"V. V. S. Laxman Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (; born 1 November 1974), commonly known as V.V.S. Laxman (often VVS, and sometimes as ""Very Very Special""), is a former Indian cricketer and currently a cricket commentator. Laxman was an aggressive right-hand batsman who played mostly in the lower middle order. He is known for his numerous match-winning and match-saving innings, and his special ability to consolidate unprecedented support from non-specialist tail-end batsmen to do this has accorded him a unique status among cricketing legends. Laxman performed outstandingly well against the best team of his time, Australia, and his knock of"
"V. R. V. Singh Vikram Raj Vir Singh (born 17 September 1984), commonly known as V. R. V. Singh, is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since April 2006. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He is considered as one of the few genuine fast bowlers India has produced over the last decade. After being called into the Indian squad to play Sri Lanka in 2005, he failed a fitness test and was promptly dropped. He finally played his first One Day International against England at Jamshedpur. He debuted in Tests against the"
"Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan ( (informally Venkat, born 21 April 1945) is a former Indian cricketer. He played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team, and later became an umpire on the elite International Cricket Council Test panel. His Test career was one of the longest for any Indian player. He also played for Derbyshire in English county cricket from 1973 to 1975. A qualified engineer and an alumnus of Chennai's famed College of Engineering, Guindy, he is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri. An off spin bowler, he was one of the famed Indian quartet of"
"against Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy. Vijay Merchant Vijaysingh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhavji Thakersey (12 October 1911 – 27 October 1987) was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951. Behind his limited Test appearances, he dominated Indian domestic cricket – his batting average of 71.64 is the second highest first-class average in history, behind only that of Don Bradman. He is regarded as the founder of the Bombay School of Batsmanship,"
"March 2012. He played five T20s and disappeared again. One and a half years later, he made his First-Class comeback after five years vs Haryana in November 2013 and took a 5-wicket haul in 1st Innings. V. R. V. Singh Vikram Raj Vir Singh (born 17 September 1984), commonly known as V. R. V. Singh, is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since April 2006. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He is considered as one of the few genuine fast bowlers India has produced over the last decade. After being called into"
"but they all proved to be rumours. In his last season he played for Baroda. With Hugh Bromley-Davenport, he shares the record for the longest 'supposed' surname among Test cricketers. However, Sivaramakrishan is not his surname at all. He started out as L. Sivaramakrishnan but, as is typical with expanding initialled south Indian names, turning the L to Laxmanan caused Sivaramakrishnan to appear to be his surname. Sivaramakrishnan is his given name and his father's given name was Laxmanan and hence he started out as L. Sivaramakrishnan as is common with Tamils to keep the first letter of one's father's"
"Venkataraman Subramanya Venkataraman Subramanya (born 16 July 1936 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is a former Indian cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1965 to 1968. He was an aggressive middle order batsman, who captained Mysore for some years, and a useful leg-spin bowler. He later emigrated to Australia. Subramanya was affectionately called as 'Kunju (small) Mani'. Subramanya grew up in a joint family in Malleswaram. His father was a civil engineer who built a lot of houses in Bangalore. His uncle was the chief engineer when the KRS Dam was built. They had a house with a huge compound where"
"Jeffrey Vandersay Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay, or commonly Jeffrey Vandersay (born 5 February 1990) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a past student of Wesley College, Colombo. In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. The following month, he was also named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. He played in the tour match between SLCB President's XI and Pakistanis in June 2015. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri"
"Vijay Merchant Vijaysingh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhavji Thakersey (12 October 1911 – 27 October 1987) was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951. Behind his limited Test appearances, he dominated Indian domestic cricket – his batting average of 71.64 is the second highest first-class average in history, behind only that of Don Bradman. He is regarded as the founder of the Bombay School of Batsmanship, that placed more importance on right technique,"
"since. The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Michael Vandort Michael Vandort Michael Graydon Vandort (born 19 January 1980 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of the tallest batsman ever to play test cricket and stands at 6 feet 5 inches. Having emerged in 2001 after impressive club performances, he was picked against Bangladesh in September 2001 after an impressive century. His Test average was 36.90. He scored a century in Sri Lanka's defeat to England on 28 May 2006. He"
"Vikram Banerjee Vikram Banerjee (born 20 March 1984 in Bradford, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Banerjee studied at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Downing College, Cambridge. Banerjee's first-class career started in 2004, playing the university varsity match for Cambridge University, with a second exactly a year later. Banerjee represented Cambridge university in each year of his degree. Banerjee made his County Championship debut for Gloucestershire in August 2006, just two months after representing Surrey in the Second XI Championship for the first and only time, picking up four wickets with"
"Venkatesh Prasad Venkatesh Prasad (; born 5 August 1969), also known as Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He made his debut in 1996. Primarily a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Prasad was noted for his bowling combination with Javagal Srinath. He is the bowling coach for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, having formerly performed the same role for the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2009. Prasad is married to his longtime partner Jayanthi. Prasad took 96 wickets from 33 Tests at an average of 35, and 196 wickets from"
