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BCCI’s head of cricket VVS Laxman will be the coach of India men’s team at the Asian Games set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya.

Why VVS Laxman and not Gautam Gambhir will coach India at Asian Games

September 03, 2026 6:27 pm

A full-strength India team led by Shreyas Iyer that includes Jasprit Bumrah, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to take the field at Aichi-Nagoya from September 28

VVS Laxman defended the operations of the BCCI's CoE amid recent injury concerns. (CREIMAS/AP Photo)

No communication breakdown at CoE, insists Laxman amid injury pile-up

August 10, 2026 2:08 pm

Jasprit Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan were picked subject to fitness, then ruled out. VVS Laxman says the system worked as intended

Dravid said that he felt the criticism he was getting at the time was rather unfair considering he had gone only three innings without a big score. (PTI File Photo)

'Whatever may be my reputation, I have always been human': Rahul Dravid on his century celebration in iconic 2001 Eden Gardens Test

March 12, 2026 1:12 pm

Among the many memorable pictures to have come from the iconic Eden Gardens Test was Rahul Dravid's rather uncharacteristically angry celebration after he scored a century as part of his mammoth second innings partnership with VVS Laxman.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir. (Photo: Reuters)

'Laxman's name will come forward': Pressure increasing on head coach Gautam Gambhir, says former India batter

November 18, 2025 5:32 pm

With mounting Test defeats at home leaving a bad impression, Kaif said India head coach Gautam Gambhir's exit could be inevitable if the trend continues against top-ranked side.

There’s no rivalry between me and Hardik Pandya: Irfan Pathan

August 16, 2025 12:45 pm

Pathan, ahead of the 2024 World Cup questioned the selection of Hardik in the side

VVS Laxman was dropped for an extra all-rounder at Sourav Ganguly's insistence for the 2003 ODI World Cup. (Reuters File)

'We needed an all-rounder': Sourav Ganguly says VVS Laxman 'didn't speak for 3 months' after 2003 World Cup snub

June 23, 2025 12:46 pm

Ganguly recently stated that Laxman was devastated by the snub that left him without a World Cup appearance to his name despite featuring in 86 ODIs for India.

The IPL got off to an eventful start in Kolkata when a floodlight failure and poor pitch hurt the KKR-Deccan Chargers match. (Reuters/PTI)

When IPL's first match in Kolkata was hit by floodlight failure and VVS Laxman, Ricky Ponting slammed 'shocking' Eden Gardens pitch

March 21, 2025 10:25 pm

Only the third night into IPL 2008, KKR were at the Eden Gardens to host the now-defunct Deccan Chargers in their first IPL match at the venue before a floodlight failure and a poor pitch would irk VVS Laxman and Ricky Ponting.

The Greatest Rivalry - India vs Pakistan review: Boys played well, but Netflix's cricket documentary is run out by randomness

February 07, 2025 1:31 pm

The Greatest Rivalry - India vs Pakistan review: Netflix's three-part documentary series is primarily presented through the perspective of Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar, but the omissions and lack of access are palpable.