Given a choice he would rather let his bat do the talking and refrain from answering the battery of questions that the ever-curious media hurl at him.
At the same time he is aware of the demands of modern day cricket -- and the shenanigans associated with the same -- and knows that there are times when personal choice has to make way for worldly demands.
And he is willing to oblige.
That, in short, is VVS Laxman, your quintessential gentleman in the Gentleman's Game.
The 33-year-old, who shone with the bat in the recent Test series Down Under and happily watched from home his team mates win the subsequently Commonwealth Bank tri-series, is back in the business again -- first off the field, and thereafter, you guessed it right.
In the city to launch the India's Race to No.1 campaign -- initiated by television channel Neo Sports, Laxman, one of India's most technically correct batsman, felt the team definitely deserves their No. 2 Test ranking.
"I think we have finally managed to change our reputation as poor travellers," said Laxman. "We have won a Test series in the West Indies, one in England last year, then we won the Test match against South Africa in Johannesburg and then there was the victory at Perth."
However, there was a word of caution that followed.
"The next 12-15 months will be quite crucial. Our goal is to be the best Test team in the world and that starts with the home series against South Africa," he said. "I believe that if we perform as we did in Australia there is no way why we cannot achieve it. But we will have to be consistent."
Sachin Tendulkar has been quoted as saying that the Australians, this time, were not their aggressive self and that India managed to put them on the backfoot. Does he agree to this?
"I definitely agree with Sachin that after the Sydney and Perth Tests, the Australian team got a bit defensive during the Adelaide Test," said Laxman. "They were not their normal self and were not as aggressive as before. Having said that, we played good, competitive cricket overall."
The topic palpably veered towards the upcoming three-Test home series against South Africa, with the first Test to be played in Chennai from March 26.
"We are looking forward to playing South Africa. The wickets will be suitable to the spinners and the conditions will be hot and humid, so it should be a challenge for South Africa," warned Laxman.
"And they will also miss a match winner like [Shaun] Pollock."
But how would he compare the Proteas bowling attack to that of Australia?
"Their attack is not different from Australia as they have also got good attacking bowlers in Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn and Albie Morkel," said Laxman. "But they also have a couple of good spinners in Paul Harris and Peterson, who can be handful in these conditions. Also the reverse swing will be a factor in these conditions."
And what does he have to say as regards the new coach, Gary Kirsten?
"It was a great experience working with Gary during the two weeks he was with us in Australia," said Laxman. "He is hard working and looks very balanced. I am sure he will give us some crucial inputs and the team will do well under him."
Finally, it is imperative these days to ask any cricketer about the forthcoming Indian Premier League. More so, if he is Laxman -- someone who refrained from taking the "icon player" status, when other contemporaries like Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly readily accepted it. Why so, sir?
"It was a strategy, so that we could get a good side for Hyderabad. I am very happy that we were able to do that," reasoned Laxman.
And going by the fact that Hyderabad has signed players as varied as Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Chaminda Vaas, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Scott Styris and Shahid Afridi amongst others, the strategy seems like a masterstroke, at least on paper.
As for the rest, Laxman and his team mates will definitely do their homework well.