5 Indian greats who did not get a farewell Test

#2 VVS Laxman

VVS playing a pull shot

An artist with the bat, Laxman played several match-winning knocks for India. He was an expert of batting with the tail and while batting with the tail he took India across the finishing line many times. Such was the talent of Laxman that even after many years of his retirement the Indian team is still struggling to find a suitable replacement for him at the number 6.

Laxman's last Test match was the same as Dravid's, against Australia at Adelaide in Jan 2012.

He announced his retirement a few months later. It is a sad part of Indian test cricket's history that two of its most deserving batsmen never got a farewell match.