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VVS Laxman: A batsman of ‘captivating splendour’ – Almanack

VVS Laxman was the key architect of India’s historic win over Australia in Kolkata in 2001, striking an iconic 281 to help the hosts break Australia’s incredible winning run. Dicky Rutnagur paid tribute to him when he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2002.

For two reasons at least, the second Test of the 2000/01 series between India and Australia, at Eden Gardens, will stand out among the most prominent landmarks in the game’s history. India’s win brought to an end Australia’s awesome run of 16 wins, the longest ever, and no side following on as far behind as 274 runs had previously come back to win a Test match.

Victory against such heavy odds was too large a feat to be accomplished by just one man. Indeed, three architects went into shaping it: off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, whose 13 wickets included a first-innings hat-trick, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid. To weigh importance of the roles played by each of them might seem unfair, but in truth India owed the largest debt to Laxman. First, he kept the jaws of defeat wrenched apart until they ached and became too weak to snap; and secondly, he scored his epic 281 in the second innings at a rate that left enough time for Harbhajan and his fellow-bowlers to finish the job.

Laxman’s Eden Gardens knock was a record-breaking one

The first Test at Mumbai had been won by Australia in three days. And when India were 317 behind with only two wickets standing at the end of the second day in Kolkata, the prospects of another premature finish were writ large. Laxman was 26 not out that evening. He was unbeaten also – albeit now in the second innings – on the following evening, and again on the one after, this time with 275, the highest Test score by an Indian. By then, it was India whose nostrils were filled with the scent of victory. Haste required by the impending declaration deprived Laxman of further personal glory, but his partnership of 376 with Dravid was India’s largest for any wicket against Australia, and their second-highest ever.

Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman was born on November 1, 1974 in Hyderabad, to parents who are both doctors – his father a general practitioner and his mother a radiologist. It was taken for granted that Laxman, like almost all members of his near family, would take up a profession that required academic excellence, and he was therefore sent to an appropriate school, Little Flower. His father was Laxman’s role model and he always assumed he would become a doctor as well. But medicine receded into stand-by mode once he fell under cricket’s spell.

Yet with sport not figuring in Little Flower’s curriculum, Laxman’s talent could easily have remained latent. It was spotted by a cricket-playing uncle during family games in his grandparents’ back yard. Having learnt the basics from this uncle, he then went to St John’s Coaching Foundation for more advanced tutoring, and from there graduated to playing age-group cricket for Hyderabad, beginning with the Under-13s.

As Laxman approached his 18th birthday, his head and his heart were both telling him that his future lay in cricket. The defining moment arrived when he had to choose between exams for entrance to medical school, or a place at an Under-19 national coaching camp. Looking back to that fateful day, he said: “I decided to give myself four years to make it in cricket, knowing that if I didn’t, I could always go for medicine. My parents must have had many misgivings about my decision, but they gave me their fullest support.”

He did not have to wait long to reassure his parents that he had chosen wisely. Already a full state player, he was picked for India in an Under-19 Test series against Australia, who had Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee, Matthew Nicholson and Andrew Symonds in their ranks. He made four big scores against them, with 151 not out his best, giving early evidence of his taste for Australian bowling (his average against Australia is currently 56.00). A call to full colours was only a matter of time, and while he waited he had an extremely successful Under-19 tour of England. He began the “Test” series with a century on a blissful Taunton pitch.

Laxman gets under a Glenn McGrath bumper

As Laxman grew to full strength, tall and elegant, and big scores became more frequent, his batting acquired a captivating splendour. His driving possessed a Dexterian majesty and his flicked drive through mid-wicket stirred the senses. He was capped in 1996/97, a winter in which India played home-and-away series against South Africa, followed by five Tests in the West Indies. Laxman played eight Tests during this span and passed 50 three times. Indeed, he was given a fair run, but without being allowed a secure place in the batting order; in the Caribbean, he found himself opening, a role for which he had no taste.

