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We all know he is a quality player but has he done himself justice over his career as he only has 16 centuries in 123 matches which for a player of his ability is pretty poor really. His conversion rate is basically the worst among players with more than 10 test tons currently playing.
Laxman 123 tests 16 100's 52 50's
Sehwag 87 22 + 27
Tendulkar 177 51 + 59
Dravid 153 32 + 60
Bell 65 14 + 28
Cook 68 18 + 26
Strauss 85 19 + 24
Pietersen 74 17 + 23
Ponting 152 39 + 56
Hussey 59 13 + 24
Clarke 69 14 + 20
de Villiers 66 12 + 23
Kallis 145 40 + 54
Smith 91 22 + 29
The top players are getting centuries roughly once every 4 games with Tendulkar doing it more often yet Laxman it is closer to every 8th match than 7 even. Surely a player of his ability should have got at least 25 test hundreds in the amount of games he has played.
Am i being ridiculously harsh on him here as i am sure many Indians would argue Laxman is a better player than many on that list yet the stats don't really back it up.
Laxman 123 tests 16 100's 52 50's
Sehwag 87 22 + 27
Tendulkar 177 51 + 59
Dravid 153 32 + 60
Bell 65 14 + 28
Cook 68 18 + 26
Strauss 85 19 + 24
Pietersen 74 17 + 23
Ponting 152 39 + 56
Hussey 59 13 + 24
Clarke 69 14 + 20
de Villiers 66 12 + 23
Kallis 145 40 + 54
Smith 91 22 + 29
The top players are getting centuries roughly once every 4 games with Tendulkar doing it more often yet Laxman it is closer to every 8th match than 7 even. Surely a player of his ability should have got at least 25 test hundreds in the amount of games he has played.
Am i being ridiculously harsh on him here as i am sure many Indians would argue Laxman is a better player than many on that list yet the stats don't really back it up.