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 Captain Sourav Ganguly today answered all critics of V V S Laxman saying they should understand that “he is a class player”.
“I wish people who criticise him understand he is a class player. He has looked better than the rest in the series so far,” said Ganguly, who added valuable runs with the Hyderabadi in an unbroken fifth wicket stand that took India from 56-4 to 165-4 on the third day of the second Test against West Indies here yesterday.
Laxman, a Wisden cricketer of 2001, is on a roll here with three successive half-centuries. After his 69 in the first Test, he is yet to be dismissed in this Test scoring 69 in the first innings and was on 60 at close on the third day.
On India’s chances of going 1-0 up in the five-Test series, Ganguly said a total in excess of 350 would put India in a commanding position.
“We still need to bat cautiously”, Ganguly said adding it would not be an easy task batting last.
“Even now the wicket is not easy to bat. The ball is keeping up and down and the pitch generally has an uneven bounce,” he said.
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