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VVS Laxman's career in pictures

August 18, 2012, 3:38 pm
Tags: Australia, India, South Africa, Mumbai, VVS Laxman, Sydney, Adelaide, VVS Laxman Articles

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VVS Laxman makes his Test debut against South Africa in Ahmedabad with a half-century in 1996 © Getty Images He has a torrid time during the West Indies tour and is duly dropped by the end of the series in March 1997 © Getty Images Laxman scores a duck on his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 1998 and is dropped from the ODI team in the same year due to poor form © Getty Images Scores a staggering 1415 runs in the Ranji Trophy during the 1999-2000 season © Getty Images Makes his mark at the international level with a strokeful 167 off 198 balls against Australia in Sydney in 2000 © Getty Images He, along with Rahul Dravid (R), leads India's fightback with an epic 281 against the Australians in the second Test at Kolkata in 2001 © Getty Images Shares a 303-run stand with Rahul Dravid to set up the famous victory in Adelaide in 2002 © Getty Images Is ignored from India's ODI squad for 2003 World Cup in South Africa © Getty Images Scores 69 against Australia at Mumbai on a rank turner in India’s win in 2004 © Getty Images Is named as the Icon Player for his home franchise Deccan Chargers before the first season of IPL in 2008 © AFP Scores a double century to torment Australia in Delhi and help India reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008 © AFP Stokes a magnificent unbeaten 143 against South Africa at the Eden Gardens to help India win by an innings and 57 to level series 1-1 in 2010 © AFP VVS Laxman hits an unbeaten 103 while chasing a target of 257 runs against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2010 © AFP Once again guides India to victory against Australia at Mohali with an unbeaten 73 in 2010 © AFP At the IPL auction in 2011, VVS Laxman is bought by the newly formed franchise of Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $400,000 © AFP Retires from the International cricket in 2012 © Getty Images