List of international cricket centuries by V. V. S. Laxman

V. V. S. Laxman is an Indian cricketer who plays as a Middle-order batsman. He has scored a total of 23 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) at the international level.[N 1] He was named by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as one of the five "Cricketers of the year" in 2002.[1]

V. V. S. Laxman scored 17 centuries in Test matches and 6 in ODIs.

Laxman made his Test debut against South Africa in November 1996, and took almost four years to score his first century when he scored 167 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2000. Laxman's next century came against the same team in 2001, when he made 281 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The score is the highest individual score in a Test match between India and Australia. It was also the highest individual score by an Indian at that time.[2][3] In Test matches, Laxman has scored centuries against all the Test cricket playing nations except England and Bangladesh. As of 2012, he is seventh on the list of leading Test century makers for India.[4] Laxman has scored two double centuries and has been dismissed four times between the score of 90 and 99 in test matches.[5]

In ODIs, Laxman has scored six centuries against three countries including four against Australia. His first ODI century was against Australia in the last match of a five match series, held at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao in 2001. His highest score of 131 came against Zimbabwe at the Adelaide Oval in 2004. Two out of his six ODI centuries were scored at home grounds and four were at away (opposition's home) or neutral venues.[6] He has been dismissed once between the score of 90 and 99.[7]

Key
Laxman recorded his highest score and made five centuries in Test cricket at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
Man of the match
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (India), away or neutral
Date Match starting day
Lost The match was lost by India
Won The match was won by India
Drawn The match was drawn

Test cricket centuries
List of Test centuries
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 167  Australia133Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway4 January 2000Lost[3]
2 281  Australia332Eden Gardens, KolkataHome13 March 2001Won[8]
3 130  West Indies614Antigua Recreation Ground, St John'sAway11 May 2002Drawn[9]
4 154*  West Indies633Eden Gardens, KolkataHome3 November 2002Drawn[10]
5 104*  New Zealand622Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, MohaliHome20 October 2003Drawn[11]
6 148  Australia622Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAway14 December 2003Won[12]
7 178  Australia514Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway3 January 2004Drawn[13]
8 140  Zimbabwe421Queens Sports Club, BulawayoAway14 September 2005Won[14]
9 104  Sri Lanka313Sardar Patel Stadium, AhmedabadHome19 December 2005Won[15]
10 100  West Indies323Warner Park, St KittsAway25 June 2006Drawn[16]
11 112*  Pakistan612Eden Gardens, KolkataHome1 December 2007Drawn[17]
12 109  Australia322Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway3 January 2008Lost[18]
13 200*  Australia513Feroz Shah Kotla, DelhiHome30 October 2008Drawn[19]
14 124*  New Zealand532McLean Park, NapierAway30 March 2009Drawn[20]
15 143*  South Africa522Eden Gardens, KolkataHome16 February 2010Won[21]
16 103*  Sri Lanka543Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, ColomboAway7 August 2010Won[22]
17 176*  West Indies512Eden Gardens, KolkataHome15 November 2011Won[23]

ODI centuries
List of ODI centuries
No. Score Against Pos. Inn. S/R. Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 101  Australia3 194.39Fatorda Stadium, MargaoHome6 April 2001Lost[24]
2 102  Australia3 176.11Roop Singh Stadium, GwaliorHome26 October 2003Won[25]
3 103*  Australia3 191.15Brisbane Cricket Ground, BrisbaneAway18 January 2004Won[26]
4 106*  Australia3181.53Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAway22 January 2004Lost[27]
5 131  Zimbabwe3 194.92Adelaide Cricket Ground, AdelaideNeutral24 January 2004Won[28]
6 107  Pakistan3 1102.88Gaddafi Stadium, LahoreAway24 March 2004Won[29]

Notes
  1. The total number of centuries are defined by the accumulative sum of all formats of the game.

References
  1. "Wisden Cricketers of The Year". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. "BBC SPORT | India Vs Australia | Laxman's gamble pays off". BBC Sport. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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  13. "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  14. "India in Zimbabwe Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  15. "Sri Lanka in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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  17. "Pakistan in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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  19. "Border–Gavaskar Trophy – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  20. "India in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  21. "South Africa in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  22. "India in Sri Lanka Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  23. "West Indies in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  24. "Australia in India ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  25. "TVS Cup (India) – 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  26. "VB Series – 5th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  27. "VB Series – 7th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  28. "VB Series – 8th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  29. "India in Pakistan ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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