"Charles Vintcent Charles Henry Vintcent (2 September 1866 in Mossel Bay, Cape Colony – 28 September 1943 in George, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1889 to 1892. Educated Charterhouse School 1880 - 1884 School Football XI 1882-84. A popular man with both players and spectators alike due to his cheerful disposition on the field. Born in Mossel Bay and educated in Cape Town and then Charterhouse School, England, Charlie Vintcent, was without doubt the most versatile South African sportsman of his time. He excelled in many sport he played representing both Western"
"Vijay Shankar (cricketer) Vijay Shankar (born 26 January 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014 and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017. Playing for Tamil Nadu, he won two man of the match awards in the knockout stage of 2014–15 Ranji Trophy. In the quarterfinal against Vidarbha, he scored 111 and 82 for which he was named man of the match. The match was drawn but Tamil"
"Vic Marks Victor James ""Vic"" Marks (born 1955) is a former Somerset and England cricketer, who played in six Tests and thirty four One Day Internationals. The cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted that ""in typical self-deprecating style, Vic Marks entitled one of his books, ""Marks Out of XI"". He was probably out of the England XI slightly too often. While he was never a fashionable cricketer, he was a determined and highly effective off-spinner-cum-batsman whose Test figures stand comparison with those often picked ahead of him, such as Geoff Miller and Eddie Hemmings"". He writes for ""The Observer"" and ""The"
"Kashmir in 1961-62. Muddiah had his benefit match in 1980. The Government of Karnataka provided him with of land outside Bangalore where he ran a farm. He had two daughters and a son who is a lieutenant colonel in the Army. V. M. Muddiah Venkatappa Musandra Muddiah (8 June 1929 – 1 October 2009) was an Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1959 to 1960. Born in Bangalore, Mysore, Muddiah came up through the Mysore University and Mysore State 'B' team. He studied in the Malleswaram Middle and High School and Central College, Bangalore. He later played club"
"state politician. Tom Veivers Thomas Robert Veivers (born 6 April 1937 in Beenleigh, Queensland) is a former Australian cricketer, teacher, politician and public administrator who played in 21 Tests from 1963 to 1967. Veivers was an all-rounder who bowled right-arm off-spin and batted left-handed. Educated at Downlands College, in Toowoomba in southeastern Queensland, he attended the University of Queensland, whom he represented in club cricket. He was made the captain of the Queensland Colts and scored 126 against the New South Wales Colts in 1958/59. He made his first-class debut in 1958-59 against the touring English cricket team and made"
"""The Guardian"". He is currently Chairman of Cricket at Somerset. Vic Marks Victor James ""Vic"" Marks (born 1955) is a former Somerset and England cricketer, who played in six Tests and thirty four One Day Internationals. The cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted that ""in typical self-deprecating style, Vic Marks entitled one of his books, ""Marks Out of XI"". He was probably out of the England XI slightly too often. While he was never a fashionable cricketer, he was a determined and highly effective off-spinner-cum-batsman whose Test figures stand comparison with those often picked ahead of him, such as Geoff Miller"
"Vikum Sanjaya Jayasundara Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Vikum Sanjaya Bandara, popularly as Vikum Sanjaya (born 10 February 1992), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays Twenty20 Internationals. He made his first-class debut for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2011–12 Premier Trophy on 20 January 2012. In April 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. In December 2016 he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa. In January 2017 he was added to Sri"
"Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE (born 7 March 1952), known as Viv Richards, is a former Antiguan cricketer, who represented the West Indies at test and international levels. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century by a 100-member panel of experts in 2000, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. In one-day cricket, Richards was judged by ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" to have played the best One Day International (ODI) innings of all time."
"wait until England toured the UAE in January 2012 for a recall. He was included as cover for Prior in the 16-man squad to face Pakistan in three Tests. Davies is openly gay; he came out publicly on 27 February 2011 in an interview with ""The Daily Telegraph"". He had come out to his family five years earlier and was also already out to his teammates. He became the first international cricketer to come out as gay. Steven Davies Steven Michael Davies (born 17 June 1986) is an English first-class cricketer, a left-handed batsman who currently plays for Somerset. He"
"in the abandonment of that Test series against Pakistan. Vass is currently married to Burnie de Alwis. Earlier he was married to Wasana whom he married in 1999 and the couple had three children, a daughter and two sons. According to Bill Frindall, scorer and statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special, since Chaminda is actually his penultimate given name, therefore his initials should read WPUJC. Vaas' full name is often cited in lists of longest names in the cricket world. Vaas was awarded the 3rd highest award in 1996 by the Sri Lankan government when he received the Deshabandu"
"the VVS Laxman's 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001, and Virender Sehwag's 309 at Multan against Pakistan. These were, at the time, successive record high Test scores by an Indian batsman until Sehwag again broke the record against South Africa. The following players have had endorsement deals with SS. This is not a comprehensive list. Sareen Sports Industries Sareen Sports Industries (SS) is a manufacturer of cricket equipment, including bats, balls, helmets, kit bags, and other accessories and equipment. SS was founded in 1969 by N.K. Sareen and today is one of the world's leading cricket equipment manufacturers."
