VVS Laxman feeling special playing at Mumbai – Cricket News Update
With Mumbai the final venue for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 and Indian veteran is hoping to score a century against West Indies in the final Test match – a feat which has so far eluded him on this stadium.
"Wankhede is a very special place to play and so is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. I have never got a hundred on this ground. So, if I do get one it will be great," said Laxman.
The Indian middle-order batsman will have a final chance of embracing a ton on his ground before the team takes on the Windies in the limited overs fixture- a format which has seen him have little success over the years.
Now only a Test specialist, the third five-day game has become all important when one talks about individual milestone. Laxman’s highest score at this venue has been 69, and he will banking on claiming his elusive ton after coming back from another appreciable
performance in the second Test match, which was played at his favourite destination, Eden Gardens.
The player has over 1000 runs while playing at Kolkata and scored another match winning knock of an unbeaten 176, which helped his side clinch an easy series win against a West Indies group, which finally performed to their abilities in the second innings
of the Eden Gardens Test match, despite falling shirt by an innings margin.
Laxman recognized that claiming 3-0 series clean sweep will be difficult, however expects his side to play to their potential and get the necessary result.
"We would definitely like to win the series 3-0 and that will be our target. But it is very important to play to our potential and keep doing the hard work, especially considering the way http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 played in the second innings at Kolkata,” added the Indian
batting power house.
While scoring a century is on his mind, the other milestone that remains to be conquered is for batting maestro, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556. The genius is still searching for his hundredth ton and playing at his home stadium will offer him the added motivation to
reach to that exclusive mark.
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