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Yuvraj Singh recalls his six sixes after a decade, reveals that 'pressure was on Stuart Broad'

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 14 October 2017, 20:05 IST
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Recalling his magical six sixes in an over of England fast bowler Stuart Broad, Indian explosive batsman Yuvraj Singh recalled that historic moment, saying he was happy to give it back to England.

This all happened on 19th September 2007 in the 2007 T-20 World Cup group match against England. This match will always remain memorable for India cricket fans.


On that day, in the World T20 match in Durban, Yuvraj had hit six sixes off Broad in an over during his cameo of 16-ball 58.

Ten years have passed but Yuvraj's innings remains etched in the history of Indian cricket. Then India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was watching Yuvraj's carnage from the other end.

Yuvraj remembered the phenomena after being named as an ambassador for Laureus. At the programme, auto major Mercedes Benz announced support to Laureus for their various programmes.

"The pressure was on him (Stuart Broad) obviously on the sixth ball. I felt it was my day and I knew that the bowler is going to make a mistake and I am going to pounce on it, because anything which I hit was going off the middle of the bat," recalled Yuvraj.

Prior to that, Yuvraj recalled that he was hit for five consecutive sixes by England's Dimitri Mascarenhas in an ODI at The Oval.

So, the left-handed batsman said he was happy to give it back to England.

"I remember getting hit for five sixes against England but very few people remember that, so I was happy to give it back," he quipped.

Yuvraj was the man of the tournament when India won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2012 but he fought back and returned to international cricket later in the year.

-With PTI inputs

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First published: 14 October 2017, 20:05 IST