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| Full name: | Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman |
| Born: | 1st November 1974, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Education: | Little Flower High School, Hyderabad |
| Teams: | India (Test: 1996/97-2011/12); India (ODI: 1997/98-2006/07); Hyderabad (India) (Main FC: 1992/93-2012/13); Lancashire (Main FC: 2007-2009); Otago (Main FC: 2008/09); Hyderabad (India) (Main ListA: 1994/95-2006/07); Lancashire (Main ListA: 2007-2009); Lancashire (Main Twenty20: 2009); South Zone (India) (Other FC: 1994/95-2008/09); Indian Youth XI (Other FC: 1994/95); Rest of India (Other FC: 1996/97-2008/09); Indian Board President's XI (Other FC: 1996/97-2003/04); India (Other FC: 1996/97-2011/12); Indians (Other FC: 1996/97-2010); India A (Other FC: 1998/99-2002/03); South Zone (India) (Other ListA: 1994/95-2007/08); India A (Other ListA: 1995/96-2005/06); India B (Other ListA: 1995/96-2004/05); Indians (Other ListA: 1996/97-2002); India (Other ListA: 1997/98-2006/07); India Seniors (Other ListA: 1998/99-2003/04); Deccan Chargers (Indian Premier League: 2007/08-2009/10); Kochi Tuskers Kerala (Indian Premier League: 2011); Deccan Chargers (Champions League: 2009/10); Deccan Chargers (Other Twenty20: 2007/08-2009/10); Kochi Tuskers Kerala (Other Twenty20: 2011); India Under-19s (Under-19 Test: 1993/94-1994); India Under-19s (Under-19 ODI: 1993/94-1994); India Under-19s (Under-19 two innings: 1993/94-1994); India Under-19s (Under-19 limited overs: 1993/94-1994); All teams |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2002 | |
| Lancashire cap: 2009 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Pictures: | VVS Laxman plays a shot |

| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2011/12) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| India | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17 | 56 | 49.37 | 135 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1996/97-2007/08) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| India | 324 | 12 | 126 | 2 | 1-2 | 63.00 | 0 | 0 | 162.00 | 2.33 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2012/13) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 267 | 436 | 54 | 19730 | 353 | 51.64 | 55 | 98 | 277 | 1 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1994/95-2010) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 1835 | 58 | 754 | 22 | 3-11 | 34.27 | 0 | 0 | 83.40 | 2.46 |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-2006/07) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| India | 86 | 83 | 7 | 2338 | 131 | 30.76 | 6 | 10 | 71.23 | 39 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1997/98-2002/03) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| India | 42 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0-5 | 5.71 | ||||
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-2009) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 173 | 166 | 19 | 5078 | 131 | 34.54 | 9 | 28 | 74 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1994/95-2007) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 698 | 6 | 548 | 8 | 2-42 | 68.50 | 0 | 0 | 87.25 | 4.71 |
| Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08-2011) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 25 | 25 | 3 | 491 | 78* | 22.31 | 0 | 3 | 114.71 | 4 | |
| Under-19 Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-1994) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| India Under-19s | 6 | 9 | 2 | 592 | 151* | 84.57 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Under-19 Test Career Bowling (1994) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| India Under-19s | 162 | 7 | 89 | 1 | 1-20 | 89.00 | 0 | 0 | 162.00 | 3.29 |
| Under-19 ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-1994) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| India Under-19s | 5 | 5 | 0 | 148 | 77 | 29.60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Under-19 ODI Career Bowling (1993/94-1994) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| India Under-19s | 42 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1-9 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 4.28 |