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There are solely two Indian cricketers who’ve the document of hitting six sixes in a single ever \u2013 Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh in India\u2019s total cricketing historical past up to now. Whereas Shastri achieved this feat in a Ranji Trophy match taking part in for Bombay in opposition to Baroda, Yuvraj Singh is the one one to realize this feat within the worldwide area on the inaugural T20 World Cup in opposition to England\u2019s Stuart Broad.<\/p>\n
Shastri nicknamed former India batsman \u2018Junior\u2019 whereas Yuvraj calls Group India head coach as \u2018Senior\u2019 since that unimaginable evening in South Africa. Former India all-rounder Shastri was behind the mic when Yuvraj rewrote historical past.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot many gamers have hit six sixes in an over in any format and, if I’ll brag a bit, for individuals who have, the joys and satisfaction of doing so stays for a life-time. Yuvi, until then was a implausible batsman, turned an icon as he achieved this in a world match,\u201d Shastri writes in his new book<\/a> \u2013 \u2018Stargazing: The gamers in my life\u2019.<\/p>\n Yuvraj Singh retired from worldwide cricket again in 2019 after turning out in 40 Checks, 304 ODIs and 58 T20s for India. The Punjab southpaw was a part of two World Cup-winning groups in 2007 and 2011 in each T20 and 50-over codecs.<\/p>\n \u201cI began calling him \u2018Junior\u2019 after that scintillating innings and he began addressing me as \u2018Senior\u2019. Within the decade and extra since, our camaraderie has prolonged past the six-hitting document we share,\u201d Shastri wrote on Yuvraj.<\/p>\n \u201cIn his heyday, Yuvi was an incredible crowd-puller. His capability to hit sixes was fairly exceptional. He had a straightforward swing that will ship the ball a protracted distance. This made him extraordinarily well-liked with the followers and dread of bowlers,\u201d Shastri, who hit six sixes in opposition to Baroda\u2019s Tilak Raj in 1985, writes.<\/p>\n Yuvraj Singh ended up because the man-of-the-tournament in India\u2019s 2011 World Cup triumph and carried out not solely with the bat however by means of his left-arm spin as nicely.<\/p>\n \u201cYuvi\u2019s gradual bowling skills have been underestimated. As he confirmed within the 2011 World Cup, he was canny and managed, probing batsman on a regular basis. I don\u2019t suppose he ever needed to be a bowler, however advanced into one as a result of the group wanted somebody to trundle a couple of overs.<\/p>\n \u201cThe \u2018pie-chucker\u2019, as he bought to be recognized, began having enjoyable doing this and ended up turning into India\u2019s MVP within the 2011 World Cup largely due to his bowling,\u201d Shastri wrote.<\/p>\n