His Test career went into a trough and might well have ended on the Australian tour of 1999/2000, when India were whitewashed 0-3. But in his final innings there, at Sydney, he hit a sumptuous 167 out of a total of 261, from only 198 balls. It was, one thought at the time, the sort of innings a batsman plays once in a lifetime. And so it seemed it would be when he was dropped after India’s Mumbai defeat by South Africa not quite two months later. His volume of runs in that season’s Ranji Trophy, a record 1,415 with a record eight hundreds, might almost have been mocking him. In Hyderabad’s semi-final against Karnataka, he made 353, his fourth score at the time over 200.

Laxman achieved little in his one Test when Zimbabwe visited, or for that matter in the first Test against the Australians. That Sydney century seemed a long time ago. But promoted to his favourite No.3 position for the second innings at Eden Gardens, he bettered it handsomely, sustaining his brilliance for ten and a half hours, during which he faced 452 balls. Half-centuries in both innings of the final Test helped India take the series 2-1; they also took his aggregate for the three matches to 503 at an average of 83.83. Medicine would just have to wait a while longer for VVS Laxman.

Laxman played his 134th and final Test in January 2012, finishing his international career with 17 Test centuries.

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Vvs laxman biography: the master of sublime batting.

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What is the full name of VVS Laxman? Most probable answer is Very Very Special Laxman. Yes, the player holds the quality of being a special cricketer for Indian contingent. No doubt, Laxman was always the one to rescue India out of trouble. Green pitches , seaming surroundings, swinging deliveries and half the team back in the pavilion. Who do you turn to? Cometh the hour, cometh the man; VVS Laxman. But this may be hard to digest: He may have been less popular than the likes of Sachin Tendulkar , Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly but was certainly a valuable player. In fact, he is one of those rare players to feature in 100 Tests but not in a single World Cup. Here’s a look at the VVS Laxman biography.

VVS Laxman was known for his skill to play graceful shots against top bowling and fielding sides of world cricket. Several of Laxman’s crucial innings fetched victory for the Men in Blue out of nowhere, especially against the Australian team. Today, let us take a stroll at VVS Laxman biography.

About VVS Laxman

Vvs laxman biography.

Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman was born on November 1, 1974 in Andhra Pradesh. Both of his parents are doctors and he too studied Medical Science for a short period of time but quit it later to play professional cricket. He went to the Little Flower High School, Hyderabad for his preliminary education.

Laxman was born to V Shantaram and V Satyabhama. In 2004, Laxman tied knot with a computer science post-graduate, GR Sailaja. She is a very social person who has opened charity where she supports underprivileged kids. They have a happy marriage and have two kids namely a son, Sarvajit and a daughter, Achinthya. Laxman also has a brother named VVS Ramakrishna.

Domestic Cricket

Laxman made his first-class debut for Hyderabad against Punjab in the quarter-final match of 1992–93 Ranji Trophy. He made his way into the South Zone squad for the 1994/95 Duleep Trophy having impressed for the India Under-19s. However, he failed to live up to the expectations in the tournament. In the same year, Laxman notched up 532 runs from five matches at an average of 76 in Ranji Trophy.

That was followed by another brilliant outing in the Ranji season next year, where he piled up as much as 775 runs in just 11 innings. Those numbers had arrived at an average of 86 which also included 3 centuries and a best of 203* against Karnataka. With superb performance, he received a call to play for Rest of India against Karnataka in Irani Cup and also in the Board President’s XI squad.

During the last County Championship match of 2007 at the Oval, VVS Laxman achieved a century in the second innings as Lancashire pursued a target of 489 for victory. Despite falling short by a mere 25 runs, Lancashire ultimately lost the Championship to Sussex.

International career

With stellar domestic performance, Laxman grabbed eyes of selection committee. VVS at last made his international Test debut in 1996 in the match against South Africa at Ahmedabad. VVS was also asked to open the innings, starting in West Indies in 1997. He went on to score 64 in his first innings as an opener at Kingston.

