After 14 years, Gary Kirsten’s sensational disclosure was not confirmed in the 2011 World Cup in place of Yuvraj Singh!
Former head coach of the Indian cricket team Gary Kirsten has made a sensational disclosure after 14 years, which Indian fans are surprised after knowing. Kirsten has said that Yuvraj Singh was not an automatic selection in the 2011 World Cup team. In a recent revelation, Kirsten admitted that Yuvraj’s selection was a matter of internal debate and suspected whether he should be included in the team.
However, both Kirsten and captain MS Dhoni supported this aggressive left -handed player and finally the decision became one of the best decisions of Indian cricket. India won the 2011 World Cup and ended the 28 -year title drought. In the final played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets and from the first match of the tournament to the finals, Yuvraj Singh played an important role in the script of success. Yuvraj was adjudged Player of the Tournament for his brilliant all -round performance (362 runs and taking 15 wickets).
In a conversation with Rediff.com, Kirsten said, “I always loved Yuvraj very much. He sometimes disappointed me very much, but I loved him. He was a good player. He was a good player. I just wanted him to keep running all the time because he was amazing to watch them all the time. He was amazing to see him. Taking some important decisions. “
Yuvraj’s performance in the tournament was excellent. He batted in eight innings and scored 362 runs at an average of 90.50, including a century and four fifties. One of his best performance was against the West Indies in Chennai, where he scored 113 off 123 balls. He also played important innings against England, Ireland, Netherlands and Australia.
In the quarter -finals against Australia in Ahmedabad, Yuvraj’s unbeaten 57 -run innings, India showed the way out by defeating the defending champion. He was equally impressive in bowling and his left hand spin took 15 wickets at an average of 25.13. He took 5 wickets for 31 runs against Ireland and took two wickets each in all three knockout matches. Throughout his career, Yuvraj played 304 ODIs for India, scoring 8,701 runs with 14 centuries and 52 fifties.
