Laxman made 281 while Dravid hit 180. Eerily, VVS Laxman scored 167 in Sydney on January 4; and Bangaru Laxman had pocketed the money the very next day. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday remembered the masterclass of VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid against Australia from the famous 2001 test played at the Eden Gardens. On the second morning Australia crumpled from 340 for 3 to 391 in a sequence that featured Sachin Tendulkar needling Steve Waugh ("Scared of losing, are you? On this day in 2001, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid produced one of the greatest fightbacks in the history of Test cricket to snatch victory for Team India from the jaws of defeat against Australia. LAXMAN - Test Record v Australia, India. Speaking to Sports Today, former India batsman VVS Laxman lauded the maturity with which Rishabh Pant played a match-winning knock and helped India breach the Gabba fortress in the 4th Test in Australia. Laxman and Dravid stitched a historic stand at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to help India win the game despite being asked to follow-on by Australia. Overall, VVS Laxman scored 2434 runs at an average of 49 against Australia.Out of his 17 hundreds, six came against Australia with four centuries in their own den Down Under. The Indian cricket team scripted history by defeating Australia 2-1 in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy to complete back-to-back Test series win on Australian soil. Set 384 to win, Australia managed just 212. And, yes, VVS Laxman’s final Test innings was on January 27, 2012. Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman hailed Ashwin, stating that the Chennai cricketer is someone who wants to be the best and compete against the best. A right-hand batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played … Bangaru Laxman was convicted by a CBI court on April 27, 2012. Next, we travel to Adelaide and it's 2003. Laxman … Unlike Kolkata, where India rode a catapult, Chennai unspooled like a yo-yo. CAREER DATES 1996 - 2012; Test Debut Wednesday, 20th November 1996 1st Test v. INTERNATIONAL; India . We levelled a series, ended their unbeaten streak and would eventually win the series 2-1 and Steve Waugh would not achieve his final frontier so to speak. ", "You are an Aussie, where is your aggression now? info); born 1 November 1974), known as VVS Laxman, is a former Indian international cricketer and a current cricket commentator and pundit. NEW DELHI: Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman heaped praise on the Indian cricket team for their eight-wicket victory against Australia in the Boxing Day Test at … Reuters. V.V.S. The Laxman-Dravid alliance saw 376 runs for the 4th wicket.