Though he was selected in the Test squad that toured New Zealand in 1998, he did not get to play a single game. Later, he was selected to don ODI jersey but Laxman scored a duck on his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in the Pepsi Tri-Series in 1998. He had a horrible run in the ODIs as a result, he was him getting dropped from the team for more than a year.

In January 2000, VVS Laxman made a comeback to the Indian squad for the Australian tour. While other batsmen struggled against Glenn McGrath’s formidable bowling, Laxman shone by scoring an impressive 167 in the final Test at Sydney. His excellent performance carried forward to the 2007-08 Test series against Australia, where he played a crucial role in India’s comeback. In the controversial Sydney Test, Laxman scored a magnificent 109, marking his 12th Test century and 5th against Australia.

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In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia that year, VVS Laxman showcased his exceptional skills, amassing 381 runs across 4 Tests. His impressive performance included a remarkable double-hundred and two fifties. Additionally, during India’s tour of West Indies in June 2011, Laxman displayed remarkable consistency, scoring three consecutive fifties in three test matches, including two scores in the eighties against the West Indies. Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket in August 2012.

VVS Laxman was named India’s interim head coach for Asia Cup 2022 in the absence of Rahul Dravid, who tested positive for Covid-19.

VVS Laxman in IPL

Laxman was originally named as the icon player for his home franchise Deccan Chargers in the inaugural season of Indian Premier League ( IPL ). But the humble man gave up the Icon Player status in a bid to allow his team spends a bigger amount at the auction. The Deccan named him the captain for the first season. However, he struggled with the bat in 2009 and 2010.

In 2011, Laxman signed the contract with newly formed franchise of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. This time, though, he was injured after the first three games and missed the rest of the season. In 2012, Laxman, found no buyers. In 2013, he was appointed as a mentor for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Subsequently, he engaged in extensive commentary duties during IPL matches.

According to Cric Reads, VVS Laxman has estimated net worth of 100 crores. He has a good fortune by playing cricket for long time, doing commentary and endorsing various brands. He was a brand ambassador for PETA and Swachh Bharat.

VVS Laxman Career Stats

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Achievements and Awards of VVS Laxman

• For his extraordinary contribution to Indian cricket, VVS Laxman was awarded with Padma Shri in 2011.
• He has been awarded with Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in 2001.
• Laxman was the Wisden Cricketer of the Year (2002).
• Laxman is also only the 2nd Indian player to have scored 1000 or more runs at a single ground. He scored 1217 runs at an average of 110.63 at Eden gardens.
• Moreover, VVS is also the only Indian to score 1000 runs in a single venue at an average of over 100.
• He has his autobiography titled ‘281 and Beyond’, written by seasoned sports writer R Kaushik.

Lesser Known Facts

• VVS has a presidential connection as being the great grandson of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President.
• He was a brilliant student and scored 98% in Science in Class X.
• One can call him a man of simple taste. He loves his South Indian-style ‘rasam’ and is a strict vegetarian.
• VVS along with his uncle once launched a CD on Sai Baba encompassing his teachings and philosophies.
• He has participated in several charitable causes, one being Food for Change, where he partook for the charity event of educating 2 lakh students.

Social Media

It was great to interact with the participants of the High Performance Camp for Under -19 Girls at NCA. These future stars of Indian Womens cricket got the opportunity to hear from one of the modern day greats of the Womens game. I would like to thank Harmanpreet Kaur for being… https://t.co/13r0jhxxaI — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 16, 2023

Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within. The only way out is In. Wishing you a very happy #InternationalDayofYoga , India’s gift to the world. pic.twitter.com/czPfOpJAtJ — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 20, 2023

"Hearty congratulations to the India A team. This is a tremendous achievement by these women to win the Emerging Asia Cup considering that many of them were playing a tournament at the international level for the first time! Yet another shot in the arm for Indian Women's Cricket… pic.twitter.com/jKbaCeZPlF — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 21, 2023

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Who is VVS Laxman?

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Describing him, Harsha Bhogle had impeccably put, “Always the artist, never the superstar.”

