

That put to shade even his awesome achievement in the World T20 triumph in 2007, where he famously hit a Stuart Broad over for six sixes. His ODI career is full of highlight reels, with the biggest impact being his contribution to India’s World Cup triumph in 2011 – 362 runs, 15 wickets, and four Man-of-the-Match awards, and the Player of the Tournament. Testament to Yuvraj’s importance is that when he was dropped from the ODI side in 2010, it was the first such occurrence since he cemented his place in the Indian team. Both batsmen, superb ODI operators in their own right, credited their success to Yuvraj’s ability to score at will. Soon Yuvraj would become India’s middle-order lynchpin, forming fruitful partnerships first with Rahul Dravid and then with MS Dhoni. At 18 he was shredding a strong Australian attack, in only his second ODI, in the Champions Trophy in 2000. The major shift came when, at 15, he carried kitbags in crowded local trains, living away from his parents and a luxurious life in Punjab. Mont -Editors -omgivande -zerbitzu -cle -Ball -Language -situato -Desa. “From now on, you are going to play cricket.” And from then on he has played cricket. +al +new +left +2008 +would +2010 +2007 +ly +2014 than -1953 -ine.


So obsessed was he with Yuvraj’s cricket that he took a skating gold medal off his young son’s neck and threw it out of the car. Yuvraj’s father, Yograj, who played one Test for India, was what Mike Agassi was to Andre.
