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Virat’s trust was important as I could have retired: Yuvraj
Yuvraj Singh did contemplate retirement at one stage after his fight with cancer but it was skipper Virat Kohli’s trust that has kept him going which made it important for him to repay that faith.
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Yuvraj is once again the toast of the nation with his career-best knock of 150 against England. “Self-confidence is always there when you have the backing of the team and captain. I think Virat has showed a lot of trust in me and it was very important for me that people in the dressing room trust me,” Yuvraj said after India’s series clinching win in the second ODI.
“There was a time when I was wondering whether to continue or not to continue. I think a lot of people have helped me throughout this journey. So, never giving up is my theory. So I never gave up, kept working hard. I knew times will change,” the 35-year-old said. His last international hundred came way back in 2011 World Cup in Chennai and no wonder he is happy after his 14th ton.
“It feels great. It’s been a while since I got a hundred. I came back after recovering from cancer, the first 2-3 years were very hard. I had to work hard on my fitness and I was in and out of the team. I was not able to get a permanent spot.”
Yuvraj returned on the back of a strong performances in Ranji Trophy this season that saw him hit another career-best — 260 against Baroda in October last year. “I’ve been batting well in the domestic season. And I’ve been hitting the ball really well. I wanted to make it big on my day,” he said.
England fined for slow over-rate
As if the loss was not enough, England cricket players were on Friday fined 10 per cent of their match fees while captain Eoin Morgan was docked 20 per cent his earnings for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second ODI against India here. “England has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against India during the second One-Day International in Cuttack on Thursday,” the ICC said.
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