U-19 World Cup: Player of the Day, Yuvraj Singh
When India were looking down the barrel at 38 for 4 it needed someone to play a blinder to get them out of trouble
Anand Vasu
16-Jan-2000
Yuvraj rules at Galle
When India were looking down the barrel at 38 for 4 it needed someone
to play a blinder to get them out of trouble. That blinder came from
Yuvraj Singh. The left hander dealt some of the most cruel blows of
the day and smashed the hapless Kiwi bowlers all over the park. His 62
ball knock yielded 68 runs. The 12 boundaries that he spanked in the
course of his innings often left fielders scrambling all over the
park.
It is said that Yuvraj Singh is the cleanest striker of the cricket
ball in India after Sachin Tendulkar. Today there was enough proof of
that.
Having topscored when India was batting, Yuvraj then got into the act
again by bowling superbly (9.3-0-36-4). He dislodged JP McNamee who
was batting confidently and then the rot set in. New Zealand lost
quick wickets and could not launch a seriaous assault on the target.
It was fitting that a quicker delivery from Yuvraj zipped through the
defenses of the last Kiwi batsman and sealed India's victory.