“If you get Dravid, great. If you get Sachin, brilliant. If you get Laxman, it’s a miracle.” Steve Waugh
“The best part about Laxman was his sense of grace on and off the field, both in good times and bad times. I will remember him most for his sense of balance while batting, his ability to keep smiling whatever the situation and the tenacity to keep bouncing back.” Rahul Dravid
“When i walk out to play in Hyderabad I will feel a deep void. A void that can never be filled. My dear friend, VVS Laxman…” Sachin Tendulkar
“That was the brightest day in Laxman’s career. That innings had a big impact on Indian cricket. It had given us a huge sense of relief and made us have belief in ourselves that we’re not behind… Since then, we never looked back as Indian cricket kept improving.”Sourav Ganguly on Laxman’s 281 in the 2001 Kolkata Test against Australia
“VVS is one of the finest human beings to have played cricket. One of the main pillars of the team and a true friend. Words are not enough.” Virender Sehwag
“Not many batsmen made batting look as easy as VVS Laxman. 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; his record against Australia, the world’s No. 1 team for the better part of his career, speaks for itself. 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.” BCCI president N Srinivasan.
“On his day he could beat even 22 fielders and find the boundary.” Zaheer Khan
I feel sadder at VVS’s departure than Dravid’s. With Dravid, I respected *what* he did. With Laxman, I loved *how* he did it. Magic.
–Ramesh Srivats, Twitter celeb
A wizard among muggles – Sharda Ugra, Cricinfo
