In order to honour two of the most revered cricket star of the city, The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has decided to immortalize VVS Laxman and Mohammad Azharuddin by erecting their bronze statue at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
“We planned this about a month ago. We are honouring Laxman for having played more than 100 Tests and Azhar for finishing just one shy of that milestone,” HCA secretary MV Sridhar told DNA.
According to Sridhar, the plan is likely to be executed in three months.
“We thought it would be nice to honour them in this manner. Each statue will be nine-feet tall and cost Rs 10 lakh. In Laxman’s case, the statue will show him acknowledging the crowd with a bat in one hand and a helmet in the other. It’s a moment captured from the historic 2001 Kolkata Test against Australia. Azhar will be shown executing his trademark on-drive,” the report further quotes Sridhar.
Meanwhile on Wednesday the north stand of the stadium was named after Laxman at a low-key ceremony . Neither Laxman nor any player from the Indian team was present.