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Published 09:10 IST, November 1st 2019

VVS Laxman turns 45: The top 4 tweets by the class ex-Indian batsman

Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman will be turning 45 on Friday. Laxman has been inspiring people with tweets. Let’s take a look at his top four tweets.

Reported by: Akhil Nambiar
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Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman turned 45 on Friday. He has been prolific in his Test career as he has scored 8781 runs in 225 innings. In 2001, Laxman scored a mammoth 281 runs against Australia in a Test match which happens to be his highest score in Test cricket. India won that match by 171 runs. Meanwhile, in the ODI format, he has scored a total of 2338 runs in 83 innings. Post his career, he has been active on Twitter and inspires many people with his tweets. On his 45th birthday, let’s take a look at his top four tweets so far.

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Happy Birthday VVS Laxman

This is Laxman's most recent tweet where he shared two pictures of his Under-16 and Under-19 cricket days. He is seen sitting in the dugout with his fellow teammates which he termed as a nostalgic moment with a hashtag.

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VVS Laxman often posts inspirational tweets which motivate his followers. He wrote that one should be thankful to what you already have and you should keep encouraging yourself to pursue new goals. He added that if you are not happy with what you already have, you can't be happy with the more you achieve too.

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The former Indian cricketer shared a video from his cricket live segment on television where he is seen catching a ball hit by another former cricketer and television host Aakash Chopra. He wrote about never knowing that his finest close-in catch would come in a full suit and not in whites.

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In this tweet, he hailed the Indian soldiers who reclaimed Kargil for our country. He tweeted this on the occasion of Kargil Diwas back in July with its hashtag.

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Updated 10:49 IST, November 1st 2019

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