India vs England Rajkot ODIs 2008 – It should be fair to say that Yuvraj Singh has had a good time whenever he has faced England.
One of the moments came in 2008 when he smacked England bowlers out of the playing area, firing 138 runs off just 78 balls including 16 fours and 6 sixes.
The Indian team, after being invited to bat, first made most out of the gaffe committed by England. Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir churned out 127 runs for the first wicket. The second wicket partnership of Suresh Raina and Virender Sehwag was just 26 runs before Yuvraj Singh came to the strike and thronged bowlers, in a proper bang-bang mode.
He took his time to settle down, scoring boundaries time to time before going in aggressive mode to lead India to a strong total of 387 by the end of 50 overs.
India easily won the game as they bundled out England on a mere total of 229, starting the seven-match ODI series with a win. Dhoni’s side went on to win the series by a margin of 5-0, with last two games being canceled due to the terrorist attack in Mumbai.