Jagrick Dey: Legendary Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh arrived at Kolkata for the first time after his retirement to receive the lifetime achievement award from Indian Chamber of Commerce. The 2011 World Cup star feels that India is outright favorite in the ongoing World Cup. He said, ”Obviously India is the favorite in this World Cup.”
The former Indian all rounder praised Indian opener Rohit Sharma for his brilliant form in the 2019 World Cup as he scored five tons. Yuvi said, “Rohit will score atleast another century in remaining two games.”
Yuvraj helped India win the title and smashed a record six sixes in a row against England pacer Stuart Broad, Yuvraj said: “The inaugural World Twenty in 2007 changed world cricket specially in T20. It was just my day. The fifth ball was a yorker and still I managed to hit that out of the park. It was my day.”
“It was a phenomenal tournament, it took cricket to the next level. Absolutely nobody was expecting us to win it. We played fearless cricket. We had a new captain. We lost a few crucial games and had to win all three to get to the finals. We just went and expressed ourselves,” he added.
The former Indian all rounder never settled in a franchise while playing in the IPL. two IPL winning teams Sunrisers Hyderabad (2016) and Mumbai Indians this year.
“I was never settled in whichever franchise I played for. I didn’t really get settled where you are made to play for one franchise or maybe two,” Yuvraj said while receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 91st annual general meeting of the Indian Chambers of Commerce here.
The left-hander was part of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s maiden and only IPL triumph in 2016 but the stylish all-rounder went unsold in the first round of bidding for this year’s IPL before being sold to eventual winners Mumbai at his base price of Rs 1 crore.
“I can’t really complain about it. It was great working with all these teams. Being with Mumbai Indians and winning the championship, and also winning for Sunrisers was a great experience,” said Yuvraj, who played four matches for Mumbai this season.