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Gambhir: 'Stop celebrating milestones, celebrate trophies'

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:34:02 GMT

Gautam Gambhir thanks Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar for their contribution to Indian cricket

BCCI inaugurates state-of-the-art 'Centre of Excellence' in Bengaluru

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:24:23 GMT

The facility, housed in a 40-acre campus comprises three grounds, an indoor facility and an expansive outdoor nets area featuring 45 pitches

Injured Samit Dravid 'unlikely' to recover in time for four-dayers against Australia Under-19s

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:16:34 GMT

Laxman and Kanitkar prioritise development of players at Under-19 level

VVS Laxman to continue as head of the National Cricket Academy

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:05:44 GMT

The new state-of-the-art NCA campus likely to be operational in early 2025

Laxman, Kanitkar to coach India's men's and women's teams at Asian Games

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:47:58 GMT

Sairaj Bahutule will be the bowling coach for the men, while Munish Bali takes charge of the fielding

Players' workload management: NCA and franchises to 'work in tandem' during IPL 2023

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:13:50 GMT

Yo-Yo tests back as a selection parameter, Dexa scans introduced following BCCI review meeting attended by Dravid, Rohit, Laxman and others

BCCI to review India's T20 World Cup performance on January 1

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 15:27:40 GMT

Captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will be part of the meeting, ahead of the white-ball series against Sri Lanka

Kotak, Cooley and Dilip put in charge of India A in Bangladesh

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:32:39 GMT

Current India A coach VVS Laxman - as well as Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Sairaj Bahutule - are with senior side in New Zealand

'Be aggressive but also focus on conditions and situations' - Laxman's mantra for T20Is

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:18:42 GMT

India's stand-in head coach also heaps praise on Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill ahead of the first game

Dravid given break for New Zealand tour, Laxman to coach India

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:29:38 GMT

The coaching staff has been given a break after the T20 World Cup

Dravid links up with team in Dubai in time for India vs Pakistan fixture

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:40:06 GMT

Head coach travelled across after returning negative Covid-19 test; VVS Laxman expected to return to Bengaluru

VVS Laxman named India's interim head coach for Asia Cup

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:04:03 GMT

He will stay in charge until Rahul Dravid recovers from a bout of Covid-19 and can join the team in UAE

New Zealand A to tour India in August-September; Australia A may visit in November

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 04:17:19 GMT

India A will play three four-day games and as many List A matches against New Zealand

VVS Laxman to head India's coaching staff in Zimbabwe

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:20:06 GMT

Rahul Dravid has been rested ahead of the Asia Cup, with the National Cricket Academy staff stepping in

Lord's to host next two WTC finals

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:37:04 GMT

It is the favoured venue since the 2023 and 2025 finals are set to be played in June, which falls in the English season

Sitanshu Kotak, Sairaj Bahutule, Munish Bali to assist VVS Laxman in Ireland

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:52:14 GMT

The trio will be part of the support staff during India's two-T20I tour

VVS Laxman to coach India on Ireland tour

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:09:04 GMT

He will fill in for head coach Rahul Dravid who will instead assist India's prep in England

Laxman praises India's resilience while England captain Prest proud of team's run

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 02:57:53 GMT

Team overcomes Covid outbreak to outclass England in four-wicket victory

VVS Laxman to be part of India's U-19 World Cup contingent

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 15:32:04 GMT

Former India batter to officially take over NCA job on December 13

VVS Laxman accepts BCCI's offer to become NCA chief

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:19:40 GMT

Kotak, Bahutule part of India A coaching staff for South Africa tour

VVS Laxman frontrunner to replace Rahul Dravid as NCA director

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:25:04 GMT

If he takes up the job, Laxman will have to give up the role of Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor, as well as that of commentator and analyst

VVS Laxman's advice to Rohit Sharma: 'Focus on leaving deliveries outside off'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Bond expects a fascinating battle between Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult

VVS Laxman: T Natarajan could be India's 'X-factor' bowler in T20 World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor says the left-armer has plenty of other variations apart from the yorker

