Yuvraj Singh made his international debut under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, and the latter wished the all-rounder on a phenomenal career. Yuvraj announced his retirement from international cricket and IPL earlier today. He has been one of the finest cricketers of all time in the white-ball format.
Thanks Dadi for giving me an opportunity to play for india and live my dream ? you will always be special to me
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 10, 2019
Ganguly was authoritative: Yuvraj
The southpaw has represented India in 40 Test matches, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is. His artistic batting, extra-ordinary fielding and effective bowling helped India lift the 2011 World Cup. He was equally good in the World T20 2007 that saw India clinch the title in the inaugural season.
Yuvraj said he enjoyed the most playing under Ganguly. The fact that Ganguly fought for his players, made the Indian team a strong unit. “Sourav Ganguly was very authoritative when it came to fighting for his players. He wanted certain players that he should back to build a team. Players like myself, Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag. He built us guys together” he said.
The former skipper pays tribute to Yuvraj
Ganguly took to Twitter and said, “dear Yuv .. every good thing comes to an end .. I tell u this was a marvelous thing..u were like my brother very dear.. and now after u finish even dearer.. the entire country will be proud of u . Love u lots..fantastic career”. One of the finest captains of all time, Ganguly has always praised Yuvraj’s natural ability and the impact he makes as a match winner.
Yuvraj replied to the tweet saying, “Thanks Dadi for giving me an opportunity to play for India and live my dream you will always be special to me”. It was an emotional day for the Indian fans as they cherished watching the cricketer bat. Yuvraj thanked his family and friends for the support and added that he had been mulling on the thought of retirement for about a year.