Durban, Sep 19: Hit for five sixes in a row by Dimitri Mascarenhas in the sixth ODI against England earlier this month, Yuvraj Singh is finally relieved the he has paid England back in their own coin.
"You know I was hit for five sixes by Dimitri in the Sixth ODI (at Oval). The number of phone calls I got after that...I mean I don't get that many calls even after I score a century. So I said 'God, this is not fair. You got to give me a chance' and I guess I got the chance today," Yuvraj said after hitting Stuart Broad for six consecutive sixes en route to a 16-ball 58 that led India to an 18-run win against England.
Yuvraj was involved in an altercation with Andrew Flintoff while batting and he went berserk with the bat after the incident. Asked what had transpired between them, a coy Yuvraj said, "When you are playing international game, things like this do happen. Obviously he is a great all-rounder and off-the-field we are good friends.
"It happens in the game and it's part of the game," he added.
In a lighter vein, Yuvraj, who was adjudged Man of the Match for his knock, said he also proved himself a better slogger than his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"We had just 2-3 overs to go and MS asked me that we should keep a left hand-right hand combination. But I said 'no MS, you go in front of me. You are a better slogger'. So he went but after the score, I said 'no mate, I'm a better slogger'."
Bureau Report
