Performance of the Day - VVS Laxman

Many contenders for the PotD on a tremendous day for a cricket fan. Wasim Jaffer was warmly congratulated on his double-hundred by the Pakistani players and an adoring Kolkata crowd. SC Ganguly went on to a typically pugnacious 102, and just off the sub-continent, Hoggy and Monty showed the benefit of discipline and craft to take seven SL wickets as England enjoyed a sweet day in Kandy

But the eye was taken by VVS Laxman, who walked off at Eden Gardens with 112 beautifully made runs to his name, mostly from singles and fours. With a technique so dependent on the ball being played late with the wrists manipulating the bat to direct the ball into gaps with exquisite timing, VVS will always score runs in bunches. He now has 236 in his last four innings without being dismissed and averages 68 in Tests this year.

Despite Yuvraj knocking hard on the door, this run of form must book VVS' place in the side for Australia, which is a mouth-watering prospect indeed!

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