VVS Laxman birthday: Very Very Special wishes pour in on Twitter for the stylish batsman
Former India batsman VVS Laxman, who's best noted for leading India against Australia, turns 43 on Wednesday. Born on November 1, 1974 in Hyderabad, Telangana, Laxman has played in 134 Tests and 86 ODIs, scoring 8,781 runs in Tests and 2,338 runs in ODIs.
Born in a household of doctors, Laxman opt for different path for himself, leaving medical studies mid-way to become cricketer. Noted for his wrist work, VVS Laxman, who earned himself the nickname of Very, very special Laxman along with his batting prowess, also received the Padma Shri in 2011.VVS became a household name post the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2001. Australia had won the very first Test in Mumbai and had a powerful command in the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens until Laxman stepped as much as the fore. Laxman, promoted to number 3, played an extraordinary knock of 281 – considered as the very best Test knock of last 50 years – and found an able ally in Dravid who scored 180 handy the Aussies a target of 384 and then ran out winners by 171 runs to generate history.
Born in a household of doctors, Laxman opt for different path for himself, leaving medical studies mid-way to become cricketer. Noted for his wrist work, VVS Laxman, who earned himself the nickname of Very, very special Laxman along with his batting prowess, also received the Padma Shri in 2011.VVS became a household name post the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2001. Australia had won the very first Test in Mumbai and had a powerful command in the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens until Laxman stepped as much as the fore. Laxman, promoted to number 3, played an extraordinary knock of 281 – considered as the very best Test knock of last 50 years – and found an able ally in Dravid who scored 180 handy the Aussies a target of 384 and then ran out winners by 171 runs to generate history.
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