Published 16:30 IST, August 7th 2020

VVS Laxman goes into nostalgic mode with skyjump photo from 2002 New Zealand tour

Former Indian cricketer took to Instagram to share a nostalgic memory of him bungee jumping with Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh & Zaheer Khan.

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Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman is regarded as one of best cricketers to ever play for India. batsman has several iconic innings to his name and has mand to guide India to positive results from losing positions many times in his career. retired cricketer recently took to Instagram to share a stalgic memory from India’s 2002 tour of New Zealand.

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VVS Laxman gets stalgic, shares a picture with teammates

VVS Laxman took to Instagram to share a picture with his teammates on #throwbackthursday. former cricketer shared two pictures, in which he is seen along with or Indian cricketers such as Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan. VVS Laxman wrote in caption that posted pictures were from Auckland Sky Tower, which provided wonderful memories.

In first picture shared by VVS Laxman, he along with Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan are seen in bungee jumping gear just before y’re about to jump. cricketers are seen looking towards camera with ir hands folded, with beautiful backdrop of Auckland visible in background. second picture shared by VVS Laxman is a similar one, in which cricketers are seen posing toger. While VVS Laxman is seen with his arms over Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar are visible smiling while Yuvraj Singh is ed as he gestures a victory sign towards camera.

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Auckland Sky Tower is a famous tourist attraction in New Zealand and is also classified as New Zealand’s tallest building. Sky Tower is located in centre of Auckland’s Central Business District. Tourists visiting location have option of experiencing a sky jump or a skywalk from tower as well.

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Fans love VVS Laxman’s post, Harbhajan Singh reacts

Cricket fans seemed to love picture shared by VVS Laxman. A fan commented saying that picture showed his childhood heroes. Ar fan mentioned how picture captured legends of Indian cricket. One fan interestingly revealed how he still has newspaper cut-out of same picture. A fan also recalled how he saw same picture in Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography.

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CSK spinner Harbhajan Singh also replied to post, saying that those times were great fun. Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh aren’t only cricketers to enjoy  Sky Tower venture. Earlier this year, pictures of Irfan Pathan, sports presenter Jatin Sapru and New Zealand pacer Trent Boult also surfaced online, in which trio are seen atop tower in New Zealand.

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16:30 IST, August 7th 2020