Laxman Proved Why he is Called very very Special: Dhoni

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VVS Laxman's unbeaten century under pressure showed why he is regarded as "very very special", captain Mahendra Singh said , attributing India's series-levelling victory against Sri Lanka to a "collective effort". Laxman cracked a fighting unbeaten 103 and anchored the innings brilliantly

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Dhoni said Laxman, who was struggling for runs in the series, always has the habit of coming up with something

special when it mattered most for the team.

"He (Laxman) proved why he is called very very special. He always comes up with innings that have a huge

bearing on the game. It was very important for him to score runs as the team needed it most to level the series. I think

it is a very special innings. Hopefully, he plays plenty more innings like this for us," the jubilant Indian skipper said.

"I think the way he batted he paced his innings really well. He was struggling a bit with back spasm but still he

wanted to go on without a runner. But after lunch there was a time when he had to go for a runner. I think there was pain

and there was pressure at the same time," he said.