Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (; born 1 November 1974) is an Indian former international cricketer and a former cricket commentator and pundit. A right-handed batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played as a middle-order batsman in Test cricket. Laxman is currently the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), and the head coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams. Laxman was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, the title being shared with Sri Lanka.
Laxman is one of the few players to have played 100 Test matches, without ever appearing in a Cricket World Cup. Despite being a relatively slow runner between the wickets, Laxman compensated with his stroke play and fast scoring. In 2002, he was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. He was considered to be a part of the original "Fab Four"
In domestic cricket, Laxman represented Hyderabad. He also played for Lancashire in county cricket. He was also the captain of the Deccan Chargers team in the Indian Premier League during its inaugural season. Later, he played for the Kochi Tuskers team. He was the mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad until 2021. He is popularly called the 'God of 4th Innings' for his exploits in Tests.
In 2011, Laxman was awarded the Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award. In 2012, he retired from international cricket.
Lees meer...1 november 1974 was een vrijdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♏. Het was de 304e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Gerald R. Ford.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 50 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op vrijdag 1 november 2024, 340 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 1 november 2025, in 24 dagen. Je hebt 18.603 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 446.482 uur, of ongeveer 26.788.945 minuten, of ongeveer 1.607.336.700 seconden.
Date: 02 November 1974
Newspaper Guild on Nov 1 calls strike against Cleveland Plain Dealer; newspaper is forced to cancel its Nov 2 editions when workmen refuse to turn on elec power in pressroom; newspaper spokesman says paper offered reporters increase totaling $62.40 a wk
Date: 02 November 1974
Knoxville Journal announces carrier-delivered rate of 60c a wk, up 5c; Knoxville News Sentinel will raise its home-delivery price to $1 a wk
Date: 01 November 1974
Inter Amer Press Assn asks Pres Ford to make public names of Chilean newspapers that allegedly recd financial assistance from CIA during Allende Adm; request appears to be response to Ford's statement in news conf Sept 16 that millions of dollars had been covertly funneled into Chile between '70 and '73 to 'assist the preservation of opposition newspapers and electronic media'; assn pres Julio de Mesquita Neto says in telegram that information is necessary 'so that good name of innocent newspapers can be cleared'
Date: 01 November 1974
correction; Oct 30 biog of newly apptd Fed Energy chief Andrew E Gibson incorrectly identified 1 of Gibson's former employers; employer should have been identified as John Diebold Inc