VVS Laxman is a prominent figure among India’s fab four. Considered as Test specialist, the Hyderabad batsman is part of the Indian Test cricket team for the past 12 years. Born on November 1. 1974 in Hyderabad, Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, popularly known as VVS Laxman is apart of Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He also had taook the bat in hands for Lancashire, the English county club. Laxman has also led Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premium League. VVS Laxman is a right-handed batsman who also occassionaly tries spin bowling. For Laxman, former Indian captain, Mohammed Azharudeen is the role model and like Azhar,

he is also famous for his superb timing and the ability to hit against the spin.

Laxman began his Test career in 1996 in Ahamedabad against South Afria with an amazing fifty. But he foud it hard to find a regular berth in th Indian middle order, and was asked to open the innings in the South Africa series in 1997. Laxman took it three yerars to prove his caliber in batting. It was in January 2000 in Sydney, he got a chance to knock out 167 against Australia resucing the Indian side from a diasateral defeat.Laxman was not happy with his position as an opener, rather he prefered to play in domestic cricket. He was out squad for nearly a year until got a space in the home series against Australia in late 2000. It was this series that changed the cricket life of this Hyderabad batsman. With a massive and destructive score of 281 in the second Test in Kolkata, he rose to stradom. This is the highest test score ever made by an India batsman. With this performance, Laxman cemented a permanmant seat in the India Test team.

In his twelve year long Test career he have played 96 matches and has scored 6000 runs, including 12 centuries. He also have played 86 One-Day Internatonals scoring 2500 runs including six centuries. He is married to Shylaja and stays in Hyderabad. Laxman is looking forward to the upcoming Australian series, which is another litmus test for him after the retirement announcement of Saurav Ganguly.

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Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is a legend in cricket. Known for his aggressive style of batting and belligerent way of behaviour on ground, he was nicknamed the King by his team mates. Viv Richards was born at St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952. Popularly known as Viv Richards, he was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts. He was selected as the greatest ODI batsman of all time, and the third greatest Test batsman of all time by Wisden. This right hand batsman was famous for his attacking style. He was also an excellent fielder and a handy off-spin bowler. This devastating batsman was a favourite of every cricket lover. His batting style was adored by cricketers,

journalists, fans and others alike.Richards faced the fast bowling of the era fearlessly even without waering a helmet. In his cricket career spanning over 17 years from 1974 to 1991, he led the carribean batting side successfully.

My prominent players incluidng Pakistan’s Imran Khan noted writer John Brimingham are of the opinion that Richards is the greatest ever batsman who faced fast bowling effectively. According to Ian Chappel, former Australian captain, richards the second greatest batsman after Sir Garyfield Sobers. Barry Richards, Ravi Shastri and Neil Fairbrother considers him as the greatest batsman ever happened in cricket. For Wasim Akram, he is the most terrific batsman ever Akram had bowled.

Richards made his debut in Test cricket in 1974 against India in Bangalore. He scored a century in the next Test of the same series in New Delhi. In the career of 121 matches, he has scored 8,540 runs including 24 centuries. He was also a successful captain who took the Caribbean side to victory in 27 of the 50 matches. He was also the part of the West Indies team that won Word Cup two times and the team that lost in the finals of 1983. His highest score in One Day Internationals of 181 runs was a record in World Cup. His score of 189 was also a record in ODIs until broken by Saeed Anwar.

Apart of the cricket career he is also respected for his clean personality. Richards was knighted in his native Antigua in 2007.

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