Finally Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh who enthralled cricket lovers for nearly 20 years hung his boots. He announced this during an emotional press conference in Mumbai on Monday.
Wishes poured in from all parts of the world for one of India’s most-loved cricketers. Among the well-wishers was former teammate Rohit Sharma, who is currently with the Indian team participating in World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. On the day of Yuvraj Singh’s retirement, Rohit Sharma posted a heartfelt message for the elegant southpaw, tweeting: “You don’t know what you got till its gone. Love you brotherman You deserved a better send off”.
You don’t know what you got till its gone. Love you brotherman You deserved a better send off. @YUVSTRONG12 pic.twitter.com/PC2cR5jtLl
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 10, 2019
“After 25 years, I have decided to move on. Cricket has given me everything and is the reason why I stand here today,” said the stylish left-hander.
“I was extremely lucky to play 400 games for India. I could have never imagined it when I first started playing cricket,” he added.
Yuvraj Singh came into the India One-day International (ODI) fold in October 2000 in the ICC knockout tournament in Nairobi. He made his Test debut at his home turf of Mohali against New Zealand in October 2003 and then he went on to become a part of the Indian T20 International squad in the ICC World T20 in 2007, against Scotland at Durban in September 2007.
Yuvraj played 40 Tests, scoring 1900 runs with an average of 33.92 (3 hundreds and 11 50s). His highest Test score of 169 came against Pakistan in 2007 at Bengaluru.
A massive 304 ODIs was where Yuvraj Singh really blossomed, scoring 8701 runs at an average of 36.55 with 14 centuries and 42 fifties.
(With inputs from PTI)