‘He reminded me of Inzamam-ul-Haq’: Yuvraj Singh recalls initial impression of India’s batting star | Cricket - Hindustan Times
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‘He reminded me of Inzamam-ul-Haq’: Yuvraj Singh recalls initial impression of India’s batting star

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By
Apr 05, 2020 08:40 AM IST

India’s prolific match-winner in their recent two World Cups – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup – Yuvraj revealed he got more support under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy.

Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh has recalled the first time he saw a young Rohit Sharma when he came into the Indian team. As per Yuvraj, Rohit reminded him a lot of Inzamam-ul-Haq primarily because he had a lot of time to play his strokes and this feature really stood out.

File image of Yuvraj Singh(Twitter)
File image of Yuvraj Singh(Twitter)

“I think when he came into the Indian team, he looked like somebody who had a lot of time. He reminded me of Inzamam-ul-Haq, because, when he batted, Inzi had a lot of time (to play the bowlers),” Yuvraj Singh said during a chat show on YouTube

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The two players share a great equation and when Yuvraj decided to step away from cricket, Rohit said that the southpaw deserved a better send-off after his 17 years of service.

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“You don’t know what you got till its gone. Love you brotherman. You deserved a better send off,” wrote the Indian vice-captain on Twitter.

Yuvraj was quick to respond to Sharma’s tweet saying, “You know how I feel inside ! Love u brothaman you go be a legend <3”

Yuvraj played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is for India. He put together 1900 runs in Tests and 8701 in the one-dayers, the format in which he enjoyed most success. His one-day runs tally places him 22nd in the overall list, and seventh among Indians.

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India’s prolific match-winner in their recent two World Cups – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup – Yuvraj revealed he got more support under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy than under MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

“I have played under Sourav (Ganguly) and had a lot of support from him. Then Mahi (MS Dhoni) took over. It’s a difficult choice to make between Sourav and Mahi. I have more memories of time under Sourav because of the support he gave me. I didn’t have that kind of support from Mahi and Virat (Kohli),” Yuvraj told Sportstar.

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