Perhaps the most elegant player to have never played a World Cup match, VVS Laxman ’s career was both magnificent and middling at the same time. While there was no limit to his talent, his inconsistency played a big hindrance in his rise to greatness.

However, the player would surely have little regrets following his 2001 innings against world-beater Australia at the Eden Gardens, which went on to define his entire career. 

Prior to that knock against Australia, Laxman was largely a floater in the Indian side, being asked to bat between the top and middle order frequently, which not only affected his form but also his confidence.

Though Laxman would make his Test debut back in 1996, his first century came four years later in 2000 during India’s tour of Australia. And although Laxman’s fighting 167 in Sydney as an opener did make a case, it was what came four matches later that finally cemented his place as one of the best middle-order batsmen in India’s Test cricket history.

It was when the Test series was at stake and the hosts were desperately trying to save the match after being forced a follow-on that Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman had decided to announce himself on the world stage. Having hit the Australians for 12 boundaries in the first innings had led the Indian think tank to send Laxman at number 3 in the second innings, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar. And the rest was history. 

Here's wishing one of #TeamIndia 's most stylish batsmen, @VVSLaxman281 a very happy birthday 🎂🍰 Relive his stupendous knock of 281 against Australia #HappyBirthdayVVSLaxman pic.twitter.com/5ljdNdgSay — BCCI (@BCCI) November 1, 2018

Laxman would survive 631 minutes against the likes of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Shane Warne to score 281 runs and forge a mammoth 376-run stand with Rahul Dravid. Not only that knock won India the match but the momentum was enough to win them the series 2-1. 

After the 2001 Test, Ian Chappell had famously told Shane Warne, “You didn’t bowl badly, you just came up against the player who I think is the best batsman of spin bowling that I have seen.”

Quite interestingly, Laxman had an intense liking for the Australians. The no.1 Test side that was feared by all in the early 2000s, was Laxman’s favourite opponent. He tallied a whopping 2434 runs against them in just 29 matches with an average of 49.67, the best of which came during India’s tour of Australia in 2003.

Laxman was at his fluid best on that tour tallying 494 across four Tests, which included a 148 and a 178, thus forcing the Australians to admit that they didn’t know where to ball against Laxman. Laxman’s flicks were almost as effortless as his idol Mohammad Azharuddin, but the former was gifted with much finesse across other aspects of the batting.

Laxman, however, loved a dog fight as much as he liked those silky strokes, and his unbeaten 73 against Australia in Mohali is a testament to that. India had lost the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir and many more. Things got further tricker as the only proper batsman at the crease, Laxman, was nursing a back injury. However, the Hyderabadi would take a runner and win the match for India with Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha at the other end.

While most of Laxman’s memorable knocks came against Australia, one can’t forget his 96 in South Africa against a raging Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, or his 122 against England in Nottinghamshire in 2002, which brought iconic victories for India. 

Given his aggressive batting and brilliant strokeplay, one would have expected him to dominate the white-ball cricket. But, his tally of 2338 in 86 ODIs looks pale in comparison to the 8781 runs in 134 Tests. Laxman had 17 centuries in Tests.

Laxman’s single biggest issue was consistency and when his form took a turn for the worse during the 2011-12 season, which coincided with India getting whitewashed by England and Australia, calls for him to be removed became louder. He was included in the team to play against New Zealand in Hyderabad, but the batsman surprisingly announced his retirement letting go of a chance to get a farewell from the home crowd. 

Attention never suited him and he would go away from the limelight in silence. Describing him, Harsha Bhogle had impeccably put, “Always the artist, never the superstar.”

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Biography Of VVS Laxman-The Wristy Genius

VVS Laxman is a former Indian cricketer from Hyderabad. The wristy genius, Laxman was known for exquisite timing and like his role model Mohammed Azharuddin, he too was known for his magical wrist-work.

Laxman was awarded the Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 2011. Laxman scored over 8000 runs in test cricket at a healthy average of over 45. This included 17 centuries and 56 half centuries.

