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Yograj Singh (left) and Yuvraj Singh.© YouTube video seize
One of many best middle-order batters within the historical past of the sport, Yuvraj Singh’s dedication to Indian cricket stays unparalleled. Regardless of battling most cancers, Yuvraj performed an important position in India’s triumph on the 2011 World Cup. He was additionally named the Participant of the Sequence for his exemplary performances over the course of the event. It was solely after the conclusion of the event that Yuvraj was identified with most cancers. His profession with the Indian workforce by no means noticed the identical heights afterwards.
Complete India sings praises of Yuvraj even as we speak for what he did for the nation within the 2007 ICC World T20 and 2011 World Cup. His father Yograj Singh, in a podcast, mentioned that he would’ve been proud even when Yuvraj had died throughout the World Cup as India lifted the title.
“For our country, if Yuvraj Singh had died from cancer and had won India the World Cup, I would have been a proud father. I still am very proud of him. I have told him this over the phone as well. I wanted him to play even when he was spitting blood. I told him, ‘Don’t worry, you won’t die. Win this World Cup for India,'” Yograj mentioned on Unfiltered by Samdish podcast.
Whereas Yuvraj is among the best finishers Indian cricket has seen, his father nonetheless feels the southpaw could not fulfill the potential he had.
“Yuvraj Singh, if he had worked even 10 percent like his father, he would have become a great cricketer,” Yograj mentioned.
Within the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj scored 362 runs at a median of 90.50 and a strike-rate of 86.19, enjoying an important position within the workforce’s title-winning present. He had a couple of appearances for India the next years after recovering from lung most cancers earlier than hanging up his boots in 2019.
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