5 instances when VVS Laxman proved to be India’s disaster management specialist

#5 Australia vs India, Brisbane, 2004

Laxman’s career’s best knocks have been against the Australians. Be it in Tests or ODIs, Laxman became Australia’s nemesis. There is no player till date that has been able to disappoint the Kangaroos as much as Laxman has done.

Apart from Tests, he has his finest ODI numbers against the same opposition; out of six ODI hundreds, four were against the Aussies.

It was the fifth match of the VB Series 2004 that also included Zimbabwe. Laxman was forced to come out to bat just after seven overs following Ganguly’s early dismissal. He then shared 100+ partnerships with Tendulkar and Dravid and remained unbeaten on 103, taking India past 300. India ended up winning the match by 19 runs.