Road Safety World Series: Yuvraj Singh opens up on why he did not go for fifth consecutive six

Yuvraj Singh is almost 40 years old, but he has still got the flair and flamboyance in him. On 13th March 2021, the batting legend smashed the South Africa Legends’ bowlers all around the park and scored a scintillating 22-ball 52. And, he was particularly severe on Zander De Bruyn and pummeled the veteran pacer for 4 consecutive sixes in the 18th over of the innings.

Each six was hit cleanly, and it was the Yuvraj of old. And now, after his stunning heroics, the Indian Legend has opened up on why he did not go for five sixes in a row. He said that while was looking to hit the fifth six, he remembered that there was already a dot ball that was bowled in the over, and he was also waiting for the bowler to bowl in his arc.

Yuvraj further stated that there were still two overs left and he decided that it would be better to rotate the strike and bat till the end. The batting legend also said that the wicket was good to bat on, and he wanted to stay till the end.

“I was looking to hit the fifth consecutive six because I remember that there was one dot ball in the over. And I was waiting for the bowler to bowl in my areas. So after the fourth six, I was looking for the fifth six but there were also two overs to go so I decided to rotate the strike and bat till the end to have a big score. The wicket was really good and South Africa had won the last game. So I wanted to bat till the end and I am happy to do that,” said Yuvraj in the post-match press conference.

It’s like playing for India again: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj further added that he felt like he was once again playing for his country and everybody in the stands was holding a light and it was an amazing feeling. The flamboyant left-hander revealed that it was great to see the people come to the stadium and enjoying the game and concluded by stating that the players are happy to express themselves on the field.

“It’s like playing for India again, everybody in the stands was holding a light and it was amazing. It is great to see people coming back into the ground and enjoying the game. It has been hard for everyone during Covid-19, people on television or people on the ground are getting to watch some entertaining cricket. All the players are happy to express themselves,” concluded Yuvraj.

The India Legends produced a clinical performance with both bat and ball to comfortably beat the South African Legends by 56 runs.