VVS Laxman not worried by Sunrisers Hyderabad's middle-order troubles

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The mentor says it's simply a question of the uncapped youngsters in the line-up getting more opportunities

VVS Laxman: Empty stands in IPL 2020 won't affect the quality of cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

However, he is a bit wary of the slowness of pitches in the UAE

KL Rahul the 'apt replacement' for MS Dhoni - Gautam Gambhir

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If there's no IPL this year, Gambhir believes Dhoni's chances of an India comeback are 'dim'

India 'were caught napping' by New Zealand - VVS Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's top order, which has been a long time strength, did not fare well on tough pitches in Wellington and Christchurch

Conflict-of-interest rule has to be 'practical' - Sourav Ganguly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The current application of the rule, he says, would make it very difficult for any former India player to take up a new role

Dhoni should have come in to bat earlier - Gavaskar

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The former India captain said there had been a lot of "baffling" decisions by the team management, including how Rayudu and Rahane had been handled.

Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman found to be in conflict of interest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

BCCI's ethics officer says they cannot be commentators and also in administration, gives them two weeks to pick one

Conflict of interest allegation 'baseless' as CAC not permanent body - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In his affidavit to the BCCI Ombudsman, the former India batsman alleged complete lack of communication from the COA regarding the CAC's role

BCCI ombudsman serves notices to Tendulkar, Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Justive DK Jain sent them notices for their alleged conflict of interest for serving as IPL franchises' support staff members as well as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee

Laxman explains Nabi's selection over Williamson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman said Mohammad Nabi's success against Mumbai Indians showed the match-readiness of the Sunrisers bench

Laxman had sold his Tenvic shares - BCCI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The BCCI has clarified that VVS Laxman had eliminated a conflict of interest before three-member cricket advisory committee got down to interviewing candidates for the position of India head coach

BCCI cuts India-coach longlist to 21

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The list of 57 candidates for the post of India coach has been cut to 21, the BCCI announced on Wednesday

Excluding Raina was a harsh decision - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former India batsman VVS Laxman feels the ODI side may be one batsman short for their upcoming limited-overs tour of Australia

Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman in BCCI panel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman will constitute the cricket advisory committee of the BCCI

Laxman backs bowling crackdown

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The full text of the speech delivered by VVS Laxman at the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata on November 13, 2014

Laxman calls for 'smart preparation' for overseas tours

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman, the former India batsman, has advocated the use of spinning pitches in India, and "smart preparation" before the team travels overseas for tours

Chappell 'took Indian cricket backwards' - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has backed up Sachin Tendulkar's criticism of the way Greg Chappell treated senior players during his tenure as coach, saying he "took Indian cricket backwards

VVS Laxman named Bengal batting consultant

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has been named batting consultant by the Cricket Association of Bengal as part of its Vision 2020 project, which aims to help Bengal players progress to the national team

Rohit should open in World Cup - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former India batsman VVS Laxman believes the support staff appointed for India's limited-overs matches in England should stay in their jobs till next year's World Cup

Dravid's presence will benefit team 'enormously' - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former India batsman VVS Laxman has said that Rahul Dravid's appointment as a mentor to the India team, ahead of the series against England, is an "excellent and positive move"

Laxman, Kirmani call for India-Pakistan series'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At a time when BCCI and PCB have been involved in discussions over the bilateral-series agreements between the two teams, former players Syed Kirmani and VVS Laxman have said India and Pakistan "must" play each other more often

Injured Zaheer out of season

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of IPL news on May 6, 2014

Play two spinners overseas - Kumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Anil Kumble has said India must choose their best bowling combination in away Tests even if that means including two spinners in the line-up

India need Sehwag in South Africa - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Axed India opener Virender Sehwag has found support from his former team-mate, VVS Laxman, who has said he "cannot imagine" an India team without Sehwag on the year-end tour of South Africa

Practice helped me master spin - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman, in his 16-year Test career, established himself as one of the best players of spin bowling in the world but, by his own admission, it wasn't a talent he had acquired when he first picked up the bat

