Yuvraj Singh Talks About Hitting Six Sixes and His Favorite Captains

New Delhi [India], September 26: Legendary Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh shared his experience of hitting six sixes in an over against England during the first ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. He was speaking on the ‘Club Prairie Fire’ podcast with cricket legends Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist.

Six Sixes in an Over

In the match against England, Yuvraj became the first international player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is and the first Indian to do so in international cricket. He scored 58 runs in just 16 balls, helping India reach a match-winning total of 218/4.

Yuvraj recalled, “It was the first T20 World Cup. Nobody knew how to approach a T20 game. Yorkshire was the place where I played my first T20 games and understood the format. In 2007, it was new, and seniors were rested. There was hardly any planning. It was just one of those days where everything hits the centre of the bat.”

An argument with England’s all-rounder Andrew Flintoff motivated Yuvraj to hit six sixes. “He said a few kind words to me. I went back to check on him. The umpire came, and I told him he started it and either he stops or he will have to interfere. Umpire lets him go, and I was a bit furious. I just wanted to hit every ball out of the ground, and it happened,” Yuvraj said.

Favorite Captains

Yuvraj also spoke about his favorite captains, highlighting Saurav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, and Anil Kumble. “We had a couple of guys, mostly it was Saurav and MS for a while. I got into the team when Saurav was the captain. He gave us a lot of confidence and chances, to me Sehwag, Bhajji (Harbhajan Singh) and Zaheer (Khan). He stuck to us for a bit, knowing we could be match winners of a future. We were young, not consistent. Then the team went to Rahul for a bit and then Dhoni.”

“Under Dhoni, we had a great coach, Gary Kirsten, who made us believe we could win the World Cup and become the #1 Test team. Saurav was him being aggressive, taking teams head on. Dhoni was also a great captain. MS always had a plan B, that is what I really liked about him. Then Kumble became the Test captain when we came to Australia. His attitude was to take the ball when the situation was tough, not hand it to others, or to take the ball when wickets were falling. I thought it was great. Saurav was the guy who gave us the opportunity to shine in international cricket,” he added.