He might be drawing flak for his poor run in the ongoing Test series against Australia, but veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman has no plans of hanging up his boots just yet.
Laxman carried this impression of defiance to the nets today at WACA as he strode out purposefully in the middle and had an extended batting session in sweltering heat.
And later, at the press conference, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir also jumped to Laxman’s defence, saying, “My question is why one person? The top seven batters are equally to blame.
We have failed as a unit, why then Laxman alone?
“He is a legend of Indian cricket. He has served Indian cricket for a very, very long time. There shouldn’t be anyone who would be deciding. It should be him and him alone who should do so.
“If criticism has to happen, it should happen not to one person but to the entire batting unit who have let the team down. Neither media, fans nor former cricketers would decide if he is to retire. He is still working very hard, it’s matter of just one innings and his confidence would be back.”
Laxman has made a mere 102 runs from six innings at an average of 17. He was equally abysmal in India’s previous tour of England last summer when he made 182 runs from eight innings at an average of 22.75. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, now sidelined due to a ban for slow over—rate, has been non—committal too when asked about Laxman’s so—called imminent retirement plans.>>>
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