Laxman launches ESPNcricinfo's Talking Cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Talking Cricket, a compilation of in-depth interviews with the greats of the modern era on various aspects of cricket, was launched in Hyderabad on Friday by VVS Laxman, the former India batsman

Laxman criticises Dhoni's use of Harbhajan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has criticised India captain MS Dhoni's use of Harbhajan Singh in the Chennai Test

Laxman to lead Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman will lead Hyderabad in their opening game of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy

Headache and questions for selectors

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Laxman's decision to retire 'with immediate effect' leaves one wondering about the job done by India's national selection panel

Laxman's retirement speech

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Laxman retires from international cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect

Laxman likely to announce retirement on Saturday

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman is likely to soon bring the curtain down on his international career, with a key announcement expected within the next 24 hours

Yuvraj named in T20 squad, Rohit dropped from Test team

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India batsman Yuvraj Singh has been named in India's T20 squad for the home series against New Zealand and the ICC World Twenty20 next month in Sri Lanka, marking a return to cricket after battling with cancer

Opinions divided on Dravid's replacement

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The pundits find it hard to arrive at a consensus over the most likely candidate capable of filling the void created by Dravid's departure

Nottinghamshire suffer Pattinson blow

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Darren Pattinson, the Victoria and Nottinghamshire seamer, will miss at least the first two months of the English domestic season

Laxman, Sreesanth, McCullum get maximum reserve price

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman, S Sreesanth and Brendon McCullum - all part of the now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the 2011 IPL - have commanded the highest reserve price of US$ 400,000 in the final auction shortlist for 2012

Laxman practises on off day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even as there has been speculation regarding VVS Laxman's retirement, mostly emanating from BCCI sources in India, indications in Australia keep getting stronger that he will play the Adelaide Test

Laxman has right to decide when to go - Gambhir

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gautam Gambhir has come out in support of the under-pressure VVS Laxman, saying nobody has the right to decide when he should retire

Dhoni for gradual phasing out of seniors

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

MS Dhoni has said he is not aware of any ultimatum the BCCI might have given to VVS Laxman after the batsman's lean series in England and Australia

India intimidated by quality bowling - Pattinson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia have intimidated India's batsmen with the quality of their bowling, capitalising on the visitors' haste to get started with a relentless line and full length, James Pattinson has said

Laxman impressed with seamers' fitness

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's Test specialists to leave early for Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Test specialists of the Indian squad will leave early for Australia, even as the ODI team completes its home assignment against West Indies

'It was a relief to get a hundred' - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman was relieved to get his first century in 15 months, a period in which he scored several crucial fifties

Laxman and Dhoni star on India's day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India established firm control on the Kolkata Test through a quick 224-run stand between VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni followed by two quick wickets

Dravid century leads India's Eden domination

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If it is Eden gardens, it must be Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman

Laxman, Tendulkar take India to comfortable win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India raced through the longish home stretch of 124 runs to register their first win in seven Tests

England question Hot Spot accuracy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a series where a half-baked DRS is being used after Hawk-Eye was made optional, England are unconvinced by the Hot Spot technology after they were sure VVS Laxman had edged a delivery but the third umpire couldn't overturn the decision

Laxman confident despite limited preparation time

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman is unconcerned about India's limited preparation time in England before the first Test and has backed the team to continue their much-improved overseas performance of the past 10 years

Laxman, Ojha named in HCA governing council

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India and Hyderabad cricketers VVS Laxman and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha have been named on the newly-constituted governing council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA)

India take charge on rainless day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica staged its first full day of Test cricket on which India consolidated their position of strength

Laxman backs young batsmen to step up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman, who rescued India with a sublime 85, threw his support behind Virat Kohli and the openers who haven't done well so far in the series

Honours even after 13 wickets on first day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first day of the first Test nearly replayed itself on the first day of the second Test, albeit on a much truer and bouncier pitch

VVS Laxman awarded Padma Shri

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has been awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for his services to cricket

IPL cuts 66 players from auction list

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The IPL has pruned its auction list for the next season from a preliminary 416 to 350, and also increased the base prices of Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman

'Durban among toughest wickets I've played' - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman ranks Durban "up there" with the best wins of his career, especially because on the first day the batsmen had to counter "one of the most challenging wickets I have played on in my career".

