Cricket is the most popular sport in India and indeed a very funny game. The gap between becoming a hero and villain is very thin, probably thinner than the width of hair. The best example can be seen in today's match.
Last time Yuvraj got an opportunity to bat in a T20 international match was in the ICC T20 World Cup. In that match Yuvraj struggled to score runs and that resulted in India setting a low winning total for Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka won the match. Yuvraj was criticized from all corners and ultimately 2011 World Cup hero was dropped from the side.
Almost after two years Yuvraj got this opportunity to bat in a international T20 match today. But he came at a time when the team needed to score quick runs. It was not an easy task for someone who just came to bat to start scoring. Yuvraj struggled and not at the right time, thankfully on the other end he had Raina who was batting wonderfully well.
Before the last over, Yuvraj had scored only 2 runs of 8 balls. Many would have recalled the horrors of the World Cup Final two years ago. Thankfully Yuvraj was lucky this time, the first ball bowled by Andrew Tie was towards the legside which Yuvraj hit for four. He probably tried to ball a yorker next ball, but got the length wrong , the result was it became half volley which Yuvraj hit over midwicket with great timing and power for a six.
Had Yuvraj not been able to hit either of the shots, India would have lost the match and he would have been abused across social media. The print media would have written him off as a villain as a lost cause and this match might have been the last T20 or one dayer for him. He just managed to save himself by the breadth of hair.
Lucky Yuvraj, one hopes we get to see lots of wonderful T20 and one day innings from his bat in the future.
Last time Yuvraj got an opportunity to bat in a T20 international match was in the ICC T20 World Cup. In that match Yuvraj struggled to score runs and that resulted in India setting a low winning total for Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka won the match. Yuvraj was criticized from all corners and ultimately 2011 World Cup hero was dropped from the side.
Almost after two years Yuvraj got this opportunity to bat in a international T20 match today. But he came at a time when the team needed to score quick runs. It was not an easy task for someone who just came to bat to start scoring. Yuvraj struggled and not at the right time, thankfully on the other end he had Raina who was batting wonderfully well.
Before the last over, Yuvraj had scored only 2 runs of 8 balls. Many would have recalled the horrors of the World Cup Final two years ago. Thankfully Yuvraj was lucky this time, the first ball bowled by Andrew Tie was towards the legside which Yuvraj hit for four. He probably tried to ball a yorker next ball, but got the length wrong , the result was it became half volley which Yuvraj hit over midwicket with great timing and power for a six.
Had Yuvraj not been able to hit either of the shots, India would have lost the match and he would have been abused across social media. The print media would have written him off as a villain as a lost cause and this match might have been the last T20 or one dayer for him. He just managed to save himself by the breadth of hair.
Lucky Yuvraj, one hopes we get to see lots of wonderful T20 and one day innings from his bat in the future.
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