India's 'very special' VVS Laxman celebrates his 38th birthday today. We look at some rare picture of the players from over the years. Here, Laxman returns with a fractured hand after getting hit in the Jo’burg Test on 1997 tour
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Laxman gets hit by a Glenn McGrath bouncer during his epic innings of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2001
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Laxman is greeted by his teammates Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and coach John Wright after scoring a ton at Mohali in 2003
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Laxman with wife Sailaja during their wedding reception in 2004.
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The Hyderabadi in Faisalabad during the Pakistan tour of 2003-04.
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The elegant right-hander during a net session at Hyderabad in 2005.
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VVS Laxman reads a book on teammate Sachin Tendulkar in his hotel room in Mumbai before the team’s departure to South Africa in 2006
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Laxman is hit on his elbow by a Shoaib Akhtar delivery during the third Test between India and Pakistan at Bangalore in 2007
