Published 20:30 IST, August 11th 2023

'That's what Sachin told me': Yuvraj names India star who 'will go berserk at World Cup'

Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh named the one Indian player who will have a superb ODI World Cup 2023 and might win the cup for India.

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Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar during the ODI World Cup 2011 (Image: AP) | Image: self
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Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh had a significant role in Team India's ODI World Cup triumph in 2011. Apart from being the hero of the ODI World Cup, Yuvraj is also known for hitting English pacer Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over in the T20 World Cup 2007, which changed Team India's momentum in the whole tournament, and later went on to lift the title. 

3 things you need to know 

  • Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket in the year 2019 
  • Yuvraj Singh played a total of 402 international matches for Team India and scored 11778 at an average of 35.05
  • Yuvraj also picked 148 wickets throughout his cricketing career and picked up one five-wicket haul 

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Rohit Sharma and Co. aim to end World Cup drought 

The Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma will look forward to the drought of an ICC trophy from the last ten years. The Indian team last won an ICC trophy under the leadership of MS Dhoni and defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy 2013. Since then, the 'Men in Blue' have not been able to win any ICC event and have always got eliminated from the final stages of the tournament. Team India recently lost its eighth ICC knockout match in the last ten years, when they took on Australia in the final of the World Test Championship 2023.

[Rohit Sharma plays a shot against the West Indies in the IND-WI T20I series; Image: AP]

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Yuvraj Singh feels Rohit Sharma will have a brilliant ODI World Cup 2023 

While speaking on the Cricket Basu YouTube channel, former Indian cricket team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said that Indian skipper Rohit Sharma will have a superb ODI World Cup 2023. Yuvraj said that Rohit is not in good form in recent times, and added that the Indian skipper was not in good touch with the bat in the IPL 2019, but went on to hit five centuries in the ODI World Cup in the same year. Yuvraj Singh said: 

I understand that Rohit Sharma is not in the best of forms right now. Last time also before the 2019 World Cup, he was not in good form in the IPL. And I told him that something special is coming, just be in the zone. And he went on to score 4-5 hundreds in the World Cup. So maybe he is not in the greatest form right now because he will go berserk at the World Cup. You never know. Everything happens for a reason. The same thing happened with me, and that's what Sachin told me. 

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The ODI World Cup is returning to India after a gap of 12 years, and the Indian cricket team has a solid chance of bringing the trophy back home. Team India has started to find out the appropriate team balance, and the team management has been constantly experimenting with the players trying to find the right combination.

20:30 IST, August 11th 2023