India’s star player Yuvraj Singh enjoyed an illustrious career that was filled with various accolades. The cricketer had a reputation for leading opposition bowlers to cleanliness with his impeccable timing. Aside from his notable hitting outs, the southpaw also made useful contributions on the ball and was also considered a weapons fielder. He shared great camaraderie with his peers. Let’s see some secrets revealed by them about Yuvraj Singh’s personality on his 39th birthday.
Yuvraj Singh’s birthday: Lefty is not impressed with Virat Kohli’s food
Virat Kohli is very close to the former cricketer and has had many memorable moments with him. On the YouTube talk show hosted by Gaurav Kapur, Breakfast with champions, the captain of India revealed how Yuvraj Singh called him and asked him to order food during his tours when Kohli was a ‘junior’ in the team. Kohli mentioned that Yuvraj was asking her to order food of her choice, but later criticized the surprise food on the fly. However, Kohli added that despite all this, the southpaw would never order it himself and always trusted Kohli, with the idea that Yuvraj always wanted to make fun of his teammates for fun.
Yuvraj Singh’s birthday: Rohit Sharma’s first meeting with the southpaw
Rohit Sharma, in an episode of the same talk show, talked about her first meeting with Yuvraj and how the senior cricketer ordered her to leave her seat on the team bus. Rohit Sharma revealed that his enthusiasm was at its peak during his first tour with the side, and he was diligently sitting on the bus and watching other cricketers. He went on to add that he later witnessed Yuvraj Singh’s extravagant conversation towards the vehicle.
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Yuvraj Singh apparently asked Rohit Sharma to find another seat on the bus, as he was sitting in the 39-year-old man’s preferred spot. Sharma mentioned how he was puzzled by this behavior of the star player and also stated that it was not easy to start a conversation with him during his early days. The right-hander admitted it was after Yuvraj’s six sixes against England in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup that he broke the ice and asked Sharma to join him for lunch.
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Yuvraj Singh 6 sixes moment
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Yuvraj Singh IPL career
The southpaw proved to be a celebrated white ball cricketer for the nation, and his heroic deeds in limited overs matches made him a huge favorite among the franchises. Over the years, he has represented up to six different teams in the cash-rich league. According to Insidesport Moneyball, Yuvraj Singh has earned around 84.6 crore in his IPL career.
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Image Source: Rohit Sharma’s Twitter
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