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Journalism of Courage
VVS Laxman has been Australia8217;s bugbear for quite a while and the classical middle order batsman prescribes self-belief with relentless aggression as the formula to succeed against the world champions.
Laxman said India would not allow any let-up in steam in order to curb the Aussies from getting on top.
8220;Whenever we have played aggressively against Australia, we have done well. We realise that if you give the Aussies an inch, they tend to walk over you,8221; Laxman said.
The soft-spoken Hyderabad player, however, was quick to underline that by aggression he didn8217;t mean wearing one8217;s emotions on one8217;s sleeve.
8220;It8217;s a self-belief which matters a great deal for any batsman to do well in Australia. I do believe that the present Indian team wouldn8217;t be found out on this issue.8221;
Laxman attributed his success against the Aussies to his ability to raise his game against the toughest opponents. 8220;It usually happens with us against Australia. We tend to raise our game in order to match theirs.8221;
Australians are known to use all sort of tactics to bully the opponents into submission, but Laxman says he hasn8217;t noticed it happen to him. 8220;I don8217;t remember them having tried something on me. I haven8217;t really noticed all these years.8221;
Laxman conceded that the present Australian attack was a formidable one.
8220;It8217;s been a good bowling attack for Australia. It8217;s a good attack for them even if Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne are not around.8221;
