From Twitter 10-06-2010

• 13:56:15: Also, kudos to @blinkandumissit and @adityamorarka for a good fight!
  
• 13:58:44: Hi All, This is your Quiz Host p1j with a shot impromptu quiz on the God of Indian Cricket at the moment VVS #Laxman
  
• 14:00:13: Seems yesterday's victory finally gave him the due he deserved... For most of the day Yesterday and today, he was even trending on Twitter!
  
• 14:01:26: It will be a short quiz of around 30 mins of 7-8 questions depending upon time all related to the Very Very Special #Laxman
  
• 14:02:10: I will need another 10 minutes to start the quiz... Till then I already have a question for you to solve as part of QOTD-06, reposting that
  
• 14:02:54: #QOTD-06 VVS Laxman features in which special class along with Thilan Samarweera, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardhne and ofc Sachin Tendulkar
  
• 14:03:16: #QOTD-06 This special class doesn't feature players like Rahul Dravid, Saurav, Sehwag, Dhoni, Hussy, Hayden or top contemporary batsman
  
• 14:03:43: #QOTD-06 can also add Jack Kallis to that special club so as Daniel Vettori
  
• 14:05:27: #QOTD-06 If you still require hint.. Add Harbhajan Singh also to the club! and relate with some thing very recent !
  
• 14:06:08: @adiratan its reposted.. hope you've seen this
  
• 14:07:28: QOTD-06 you have 10 minutes to solve the riddle.. No correct answer so far! in the meantime I clear up a pendency and comeback!
  
• 14:08:48: One more hint before I Go.... You can also add Shoib Akhtar to that special club.. You can use cricinfo or google as much as you want..
  
• 14:12:57: Not asking a player name, just need to know what special class these players feature in!
  
• 14:17:59: @saycoolnaga league of players.. classification
  
• 14:23:42: Ok.. Am Back!
  
• 14:24:02: Lots of answers but none of them is correct!
  
• 14:24:22: As I said its related to something special..
  
• 14:24:49: Should I give you another hint if You want to try? or post the answer?
  
• 14:25:40: On another hint and a couple of more minutes to solve
  
• 14:26:56: read "Ok" in last tweet.. Last hint :Ponting is standing a bit higher than Vettori and Kallis higher than Ponting in this league!
  
• 14:28:34: Think of something In News!
  
• 14:28:47: Ok Closing the Question!
  
• 14:30:23: VVS Laxman along with Samarweera, Ponting, Jayawardhne, Sachin , Kallis, Vettori represented their respective country in Commonwealth Games
  
• 14:30:53: Something that Dravid, Ganguly, Hussy, Sehwag or Dhoni couldnt
  
• 14:31:29: 1998 Games where Cricket was played! something special in their profile
  
• 14:32:34: Ok.. Coming up Q01 in the regular quiz!
  
• 14:33:14: Kallis won Gold Medal, Ponting Silver and Vettori Bronze (Respective countries).. so standing was according to Podium
  
• 14:34:45: Q01 - When VVS Laxman made a debut in Motera Test against South Africa in 1996, what specific record he deprived Sachin Tendulkar of
  
• 14:35:13: Rather than deprived, Put to Halt is correct word!
  
• 14:36:55: Ok.. Closing Q01
  
• 14:37:50: Tendulkar by then was the youngest player in each match from 1989 to 1996.. but in Motera test VVSL became youngest with 21 years..
  
• 14:38:31: though Sachin continued the record later (when VVSL was not in the team)
  
• 14:39:40: Giving freakverse 5, Crownish 2, anandhsub 1 for Q01
  
• 14:41:09: Q-02 another easy one.. To Whom VVS Laxman dedicated his century when he made blistering 178 against Austrailia (with Parents ofc)
  
• 14:42:03: Sydney Test 2004
  
• 14:45:23: Closing Q-02..
  
• 14:45:56: A-3 Laxman said "My parents, who have always been a source of inspiration to me. And Steve Waugh, who has also inspired me during my career"
  
• 14:46:23: Pioints for Q-02 blinkandumissit 5, billu_boy 2, Yashpal_C 1
  
• 14:47:41: Q-03. Laxman has made three first ball ducks in Test Cricket.. in the second one against Pakistan, What specific record team India created!
  
• 14:49:24: Very Interesting record.. need specifics..
  
• 14:49:53: and selected this question as Laxman's contribution would have deprived team India making that record:)
  
• 14:51:43: good to see someone making inroads! closing in a minute
  
• 14:52:51: Closing Q-03 with two correct answers
  
• 14:53:56: India Made 407 in both the innings. though there are many instance of duplicate scores in both innings, this has been Highest in both inns
  
• 14:54:26: and had Laxman added any score to his duck would have made difference :)
  
• 14:55:16: dolby_mehul 5, arnolddsouza 2and 1 to billu_boy for partial answer
  
• 14:56:53: Q-04 A Number Crunching Question.How many centuries Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman have putup together in the test matches all played together
  
• 14:58:01: Apologies for rushing up the quiz as have a meeting in 30 mins time.Please ignore all typing mistakes..did today as wanted todo it 2day only
  
• 14:59:55: The key clue is the matches they have played together
  
• 15:00:43: Ok Closing the question
  
• 15:02:05: Laxman, Dravid and Sachin have played 100 tests together from 1996-2010 have made 22896 runs with 58 centuries
  
• 15:03:11: Only arnolddsouza got 5 points..
  
