Happy Birthday Very Very Special Laxman.....

[Maximus]

India was 124-8 in chase of 216 in the final innings of the Mohali Test against Australia. Laxman, despite his back sore pulled India to a thrilling 1 wicket win.

 

 

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Scores another unbeaten ton in Kolkata, which now turns out to be his last hundred at the venue and in his career.

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“If you get Dravid, great. If you get Sachin, brilliant. If you get Laxman, it’s a miracle.” Brett Lee repeats the words of wisdom of his former captain, Steve Waugh

“I hope his back’s pretty sore for next week as well and he can’t play.” Ricky Ponting pays a back-handed compliment to Australia’s nemesis

At a nets session, one remembers coach John Wright calling a young batsman and telling him, “Watch him, but don’t try to imitate. Only VVS can play them.” Yes, only Laxman could have played with such imperious dominance. Not at nets; in a challenging match situation.

Remembering the one-wicket win over Australia at Mohali in 2010 when Laxman and Ishant Sharma added 81 runs for the ninth wicket? Ishant discovered his batting potential that afternoon. “Watching Laxman bhai bat, I thought this was easy. Watching him, I also thought how I wish I had been a batsman!”

“His (Laxman) knock was absolutely fantastic and had a lot of character, guts and class. Definitely, it lifted me as such a knock puts a lot of pressure on the bowlers. Laxman’s knock was a big inspiration for me ,” Rahul Dravid who returned to form and struck an unbeaten 155 on the fourth day of the second Test at Kolkata.

A wizard among muggles - Sharda Ugra, Cricinfo

I feel sadder at VVS’s departure than Dravid’s. With Dravid, I respected *what* he did. With Laxman, I loved *how* he did it. Magic. Twitter

“Requires a very special man to turn his back on a grandstand end and accept the moment has come. Rose in my eyes if he could any more.”
Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle aftr Laxman announced to retire an inch before his home test where he could have got farewell from home audience.


“On his day he could beat even 22 fielders and find the boundary,” as Zaheer Khan analyzes after a laxman innings.

 

“The greatest innings ever played by an Indian still belongs to him,” remarked Bishan Singh Bedi

'When Laxman bats you just stand at the other end and watch and tell yourself not to get carried away.' - Sachin Tendulkar

“Come and watch this, you will never see the likes of it again.” - Saurav Ganguly on Dravid's and Laxman's partnership...

"If Sachin is called the god of cricket, then you, VVS, are the angel we all strive to be." - Murali Kartic

"There is Laxman, so reLAX-MAN" - Vj Subbu afterLaxman’s 281 knock

"Laxman proved that you don’t have to behave like a Mike Tyson to deal the killer blow" - Nirmal Shekar on 'The Hindu'


"Think angles- think Laxman" - Gaurav Kalra



"You didn't bowl badly, you just came up against the player who… I think that's the best playing of spin bowling that I have seen." - Ian Chappell to Shane Warne

[pinky123]

HBD

[Francis_Underwood]

Lakshman's First century and arguably one of his best...Happy Birthday VVS

http://youtu.be/GMZgU4HOWvY

[Maximus]

http://youtu.be/tiKS6kgR9y8

[Maximus]

VVS Laxman! The man with the best wrists in cricket. What a player he was. Happy Birthday!! #AustraliaHateThisDay

 

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[sitaraZahir]

Happy birthday to the Great batsman Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman


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Very talented colonel born at a wrong time and therefore never made a general.....200% true abt Laxman........

+1,116

good post :)

[Avataar]

NICE

[Yuva Nataratna]

VVS.... 

[Silver_mani]

Racha thread maxi

[Tadika]

HBD

[jersey babai]

hbd