Trott moves to No. 3 in ICC rankings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jonathan Trott has climbed to third in the ICC Test batsmen rankings on the back of his unbeaten century in the fourth Ashes Test; Zaheer Khan has moved to fourth in the bowlers list

VVS Laxman stars on pulsating day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Durban Test continued to be a cracker, with the game see-sawing on the third day before bad light ended play with both teams level

'Anything above 250 a good score' - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman says anything above 250 will be a good total since he expects the Kingsmead pitch not to flatten out the way the one in Centurion did

'We've good chance of winning' - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Laxman remained hopeful that India would be able to chase a target within a reasonable degree of difficulty

Harbhajan stuns tenacious New Zealand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New Zealand were tenacious with the ball and spectacular in the field, but had their good work undone by VVS Laxman's Hyderabadi stroke-play in front of his home crowd and Harbhajan Singh's power hitting that overshadowed everything before him

Second-innings performances a concern - Dhoni

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

MS Dhoni is aware of the problem and, although he isn't overly concerned since the results have been favourable, he doesn't like it

Harbhajan makes maiden century in draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Harbhajan Singh realised every bowler's dream of making a Test hundred and VVS Laxman burnished his already lustrous second-innings record to steer India to safety

Gambhir, Ishant and Laxman return for Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma have recovered from injuries sustained during the Test series against Australia are included in India's squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand

Bollinger almost certain to miss Bangalore Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Doug Bollinger is almost certain to miss the Bangalore Test after he didn't bowl in any of Australia's two training sessions leading up to the match

Laxman recovering but skips training

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has reached Bangalore after a brief halt in his hometown of Hyderabad, but didn't train with the team two days before the Bangalore Test.

Tendulkar moves to No. 3 in ICC rankings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman have moved up in the ICC Test rankings after their superb performances in the Mohali Test, which India won by one wicket

We were wary of Laxman - Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting admitted that his team had been wary of VVS Laxman, fully fit or otherwise, going into day five

A special innings from Laxman - Dhoni

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

MS Dhoni hailed the duo of VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma for their match-winning stand of 81 that helped India fight back after being reduced to a seemingly hopeless 124 for 8

Magical Laxman seals thrilling one-wicket win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman overcame his sore back to become the hero of a nail-biting one-wicket victory for India, who retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in dramatic fashion in Mohali

Laxman will bat if needed - Ishant

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman, down with back spasms, is expected to bat on the final day of the Test should he be needed, Ishant Sharma said at the end of the fourth day's play

Amit Shah joins Indian team as second physio

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The BCCI has appointed Amit Shah as the second physio of the Indian team, to support Nitin Patel

Painful but satisfying - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has said his century was a very important innings and that he has learnt to ignore the critics who question his place in the side

Persevering India edge ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fortunes ebbed and flowed on the third day with India sneaking ahead by the close. The hosts undermined a blistering knock by Virender Sehwag with early wickets before Suresh Raina and VVS Laxman launched an Indian recovery

Wright bats for Laxman at No. 3

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the absence of Rahul Dravid, the stage is set for Laxman to bat again at No. 3, ahead of Murali Vijay, who batted one-drop at Nagpur and has the attitude but not the experience

Laxman fit for second Test - Srikkanth

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of India's selection committee, has said VVS Laxman will definitely play in the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata

India wait on Laxman fitness

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Injury worries have continued to haunt India with VVS Laxman remaining an uncertain starter for the first Test against South Africa

India struggling to find quality spinners - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman, the Indian batsman, has expressed concern over the lack of quality spinners in India's domestic circuit, a problem that may have an adverse effect on India's Test fortunes in the long run