Xtra Time Web Desk: Two stalwarts of Indian cricket Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will have stands named after them at the IS Bindra stadium on Tuesday. Both Yuvraj and Harbhajan will be present at IS Bindra stadium for the inauguration of the two stands named after them. The Terrace Block and North Pavilion stands is going to be named after Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh, respectively during the first T20I.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah is also likely to be present on the occasion along with PCA President Gulzar Chahal.
The Terrace Block will be named after Harbhajan Singh — who has represented India in 103 Test, 236 ODI and 28 T20I and picked up a total of 711 wickets in all the three formats. The North Pavilion of the stadium, similarly, has been named after Yuvraj Singh, who played in 40 Test, 304 ODI and 58 T20I matches for India and scored 11,778 runs, besides claiming 148 wickets in all three formats.
Mohali’s international stadium was built in 1994 and is named after former PCA and BCCI official IS Bindra. The venue so far has hosted a total of 14 Test matches, 25 ODI matches and five T20 matches.