Laxman's parents are noted Physicians and he was also enrolled as a medical student but he later opted cricket as a career over medicine. However, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree on 4 February 2015 by Teri University, New Delhi.

He played many vital knocks for India at crunch situations specially in test cricket that helped the team to won or save the match. His most notable innings was of 281 against Australia at Kolkata in 2001. During this innings, he shared a world record partnership of 376 runs along with Rahul Dravid. The partnership is still a record in 3rd innings of a test match for any wicket during a winning cause. His innings was ranked sixth in Wisden's list of 100 great Test innings in the history of the game.

"When he walks in, whether you are batting in the middle or sitting in the pavilion and a wicket has fallen, he brings calm to the whole dressing room. I, personally, get a feeling of calm and solidity, not because Laxman will always score but because you know that he will never let you down in terms of effort: you know that he is there and he will pull his weight. There is no higher compliment. You know he has the requisite quality, and that he can read situations well. He has turned up in every circumstance: bad pitches, good pitches, when setting a total or after the opposition has piled up a big score." - Rahul Dravid in a column after Laxman had played his 100th Test

VVS Laxman Statistics

Test Career: Matches - 134

Runs - 8781, Avg. - 45.97, 100s - 17, 50s - 56, HS - 281

Wickets - 2, Avg. - 63, BB - 1/2, Catches - 135

ODI Matches: Matches - 86

Runs - 2338, Avg. - 30.76, 100s - 6, 50s - 10, HS - 131

Wickets - 0, BB - 0/5, Catches - 30

First Class: Matches - 267

Runs - 19730, Avg. - 51.64, 100s -55, 50s - 98, HS - 353

Wickets - 22, Avg. - 34.27, BB - 3/11, Catches - 277, Stumping - 1

List A Cricket: Matches - 173

Runs - 5078, Avg. - 34.54, 100s - 9, 50s - 28, HS - 131

Wickets - 8, Avg. - 68.50, BB - 2/42, Catches - 74

VVS Laxman Achievements 

• 2011 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award
• 2001 - Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in sports
• 2002 - Wisden Cricketer of the Year

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India's VVS Laxman announces retirement from cricket

Veteran Indian batsman Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, saying it was time to make way for the next generation. "I am retiring with immediate effect. I think this is the right time to move on," the stylish middle-order batsman, who turns 38 in November, told reporters in his home city of Hyderabad. "I have always kept the country's success ahead of personal aspirations. I think it is time to give youngsters a chance at home ahead of a tough season. Laxman, better known by his initials VVS, played 134 Tests since his debut in 1996, scoring 8,781 runs at an average of 45.97 with 17 centuries and 56 fifties. He also scored 2,338 runs in 86 one-day internationals with six hundreds, but had not been part of India's limited-overs squad since 2006. Laxman decided to call it a day even though he was included in the Indian squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand starting in front of home fans in Hyderabad on Thursday. "Till last night I was unable to make up my mind, but in the end I listened to my inner voice and arrived at my decision to retire," he said.

Steve Waugh's Australians, set a target of 384 runs, folded up for 212 in their second knock, following a six-wicket haul by Harbhajan Singh, to leave India improbable victors by 171 runs. Laxman's 10-hour masterclass which contained 44 boundaries is often regarded as the best match-winning innings played by an Indian batsman. Laxman is the fourth senior Indian cricketer to retire in the last four years, leaving batting master Sachin Tendulkar the last of the veterans to hold fort in a period of transition. Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly retired within a month of each other in 2008, while Dravid called it quits in March this year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) paid glowing tributes to Laxman, saying he was an "exceptional cricketer, who excelled in pressure situations". "Not many batsmen made batting look as easy as VVS Laxman," BCCI president Narayanaswamy Srinivasan said in a statement. "If a cricketer's greatness is to be measured in terms of his performances against the best opposition of his time, then Laxman stands right at the top. "Indian cricket-lovers, and the game of cricket itself, will miss him for the elegance and grace that he epitomised, on and off the field."

