Published 20:39 IST, September 19th 2019
Yuvraj Singh shares childhood pic on 12th anniversary of 'six sixes'
Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh shared a picture of the unforgettable ‘six sixes’ match on its 12-year anniversary. He also complemented it with a childhood pic.
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, took to Twitter on Thursday evening to share with his fans a picture of the unforgettable ‘six sixes’ match on its 12-year anniversary. Yuvraj also attached his childhood picture with the tweet, where he is playing with a plastic bat and ball, in what seems to be a living room. Complementing the match's picture with the childhood photo, Yuvraj refurbished his ‘sixes’ memory by saying that he started practicing for the achievement 'very early'. September 19, 2007, was the date when Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in the last over of a T20 World Cup match against England.
The buildup to the history
While India was struggling to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2007 World T20 championship in South Africa, it was the crucial match against England that turned the tables for India. The game, at its pace, was proceeding with 171/3 in the middle of 18th over. Batsman, Yuvraj Singh was on the field with the skipper, MS Dhoni, both trying to score high in order to set a maximum target for England. The drama began when Yuvraj Singh scored two fours in the 18th over and got into an argument with the infuriated England bowler Andrew Flintoff. The argument got so heated that it had to be stopped with the interference of on-field umpires.
Yuvraj’s 666666
Pissed after the argument, Yuvraj Singh was on strike with Stuart Broad bowling. Singh made sure to channelise his anger and energy into the game and started hitting six after six in the 19th over of the match. The first one went over deep mid-wicket, the next over backward square leg, the third one over wide long-off, then a swat over a deep point to a full toss, the fifth one a hoick over square leg and finally a massive hit over wide long-on. The left-handed batsman then went on to score the fastest half-century in the shortest format of the game till date. Later, India finished at 218/4 whereas England could only make 200/6 subsequently losing the match. BCCI also shared this memory from their Twitter handle.
Updated 21:16 IST, September 19th 2019