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What would 'Gabbar' have asked from VVS Laxman in 'Sholay'? Virender Sehwag answers

Laxman, born on November 1, 1974, turned 42 years old today.

What would 'Gabbar' have asked from VVS Laxman in 'Sholay'? Virender Sehwag answers

New Delhi: Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman shared plenty of special moments during their time in the commentary box in the India-New Zealand series.

Be it Viru's epic pun-liners or VVS recalling old incidents, the commentary was a treat to fans throughout the series.

Laxman, who turned 42 on November, 1, 2016, received birthday wishes from some of the biggest names in cricket but Sehwag's wish – as always – had to be the most epic.

Viru tweeted - Happy Birthday @VVSLaxman281 .

If Vanigurappa Venkata Sai ji was in Sholay, Gabbar would have said "Yeh kalaai (wrist) humka dede Laxman"

VVS, known for the use of his wrist while playing shots was teased by Viru in Gabbar (the famous Sholay movie character) style.

Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Patha, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan were some of the names to wish the Very Very Special ex-Indian batsman on his birthday.

Sachin Tendulkar - Happy Birthday Lachi @VVSLaxman281, a fantastic team man, a great human being who always wanted to do something special for India!

Shikhar Dhawan - @VVSLaxman281 Wish you a very happy b'day Laxman bhai. May you have a cracking day and wonderfull year ahead. #legend

Irfan Pathan - very happy birthday to d guy who laughs his heart out n make others happy too @VVSLaxman281 #birthday #legend

Yuvraj Singh - Many happy returns of the day to very very special person and a legend of Indian cricket ! @VVSLaxman281 god bless you buddy

Ajinkya Rahane - Wish you a very happy birthday @VVSLaxman281 bhai. Have a great day.