VVS Laxman - Truly Great or Truly Ordinary

[Burgey]

I think he was a very good player capable of playing the great innings.

 

[Ryan19]

Laxman is what he is. A decent batsman who averages mid 40's. No one considers him to be one of the best batsmen of his era but he was still a valuable part of India's team for years.

You can basically take any batsman's statistics and twist them so they look bad. It isn't that hard.

 

[Satguru]

He doesnt quite fit into the definition of a true great, but there have been very few batsmen in history who have played as many incredible, back-to-wall match-winning knocks as him. He's definitely a special player, who didnt quite reach ATG heights coz of lack consistency

 

[Jono]

Tendulkar, Kallis, Dravid and Ponting have been better than Laxman across their careers.

Lol exactly.

 

[NasserFan207]

He's neither. A very good test batsman.

Him failing at this stage of his career doesn't have much relevance, sportsmen deteriorate with age, shock horror.

 

[Shri]

Good test batsman who almost always delivered when the other batsmen failed.