I Will Take a Call on My Career after 2019 – Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh has been one of India’s most celebrated cricketer for almost two decades now. He has been a player for big tournaments for the Indian team and has achieved enormous highs on a personal level as well.

Yuvraj has fought difficult odds to reach at such a huge level, the most difficult of them being, the fight against Cancer. Yuvraj was India’s man of the tournament when India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup after a gap of 28 years.

However, for a long time now the southpaw has been unable to cement a place for himself in the national side. His fitness and batting form have added to his miseries.

Yuvi as he is widely known amongst his fans, last played for India in June 2017 and since then has been out of contention for the national side.

However, Yuvraj says that he will continue playing till the 2019 World Cup and will take a decision on his career only after the tournament.

He said:

“I am looking forward to a good IPL. It’s a very important tournament for me as it will only set me to play cricket till 2019. I am looking to play cricket till 2019, whatever cricket I get to play and take a call after that.”  

The all-rounder opened up and said that the only regret in his life is that he couldn’t cement a place for himself in the Test team.

A regular in the side till the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh was diagnosed with a rare germ cell cancer which triggered a downfall in his cricketing career.

He said:

“Definitely, in the first 6-7 years of my career when I was at my best I did not get a lot of opportunities because there were such great players in the (Test) team and when I got an opportunity I was diagnosed with cancer. So that regret will always be there but these things are never in my control. I am just looking forward to whatever cricket I get to play.” 

Yuvraj, who is in Monaco as a Laureus ambassador from India, praised Virat Kohli and his men for the character they showed to bounce back in the limited overs series against South Africa.

“I think it is a pretty great performance. They showed a lot of character after losing the Test series. It was as a hard-fought Test series, could have gone either way. But it was a very convincing win in the ODI series. Kohli led from the front with some big runs.”

“Spinners bowled very well especially Kuldeep (Yadav) and (Yuzvendra) Chahal and got South Africa into trouble. And then they stepped on the gas and won the T20 series 2-1. Going abroad playing three series winning two definitely shows India’s dominance.” 

Yuvraj himself rose to fame after some stellar performances at the junior level and now has a piece of advice for the under-19 players who won the World Cup.

Yuvraj concluded by saying,:

“The more they get better the more money they will earn. So they don’t have to worry about money. They have to focus on how quickly they can do better and play for India.”

“I think Prithvi, Shubman, Abhishek Sharma are great talents and hopefully in the next coming years we will see them play for India. I am sure the IPL will give them a great platform to learn from other international players and feel the hype of international cricket. So it’s very important tournament for them and they should enjoy it,” 

Here’s the news feed:

Yuvraj Singh Could Be Dropped From Central Contract List

Virender Sehwag Reveals Why Ravichandran Ashwin Was Chosen Ahead Of Yuvraj Singh To Lead KXIP