Tag: Yuvraj Singh

Southampton: Bangladesh’s Shakib al Hasan, number one ODI all-rounder, has achieved a rare feat by becoming the only second player to score a 50 and take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match. On Monday, Shakib continued with his golden run in the ongoing tournament as he first scored 51 off 69 balls — […]

New Delhi: Showering praise on young stumper Rishabh Pant, former India batsman Yuvraj Singh feels Pant is India’s No. 4 batsman for the future. Yuvraj also said that the wicketkeeper-batsman needs to be groomed properly for the slot. Pant was included in India’s World Cup squad after opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out due to […]

New Delhi: “There was never a chance for South Africa to win this World Cup without you,” said former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to former Proteas captain AB de Villiers after he cleared the controversy regarding his selection in the showpiece event being held in England and Wales. During the ongoing World Cup, there were […]

New Delhi: Former cricketers, including India’s Gautam Gambhir, came down heavily on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its “ridiculous” rule on boundary count that decided the World Cup title in England’s favour and denied New Zealand after a pulsating final in London. In a thrilling encounter on Sunday night at the Lord’s, England were […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to hand Yuvraj Singh a No-Objection Certificate to participate in the Global T20 League being held in Canada came as a huge relief for many former Indian players who have not been in the scheme of things when it comes to international cricket […]

Mumbai: India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh on Friday took a fun dig at India’s nagging No. 4 woes after Harbhajan Singh threw his weight behind Sanju Samson to bat in that position in One Day International matches. Samson smashed a 48-ball 91 in India A’s 36-run victory over South Africa A, batting at No. […]

Over 17000 runs, 800+ dismissals as wicket keeper and 3 ICC trophies as captain. Is it the end of Dhoni era? Moments after #Dhoni started trending on Twitter today, speculations were rife that the former Indian skipper, who has been off-field since India’s world cup exit, might hang his boots today. It is also being […]

Mohali: India head coach Ravi Shastri went down memory lane to relieve the magic of Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes against England in the inaugural World T20 which M.S. Dhoni-led India won. “12 years ago, I had microphone in my hand and junior had the willow. Relive the magic,” Shastri wrote in a tweet sharing the […]

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday backed the under-fire Rishabh Pant, saying the youngster doesn’t deserve the criticism coming his way and needs the support of captain Virat Kohli to overcome the slump. Pant has been drawing flak for failing to grab his chances and getting out to rash shots despite being […]

New Delhi: The never-ending chatter around Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s future is “unfair” and the decision to retire rests solely with the World Cup-winning captain, his former India teammate Yuvraj Singh said on Tuesday. Dhoni’s future in international cricket has been a subject of intense speculation since the conclusion of the ICC World Cup in July, […]

New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has said that he was not picked for the Indian team in 2017 despite passing the mandatory yo-yo test. India’s 2011 World Cup player of the tournament, Yuvraj was dropped after the 2017 tour of West Indies after enduring a lean patch. Earlier, this year, the celebrated southpaw […]

Mumbai: Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh on Monday claimed that the country’s cricketers feel compelled to play even when they are not in a condition to for the fear of losing their place, a situation he hopes will change with Sourav Ganguly as BCCI President. The swashbuckling left-hander, who has retired from international cricket to […]

New Delhi: Following Yuvraj Singh’s criticism of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for releasing Australian batsman Chris Lynn for next year’s edition of the Indian Premier League, franchise CEO Venky Mysore has come out with a cheeky response to the former Indian all-rounder. Mysore said on Tuesday that KKR released Lynn so that they can bid […]

Abu Dhabi: Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh’s participation in this year’s Abu Dhabi T10 has had a big impact on the tournament, according to its founder and chairman Shaji Ul Mulk. Yuvraj, who retired from international cricket earlier in June 2019, is playing for the Maratha Arabians in the third edition of the league. “We […]

New Delhi: ICC Cricket World Cup was the top trending query on Google Search in 2019 in India, the company announced on Wednesday while announcing its “Year in Search” results, which highlight stand-out moments in Search across news, sporting events, personalities, movies, and songs. Recapping the trends that stoked the Indian users’ imagination in 2019, […]