V. V. S. Laxman

Some Lesser Known Facts About V. V. S. Laxman

• 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 July 2022, Laxman was appointed to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Cricket Committee along with former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori. ^[2]Hindustan Times

• During a 2007 test match in Cape Town against South Africa, the batting order for the Indian team had VVS Laxman slated to bat at Number 5 and Sourav Ganguly at Number 6. However, a few Indian wickets fell rapidly, causing chaos in the dressing room. Meanwhile, due to technical reasons, Sachin Tendulkar was delayed from taking the field for a few more minutes. Unexpectedly, it was Laxman’s turn to bat sooner than anticipated, but he was in the shower at that moment. Rahul Dravid, the non-striking batsman, was expecting Sachin Tendulkar to join him on the field, but instead, it was Sourav Ganguly who emerged from the pavilion. This was revealed in the book ‘’281 and Beyond’’ written by Laxman with R. Kaushik. ^[3]The Hindu

• In 2023, Laxman was named the coach of India’s men’s cricket team for the Asian Games 2023.