribable; or may be real and indescribable, or unreal and indescribable; or in the end may be read and unreal and indescribable - its all Syadvada | ||
| Idle_yzag Side Hero Username: Idle_yzag Post Number: 4994 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 198.80.153.5 Rating: N/A |
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| Siloan Side Hero Username: Siloan Post Number: 5633 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 155.201.35.54 Rating: |
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/current/ story/376117.html When VVS Laxman plays like he did today, there isn't a worry in the world. For 470 minutes over the last two days even the Feroz Shah Kotla's garish stand at the Tata End didn't look ugly. For 470 minutes, Laxman disguised violence with grace and left Australia hopelessly spellbound. When Laxman plays like he did today, fielders don't matter. Their placement and angles become superfluous. If there are men blocking his whip through midwicket, he can always hit the ball straight past mid-on - and sometimes mid-off - and time it just as well. Early this morning, Laxman had Michael Clarke, at short extra cover, staring him in the face. One typically crunchy push-drive went straight to him, and Australia's plan seemed to be working. The next ball was of similar length but Laxman waited for that extra half a second and played the same shot. This time Clarke had no chance. The other fielders would have experienced the same helplessness at various times throughout the day. When Laxman plays like he did today, he is one of the most difficult batsmen to bowl to. Mitchell Johnson can bowl as full and wide as he likes, but Laxman will just flick his wrists and hit the ball from outside off to send it speeding to the long-on boundary. Clarke can come over the wicket and pitch it in the rough as much as he likes, but Laxman will either whip him against the spin or clear his leg and play inside out. Brett Lee can bowl as many bouncers and outswingers as he likes, but Laxman will roll his wrists to keep the pulls down or drive them wristily through the covers. Stuart Clark, the only bowler who managed to keep him quiet, admitted that Laxman, when on song, was the hardest batsman to bowl to. "He's very wristy, hits to midwicket from outside off stump, although we did plan for that," Clark said. "He played really well, got on top, and once the momentum went it was hard to get it back." When Laxman plays like he did today, you leave the ground with memorable shots replaying in your head. He was on 13 yesterday when he played the first one: his front foot came out, his bat met the ball right under his head, and no flourishing follow-through was required. It was a decent delivery from Shane Watson and didn't deserve the treatment it got. When Laxman plays like he did today, he makes audacious shots look classical. Johnson bowled one wide outside off stump and Laxman's response - a flick to long-on boundary - would evoke awe, and not scandal, from the purists. The next ball was similar, but a touch shorter, and Laxman late-cut it for four. Two overs later, he picked one up from off-stump and whipped it to the square-leg boundary. When Laxman plays like he did today, he paces his innings superbly. He scored 17 off 19 balls out of the first 50 runs in his 278-run partnership with Gautam Gambhir. Then came the lean period against Clark during which Laxman took 34 balls to move from 50 to 55. And then he took off, reaching his century off 170 balls and scoring his second 100 off only 130, though he hardly ever looked like he was in a hurry. "I'm very satisfied because, after a long time, I got a score more than 150," Laxman said. "I was getting hundreds but was unable to get big hundreds. Hopefully this will start a process and I'll get big hundreds." When Laxman plays like he did today, his opponents are usually Australia. This was his sixth century, his second double, and his fifth score of more than 140 against his favourite team. When he plays his 100th Test, in Nagpur, he would have played 24 matches but scored 33% of his runs against them. Often he has been asked what it is about Australia that brings out the best in him. And often he has said they are an aggressive side which allows him to play his natural game. It shows too, for nearly 36% of his career boundaries have come against Australia. When Laxman plays like he did, he often sets up matches for India, like he did today. The declaration came soon after Laxman's double-century and then the hard work started in the field for India. Until then there wasn't a worry in the world.  |
