Rohan495 Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 HYDERABAD: The beleaguered Deccan Chargers has suffered yet another jolt. Captain V.V.S. Laxman has ruled himself out of the remaining DLF-Indian Premier League owing to a hairline fracture just below the right wrist. Just before a practice session at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, a visibly dejected Laxman said he had had another review with the orthopaedic surgeon on Monday morning and his injury was diagnosed as a hairline fracture. Disappointed “I was very keen to play in yesterday’s (Sunday) match and the coming one. But I found it nearly impossible to hold the bat and face even a tennis ball,†he said. The elegant Hyderabadi, a picture of disappointment after the team’s dismal performance with just two wins from nine matches, said: “It’s sad that I had to miss some of the matches. It is all the more disappointing since the injury came when I was getting into the groove.†His right hand encased in plaster, Laxman was in severe pain when he turned up along with his teammates for a function organised by Rotary International here on Monday. — Principal Correspondent
Rohan495 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Posted May 13, 2008 gonna miss the limited over version of VVS, the one that just caresses the ball to the boundary which is pretty much as effective as being a power hitter.
fineleg Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 is he gonna make it to SL tests, or is this a call up for Rohit Sharma in Tests (or Yuseless gonna be in 11 )
Rohan495 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Posted May 13, 2008 is he gonna make it to SL tests' date=' or is this a call up for Rohit Sharma in Tests (or Yuseless gonna be in 11 )[/quote'] no just for the tournament, the tests are all the way in July
Rohan495 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Posted May 13, 2008 The injury came 8 matches too late for DC... :giggle: yea even though hes played well in the tourney and was just getting better you call it too late
cricketman Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 The injury came 8 matches too late for DC... :giggle: Good captaincy, awesome batting. Was getting into the groove in both. Next to venu, Laxman would probs be the third best batsman in the team. Maybe even second or first.
amits Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 this could be a bad news for hyderabad. although laxman wasnt good in captaincy, but his batting could be missed. hyderabad needed to play 7 indian players. rohit sharma, venugopal & laxman would have made 3 of them, but now some cr@p player like arjun yadav might be replacing laxman
Rohan495 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Posted May 13, 2008 IPL wont be the same without Laxmans elegance. maybe in india hes doubted as a t20 cricketer but if the world saw him on TV they would be amazed by his subliminal batting.
Cricketics Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 i just bloody hope that he doesn't miss out the flight to Lanka..
Rohan495 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Posted May 13, 2008 i just bloody hope that he doesn't miss out the flight to Lanka.. seriously could be a real defining moment of his career(this injury)
graphic23 Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Ugh. I seriously hope he's fit for SL. We need him there. This is what I feared -that the IPL would cause injuries that would affect the availability of the players for the international schedule. *Sigh* Hopefully he'll overcome it very soon. Good luck to DC for the rest of the games (even though they don't count anymore, unfortunately).
talksport Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Dayum.... C'Mon Gilly....Give them a run fo r the money
Rohan495 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Posted May 13, 2008 i really hope VVS is fighting fit come the tests in SL hes set to recover within 3 weeks.
amits Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 i do hope vvs laxman does well in the next edition of ipl. just when it looked like he had improved & adapted to 20/20, he got injured:(( and his 48 & 52 were good innings and looked better than some ugly innings played by the aussie batsmen
Rohan495 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Posted May 14, 2008 i do hope vvs laxman does well in the next edition of ipl. just when it looked like he had improved & adapted to 20/20' date=' he got injured:(( and his 48 & 52 were good innings and looked better than some ugly innings played by the aussie batsmen[/quote'] there was nothing wrong with his performances this year in the IPL, a strike rate of 117 and an average of 31 for a player like Laxman is real good. Hes done far better than a lot who everyone expected to do more. For a player worth 375k you cant complain. His career has been tough luck. First getting booted of the ODI team, missing out on the 2003 world cup and even in 2007, in 03 just by a whisker. Then all of a sudden a doubt in his place in the test team and Yuvraj is a better fit. and now right when he was starting to silence his critics a harsh injury to end his IPL stint, .I wish to see him next year with a more balanced charger line up with some better bowlers.
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