VVS Laxman

Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, known as VVS Laxman (born 1974), is an Indian former international cricketer and later commentator and coach, a right-handed batsman known for elegant stroke play who batted in the middle order in Test cricket. Born in Hyderabad, he chose cricket over medical school and is one of the few players to have played 100 Tests without appearing in a Cricket World Cup. He was part of the Indian team that shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka, was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 2002 and was counted among the original Fab Four of Indian batting. In domestic cricket he represented Hyderabad and played county cricket for Lancashire, and captained the Deccan Chargers in the first Indian Premier League season. He received the Padma Shri in 2011 and retired from international cricket in 2012.