But Laxman can’t wait to face Shoaib

Terming the Australia tour as a “very satisfying” despite the disappointments, he said almost every player had contributed to the team’s success.

“It was not my batting alone but there was good contribution from other players as well which is very satisfactory. We fumbled in the tri-series finals and it was disappointing. But we lost to a better team and always have a chance to improve,” said the player who would tie the marital knot with software professional Shailaja on Sunday.

Laxman, who scored two centuries in the Test series and three tons in the triangular one-day series, rated his centuries in the Adelaide Test against Australia and in the one-dayer against Zimbabwe as memorable since India had won on both occasions.

The right-handed batsman owed his good show in Australia to the effort he spent in improving his technique after he was dropped from India’s World Cup squad.

“I had a good run this season but it stemmed out of my hardwork during 1999-2000 when I was dropped from the World Cup squad.”