Watch: "We troubled him a lot..." - Irfan Pathan shares special message for Yuvraj Singh after India Champions win WCL 2024

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has expressed his joy at playing under the leadership of Yuvraj Singh after the India Champions were crowned champions of the World Championship of Legends 2024 (WCL 2024) on July 13 in Birmingham.

Pathan credited Yuvraj for his strong desire to win the WCL 2024 in England. He revealed that his former India teammate badly wanted to lift the WCL trophy, and he deserved to win the title, as he assembled a team in a short time frame and made sure every player understood their role clearly.

Irfan Pathan hails Yuvraj Singh's captaincy as India Champions lift WCL 2024 trophy

In a short but heartwarming video on X, Pathan hilariously acknowledged that the Indian Champions team troubled Yuvraj Singh a lot with advice, but the former all-rounder managed everything with exceptional skill, for which he could only salute the captain.

Furthermore, the former Indian all-rounder expressed heartfelt gratitude towards Yuvraj for personally inviting him to participate in WCL 2024, as he recalled the phone call that made him play in the inaugural edition of the tournament in England.

Under Yuvraj's captaincy, the India Champions emerged victorious in the thrilling final against Pakistan. After Yuvraj's inspiring captaincy helped India beat Pakistan by five wickets in Birmingham, Pathan shared a video featuring himself, Yuvraj, and his elder brother Yusuf Pathan from their dressing room.

Irfan Pathan wrote in the caption, “So happy to play under the leadership of @YUVSTRONG12. He wanted to win this badly. He deserves this trophy as a leader, as he assembled the team in a short time and gave everyone their role precisely. We troubled him a lot by giving him too much advice, but he managed everything so well. I love you, brother, for that phone call.”

Here's Irfan Pathan's special post for Yuvraj Singh -

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IND vs PAK WCL 2024 Final Brief Scores:

Pakistan - 156/6 in 20 overs (Shoaib Malik 41, Kamran Akmal 24; Anureet Singh 3/43)

India - 159/5 in 19.1 overs (Ambati Rayudu 50, Yusuf Pathan 30, Gurkeerat Singh Mann 34; Aamer Yamin 2/29).

Yuvraj Singh offers a scholarship to young cricket prodigy Rishika Sarkar from Kolkata

Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh recently showed his generosity by offering a scholarship to Rishika Sarkar, a 4-year-old cricket prodigy from Kolkata. After Rishika's video showing her impressive cricket skills went viral on social media, the former Indian all-rounder also took notice of her talent.

Moved by her potential, Yuvraj made the generous gesture of funding both Rishika's education and cricket training. This scholarship will allow Rishika to pursue her academic and cricketing ambitions at the Merlin Rise Yuvraj Singh's Centre of Excellence in Kolkata.

Yuvraj Singh was quoted as saying by India Today: “The Yuvraj Singh Center of Excellence at Merlin Rise, Kolkata, is committed to nurturing young cricketing talent. Cricket talent has always been ahead in Bengal, and we are giving this special scholarship to talent like Rishika Sarkar.

I have seen videos of him playing cricket, and I believe he is very talented at such a young age. Some of her shots moved me. We will assist him in his training at our High-Performance Training Center at YSCE at Merlin Rise, Kolkata, and our coaches will help her hone her talent further.”