• 15:03:57: Q-05 an easy one... Which player was sent back and never came back in the team when he had verbal assault on VVS Laxman
  
• 15:06:00: @Crownish yes but Century count remains the same
  
• 15:09:10: Closing Q-05
  
• 15:10:06: It was Shahid Afridi of Deccan Chargers in 2008, when he was in verbal spat with Laxman over his captaincy!
  
• 15:10:51: For Q-05, Crownish gets 5, Billu_boy 2 and kurisad 1
  
• 15:12:43: Q-06 How can you compare VVS Laxman's ODI century with his highest score till date with Kapil Dev's legendary knock of 175 atthe 83 worldcup
  
• 15:13:51: Looking for more specific answers
  
• 15:19:39: Q-06.Closing.. was looking in terms of records
  
• 15:21:47: A-06 Laxman played a winning knock when India had record for lowest total for 3 down (4/3) and went on to win the match..
  
• 15:22:20: Kapil played winning knock from a score of 17/5.. Interestingly both against Zimbabwe
  
• 15:23:20: Will give points to billu_boy 2 and scorpius69 1
  
• 15:24:03: Rushing off.. 2 more questions
  
• 15:24:13: Q-07 an easy one.. who said it
  
• 15:25:11: VVSL came out & brings out these special innings, one after another.& then he goes away, and we hear that he is sometimes not in the team.
  
• 15:25:25: cont.. "We have never been able to figure that out.. " who said this?
  
• 15:27:27: @suketutalekar there was a world record attached to that question..
  
• 15:29:11: Got the right answers for Q-07.. closing..
  
• 15:29:38: A-07 Adam Gilchrist said this... kurisad gets 5, homertweets 2 and parthajha 1
  
• 15:31:02: Q-08 When Laxman was scoring 281 in Kolkata, one photographer was running around all the ground to cover VVSL Shots from each angle
  
• 15:31:38: Q-08 cont.. He later said,,from all angle he found a symmetry in Laxman playing the shots.. can you name the photographer
  
• 15:32:24: @suketutalekar Have a look at this list for a reference http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/439530.html
  
• 15:34:02: Closing Q-08.... The answer is Australian Cricket Writer and Photographer Mark Ray
  
• 15:34:47: For Q-08 Crownish gets 5, Billu_boy gets 2 and 1 for Yashpal_C
  
• 15:34:55: Last question coming up..
  
• 15:36:46: Connect the two incidents in VVS Laxman CV.. Laxman scoring centuries in both the tests.. Antigua and Kolkata .. cont..
  
• 15:37:16: contd.. One of the matches had rare occurrence of both Wkt Keepers scoring Centuries
  
• 15:38:20: Final Clue of Q-08 : Rahul Dravid Kept wicket in one of the tests of the two for a while.. How two tests connects with Laxman..
  
• 15:39:38: @suketutalekar oops.. sorry.. am in a rush.. here is the link http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/388864.html
  
• 15:41:07: One of the clue was a clear give away!
  
• 15:41:31: No correct answer so far! Something significant in his profile in these two tests..
  
• 15:42:59: ok.. one last clue to join the the clues.. Sanford and Sami involved with Laxman in these two tests at some level..
  
• 15:45:07: a little correction with the scores of Q-07 (Gilchrist) Sidvee gets 5 kurisad gets 2, and homertweets 1
  
• 15:45:41: Closing the Question and Quiz..
  
• 15:46:43: A-09 Laxman's only test dismissals of Sanford in Antigua 2002 and Sami in Kolkata 2007..
  
• 15:47:14: A Sanford c Khan b Laxman 2 (2002)
  Mohammad Sami c Jaffer b Laxman 38 (2007)
  
• 15:48:03: Sami's one was a cracker as Kumble surprisingly gave ball to Laxman after a long stand and Laxman broke that stand in his first & only over
  
• 15:48:44: One informal question while I add totals..
  
• 15:54:00: What is Laxman's Average score in innings after Follow on in the Test Matches India has followed on since 2001!
  
• 15:55:54: for Q-09 Billu_boy gets 5, Yashpal_C 2 and freakverse 1
  
• 15:56:31: The final scores are here..
  
• 15:57:48: The Winner is @Billu_boy with 14 points.. @crownish on second spot with 12 points and @arnolddsouza on Third spot with 8 points
  
• 15:58:25: Congratulations and Big Applause for the winners.. @Billu_boy @crownish @arnolddsouza
  
• 15:58:54: Sorry for a bit of hotch potch, due to some rush... am already late :( See you all later
  
• 15:59:26: Before I go the answer for the informal question is as below..
  
• 16:00:59: As expected his is the highest average.. a whopping 246.50 in 4 innings
  4M 4I 2no 493runs 281h 246.50av 2c 1hc
  
• 16:01:37: This was a quick tribute to one of the greatest batsman of India! VVS Laxman you are really very very special!
  
• 16:02:53: This was an impromptu quiz and Most of the questions were prepared when last quiz was on.. apologies for any mixup! Se you all later!
  
• 19:10:33: Watch out for two quizzes on Thursday: on mathematics and AR Rahman (audio only). Check http://bit.ly/9ol7wX. Contact @lavanyam to host
  

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