There are only two Indian cricketers who comprise the listing of hitting six sixes in a single ever – Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh in India’s total cricketing history so a ways. Whereas Shastri carried out this feat in a Ranji Trophy match playing for Bombay against Baroda, Yuvraj Singh is the finest one to set that feat within the worldwide arena at the inaugural T20 World Cup against England’s Stuart Mighty.
Shastri nicknamed former India batsman ‘Junior’ while Yuvraj calls Crew India head coach as ‘Senior’ since that improbable night in South Africa. Passe India all-rounder Shastri changed into as soon as behind the mic when Yuvraj rewrote history.
“Now not many avid gamers comprise hit six sixes in an over in any layout and, if I could perhaps brag a exiguous bit, for these which comprise, the fun and pleasure of doing so remains for a lifetime. Yuvi, till then changed into as soon as a gorgeous batsman, grew to change into an icon as he carried out this in an worldwide tournament,” Shastri writes in his fresh book – ‘Stargazing: The avid gamers in my lifestyles’.
Yuvraj Singh retired from worldwide cricket aid in 2019 after turning out in 40 Assessments, 304 ODIs and 58 T20s for India. The Punjab southpaw changed into as soon as phase of two World Cup-winning groups in 2007 and 2011 in both T20 and 50-over formats.
“I started calling him ‘Junior’ after that scintillating innings and he started addressing me as ‘Senior’. In the final decade and extra since, our camaraderie has prolonged beyond the six-hitting listing we share,” Shastri wrote on Yuvraj.
“In his heyday, Yuvi changed into as soon as a massive crowd-puller. His capability to hit sixes changed into as soon as rather outstanding. He had a simple swing that would ship the ball a protracted distance. This made him extraordinarily fashionable by the followers and dread of bowlers,” Shastri, who hit six sixes against Baroda’s Tilak Raj in 1985, writes.
Yuvraj Singh ended up as the person-of-the-tournament in India’s 2011 World Cup triumph and performed not only with the bat but by design of his left-arm sprint as smartly.
“Yuvi’s slack bowling abilities were underestimated. As he confirmed within the 2011 World Cup, he changed into as soon as canny and controlled, probing batsman the total time. I don’t mediate he ever critical to be a bowler, but stepped forward into one for the reason that physique of workers critical someone to trundle about a overs.
“The ‘pie-chucker’, as he purchased to be identified, started having enjoyable doing this and ended up turning into India’s MVP within the 2011 World Cup largely thanks to his bowling,” Shastri wrote.
