Mohali: Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri got nostalgic while talking about Yuvraj Singh's six sixes against England in the inaugural World T20, which India won under MS Dhoni's leadership.
"12 years ago, I had a microphone in my hand and junior had the willow. Relive the magic," Shastri wrote in a tweet sharing the video of Yuvraj smashing a young Stuart Broad all over the ground. Shastri was commentating when it happened on 19th September in 2007.
Yuvraj set Kingsmead on fire hitting six sixes in an over bringing the world to its feet. In the first edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa, India were in a tight spot as they had to beat England in their group game to keep their chances alive of making it to the semi-finals in Durban.
The drama began when the Men in Blue were on 171/3 at the end of the 18th over in their first innings. With Yuvraj and then skipper Dhoni at the crease, the duo was looking to finish off on a high by collecting as many runs in the death overs.
Yuvraj smashed Andrew Flintoff for two fours in the 18th over, which infuriated the England bowler. The pair got involved in a big altercation which came to an end after the intervention from the on-field umpires.