"I informed the chairman of selectors (Krishnamachari Srikkanth) this morning that I am not going to continue playing for India. I also spoke to many of my team-mates. "They were surprised that I was retiring before the series. It was all very emotional." Laxman was retained for the Kiwi matches despite failing miserably in the last two Test series in England and Australia, both of which India lost 4-0 and were dethroned as the number one side. He managed just 182 runs in four Tests in England at an average of 22.75 and fared even worse in Australia with 155 runs in four matches at 19.37. "No one likes to lose, so of course it was very disappointing to lose those two series very badly," said Laxman. "But it happens in sport. Hopefully, the team will avenge those defeats this season." Both England and Australia are due to play four Tests each in India on either side of the new year. Laxman is best known for his majestic 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in March 2001, when India turned the tables on the world champions after being made to follow-on 274 runs behind. When India struggled at 232-4 in the second innings and faced certain defeat, Laxman and Rahul Dravid (180) put on a match-winning partnership of 376 to help their team post 657-7 declared.

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• Does V. V. S. Laxman smoke?: No
• Does V. V. S. Laxman drink alcohol?: No
• Laxman’s parents are noted physicians.
• Before coming into cricket, he had to opt between the fields of medicine and cricket, and he went for the latter.
• He is the great-grand-nephew of India’s second President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
• Laxman had to wait 3 years for his first Test Century.
• His uncle, Baba Krishna Mohan, has a great contribution to shaping his cricket career.
• In the Under-19 International Game, Laxman and Brett Lee played their first match in the same match against each other.
• His first and the last ODI match ended with a duck.
• Laxman is an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba.
• He never got a chance to play in a World Cup Match.
• In 2002, he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
• In 2021, he was appointed as the head of the National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• In 2023, Laxman was named the coach of India’s men’s cricket team for the Asian Games 2023.

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Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (; born 1 November 1974) is a former Indian international cricketer and a former cricket commentator and pundit. A right-hand batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played as a middle-order batsman in Test cricket. Laxman is currently the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), and the head coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams . Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of VVS Laxman has received more than 1,464,496 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019) . VVS Laxman is the 32nd most popular cricketer (down from 28th in 2019) , the 1,230th most popular biography from India (down from 1,045th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Cricketer .

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Among cricketers.

Among cricketers , VVS Laxman ranks 32 out of 68 .  Before him are Wasim Akram , Sanath Jayasuriya , Yuvraj Singh , Shakib Al Hasan , James Anderson , and Shoaib Akhtar . After him are Ricky Ponting , Javagal Srinath , Adam Gilchrist , Kumar Sangakkara , Steve Waugh , and Inzamam-ul-Haq .

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Among people born in 1974 , VVS Laxman ranks 909 .  Before him are Carrie Brownstein , Kenji Kikawada , Daichi Matsuyama , Saulo Estevao da Costa Pimenta , Katie Smith , and Hermann Hreiðarsson . After him are Motohiro Yoshida , Ricky Ponting , Jennifer Nettles , Junji Nishizawa , Da Brat , and Adam Korol .

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Among people born in India , VVS Laxman ranks 1,230 out of 1,493 .  Before him are Kiara Advani (1992) , Meena Alexander (1951) , Kalki Koechlin (1984) , Mouni Roy (1985) , Ankita Lokhande (1984) , and Kabir Khan (1968) . After him are Ravi Kumar Dahiya (1997) , Kalpana Patowary (1978) , Shilpa Shirodkar (1969) , Srikanth Kidambi (1993) , Javagal Srinath (1969) , and Sakshi Tanwar (1973) .

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Among cricketers born in India , VVS Laxman ranks 16 .  Before him are Mithali Raj (1982) , Ravindra Jadeja (1988) , Diana Edulji (1956) , Virender Sehwag (1978) , Syed Kirmani (1949) , and Yuvraj Singh (1981) . After him are Javagal Srinath (1969) , Suresh Raina (1986) , Shikhar Dhawan (1985) , Harbhajan Singh (1980) , Ravichandran Ashwin (1986) , and Zaheer Khan (1978) .

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