Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | |
| 1997 | 28 | |
| 1998 | 34 | |
| 1999 | 40 | |
| 2000 | 66 | |
| 2001 | 48 | |
| 2002 | 44 | |
| 2003 | 46 | |
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 40 | |
| 2006 | 44 | |
| 2007 | 38 | |
| 2008 | 34 | |
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 18 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why VVS Laxman ranks #101 in Cricket
VVS Laxman ranks 101st among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 596th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 96, Longevity 86, Honours 80, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1992–2013 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 8781, test centuries 17, highest test score 281, tests played 134.
Immediately ahead sits Abdul Qadir on 86.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Andrew Strauss on 86.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
VVS Laxman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Laxman stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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VVS Laxman — frequently asked
- Is VVS Laxman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. VVS Laxman ranks 101st in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is VVS Laxman's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does VVS Laxman rank all time?
- 596th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 101st within Cricket.
- VVS Laxman vs Abdul Qadir: who ranks higher?
- Abdul Qadir, on 86.8 against VVS Laxman's 86.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.