VVS Laxman turned 42 on Tuesday and among the plethora of good wishes for the stylish Hyderabadi batsman, Virender Sehwag’s hilarious tweet stands out.
VVS Laxman scored 11,125 international runs for India. 3,173 of them against Australia including two double centuries, turns 43 on Wednesday.
The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) on Tuesday named Gate No. 2 of the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as the ‘Virender Sehwag Gate’.
Virender Sehwag was at it again on Wednesday. He wished former teammate and birthday boy VVS Laxman in his trademark style on Twitter.
VVS became a household name post the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2001. Australia had won the first Test in Mumbai and had a strong command in the second Test at Eden
Gardens until Laxman stepped up to the fore. Laxman, promoted to number 3, played a remarkable knock of 281 – considered as the best Test knock of last 50 years – and found an able ally in Dravid who scored 180 to hand the Aussies a target of 384 and then ran out winners by 171 runs to create history.
Laxman’s twitter feed flooded with wishes from former and current cricketers on Wednesday.
Known for his wit and sarcasm on the social media platform, Sehwag did not disappoint his fans and followers on this ‘very very special’ occasion.
Happy Birthday @VVSLaxman281 .
If Vanigurappa Venkata Sai ji was in Sholay,Gabbar would have said “Yeh kalaai (wrist) humka dede Laxman” pic.twitter.com/uuQ6RrZM4n— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 1, 2016
The Hyderabad-born cricketer was a mainstay in the Indian middle order during the early 2000s and his innings of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens is still regarded as one of the best knocks in cricket history.