The former Test specialist of the Indian National Cricket Team VVS Laxman heaps praises on the stalwart Yuvraj Singh for his incredible spirit during his international career. He highlighted the way Yuvraj Singh has made his comeback from Cancer and gave himself a fitting tribute against England with his massive century.
Yuvraj Singh achieved numerous laurels at the highest level during his glorious international career which was filled with more highs and few lows. Yuvraj is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to have played for the country and some of his stunning performances at the 2011 World Cup are still fresh in the minds of the fans.
Yuvraj Singh is an inspiration – VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman has taken the initiative of paying tributes to his teammates who have influenced him throughout his career. In the past few days, Laxman has paid tributes to Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath. On Sunday, Laxman praised Yuvraj Singh.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Laxman posted a picture of Yuvraj and said that it was scarcely unbelievable that the former all-rounder carried the team on his shoulders at the 2011 World Cup despite going through rough times physically off the field.
“An inspiration to many through his successful conquest of cancer,it’s scarcely believable that @YUVSTRONG12 carried the team on his shoulders at the 2011 World Cup when gravely unwell. That he registered his highest ODI score after his recovery is tribute to his unwavering spirit,” he wrote on Twitter.
An inspiration to many through his successful conquest of cancer,it’s scarcely believable that @YUVSTRONG12 carried the team on his shoulders at the 2011 World Cup when gravely unwell. That he registered his highest ODI score after his recovery is tribute to his unwavering spirit pic.twitter.com/cRUBAGdBCu
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 7, 2020
The left-hander notched up 362 runs and 15 wickets in the 2011 World Cup to play an instrumental role in helping India clinch the elusive trophy under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. Yuvraj was then treated for cancer and recovered to make a comeback on the pitch. He managed to notch up his highest individual score in ODIs (150) against England in Cuttack in 2017.
In June 2019, Yuvraj brought down the curtains on his illustrious international career with a total of 8,701 runs in 304 ODIs and 1,900 runs in 40 Tests he played for India. One of India’s greatest limited-overs cricketers, Yuvraj also amassed 1,177 runs in 58 T20Is.