"Vellaswamy Vanitha Vellaswamy Vanitha (born 19 July 1990) is an Indian cricketer. She is an opening batswoman from Karnataka. Her best was 34 off 25 balls in the last T20 vs Sri Lanka. Vanitha has two sisters and a brother, and her family has been very supportive of her career choice. She used to train with boys at a coaching camp. Her father was the one who took her to the Karnataka Institute of Cricket when she was 11. As a child she often use to play gully cricket with her father and brother which helped in laying a strong"
"He last played a professional match in 2010. He is also the only number 11 batsman from India (and fourth in the world) to score a first class century (100 runs). Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan (born 3 December 1981) is an Indian cricketer. He is the son of cricketer Venkatraman Sivaramakrishnan and nephew of Venkatraman Ramnarayan. Vidyut has a sibling, Nikhil. Vidyut is married to Sharanya Vidyut and lives in Chennai, India. Vidyut played for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He has also played for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Vidyut was part of the 2000"
"Tom Veivers Thomas Robert Veivers (born 6 April 1937 in Beenleigh, Queensland) is a former Australian cricketer, teacher, politician and public administrator who played in 21 Tests from 1963 to 1967. Veivers was an all-rounder who bowled right-arm off-spin and batted left-handed. Educated at Downlands College, in Toowoomba in southeastern Queensland, he attended the University of Queensland, whom he represented in club cricket. He was made the captain of the Queensland Colts and scored 126 against the New South Wales Colts in 1958/59. He made his first-class debut in 1958-59 against the touring English cricket team and made his Sheffield"
"Michael Vandort Michael Graydon Vandort (born 19 January 1980 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of the tallest batsman ever to play test cricket and stands at 6 feet 5 inches. Having emerged in 2001 after impressive club performances, he was picked against Bangladesh in September 2001 after an impressive century. His Test average was 36.90. He scored a century in Sri Lanka's defeat to England on 28 May 2006. He nearly became the first batsman since Javed Omar in 2001 to carry the bat through"
"who had rushed to the hotel upon hearing of the revolver in Vincent’s possession. Tancred died four hours later. A bachelor, he left no heirs. Tancred’s brother Louis, a member of the South African touring team to England, heard of Vincent’s death and temporarily withdrew from the team before returning to the side to post some large scores in Vincent’s memory. Vincent Tancred Vincent Maximillian Tancred (7 July 1875 - 3 June 1904) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1899. Born into a cricketing family in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Tancred, along with his brothers"
"Vyash Gobind Vyash Gobind (born 22 December 1984) is a South African cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins. Vyash's older brother Rivash also played first-class and List A cricket for KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins, as well as South Africa U-19s, and their father played club cricket in South Africa. Aged 18, Gobind represented Dolphins U-19 in a warm up match against Bangladesh; Gobind took two wickets. In the same year, Gobind was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He survived, and said that he was inspired by testicular cancer survivors Dave Callaghan and Lance Armstrong. Gobind made"
"Vishwa Fernando Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando (born 18 September 1991), commonly as Vishwa Fernando, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who represents the national side. He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015 and was called up for the 15-man squad for the three-match series. In July 2016 he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Australia. In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for"
"Roy Virgin Roy Thomas Virgin, born at Taunton, Somerset, on 26 August 1939, is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire. A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin had a mostly solid but unspectacular career in first-class cricket, except for two individual seasons, one for each of his two counties, during which he looked as good as any opening batsman in county cricket and was mentioned as a possible Test player. Virgin played first for Somerset in 1957 and was a regular as an opening batsman in 1960, when he scored 1,453 runs at a respectable average of 25"
"Vincent Tancred Vincent Maximillian Tancred (7 July 1875 - 3 June 1904) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1899. Born into a cricketing family in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Tancred, along with his brothers Bernard and Louis, showed cricketing talent from a young age and began playing for the Pretoria based Union Club while pursuing a legal career. Under the coaching of Albert Trott, Tancred developed into one of the best cricketers in the country, making his first-class debut on 7 March 1898 for Abe Bailey's Transvaal XI against Natal, scoring 57 and 4*. Tancred"
"for his statement. Kohli responded to the criticism, saying that he will stick to getting trolled instead of trolling fans, and clarified that he made the statement in the context of how ""these Indians"" was mentioned in the fan's comment. Virat Kohli Virat Kohli (; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains the India national team. A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013. Born and raised"