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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, March 29:\u00a0\u00a0V.V.S Laxman's famous 281 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during the 2001 Test between India and Australia is among the finest innings against top-class leg spin, according ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, March 29:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;V.V.S Laxman&#39;s famous 281 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during the 2001 Test between India and Australia is among the finest innings against top-class leg spin, according to former Australian skipper Ian Chappell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chappell said in a column for ESPNCricinfo that Laxman&#39;s footwork and temperament were the two big factors that helped him notch the total while batting against Shane Warne, who was at the peak of his powers at the time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;At the conclusion of that exhilarating series I asked Shane Warne how he thought he bowled,&quot; wrote Chappell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;&quot;I don&#39;t think I bowled that badly,&quot; he replied.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;&quot;You didn&#39;t,&quot; I responded. &quot;If Laxman comes three paces out of his crease and hits an unbelievable on-drive against the spin and you then flight the next delivery a little higher and shorter to invite another drive and instead he quickly goes onto the back foot and pulls it, that&#39;s not bad bowling. That&#39;s good footwork.&quot;&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Laxman&#39;s temperament is a quality that Chapppell says the former India batsman shares with Australian Doug Walters, who he said was the best player of off-spin he has ever seen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Laxman&#39;s temperament was another huge part of his successful innings. He proved on that occasion -- and in many subsequent tight situations -- that he could ignore the team&#39;s dire predicament and concentrate solely on the next delivery. That&#39;s a great skill he shares with Walters,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Laxman&#39;s 281 was part of a 376-run partnership with Rahul Dravid in India&#39;s second innings of the match after then-Australian skipper Steve Waugh enforced a follow-on. India would go on to win the match by 171 runs in what was a career-defining moment for most players involved.<\/p>\r\n",
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