Gary Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, and now Yuvraj Singh.
Yuvraj Singh smashed six sixes in an over for the first time in Twenty20 cricket as India scored an impressive 18-run victory over England in their Twenty20 World Championship Super Eights match in Kingsmead.
Yuvraj Singh’s savage assault on Stuart Broad made him the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in Twenty20 internationals and the fourth in senior cricket.
Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first-class matches, Herschelle Gibbs in the ODI (World Cup) and now Yuvraj who has done it in Twenty20
During that assault Yuvraj Singh reached fifty from just 12 balls to broke the record of fastest 50 of all the format (Test, ODI and Twenty20)
What Yuvraj Singh had to say after match,
I just went in to slog, With two overs to go, I just thought I’d use the crease and timed it well. In England I got hit for five sixes by Dimitri Mascarenhas, so I thought I had to take my chance.
“The first one was the longest one. Second one was, I think, square; third one was long-off; fourth was over point; fifth was a mishit over midwicket and sixth was again to long-on.”
Audio Interview of Yuvraj after 6 sixes
It was Yuvraj Singh’s on-field war of words with Andrew Flintoff that spurred the left-hander to unleash his fury and hit Stuart Broad for six consecutive sixes. Yuvraj had hit Flintoff for back-to-back fours after which the duo were seen exchanging words. Soon after the incident, Yuvraj hit Broad for six sixes in a row and also hit Flintoff for a maximum before getting out.
Sweet Revenge - The perfect reply to the humiliation of five sixes by Mascarenhas on his last over at Oval (6th ODI)
Excerpt from Cricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary - [ScoreCard]
18.6
Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
Broad looks quizzical … and miserable. Can he … can Yuvraj do it …
18.5
Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, down on one knee and larruped over midwicket, that one was more nine iron, it went into the night sky and dropped with a thud in the jubilant crowd …
England have a team meeting. Shuffling deckchairs on the Jolly Roger though …
18.4
Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, Shiver me timbers!: Broad goes round the wicket, bowls a filthy wide full toss and Yuvraj steers it over backward point and it clears the rope again
18.3
Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, he’s hitting them everywhere, he steps to leg and smashes the ball over extra cover and it keeps on travelling … the fireworks start on top of the scoreboard … they’ve been going off in the middle for some time
18.2
Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, now that really is sweet, no more than a dismissive flick off his legs, swatting a fly, and the ball arcs deep into the crowd beyond backward square leg
The dodgy TV measurement says that’s 111 yards … but as it landed outside the ground how the whatsists do they know? They guess, that’s how.
18.1
Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, that’s out the ground, super shot over cow corner and it just kept going up
You are right. Perfect reply to the humiliation which Yuvraj got during that last over in Oval.
What a man he is, full of power packed shots, especially the second six which was effortless and the best of the six sixes, poor englishmen waked up this hungry lion with loose mouths and payed a very heavy price for it.
YES YES Waving noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy
He shud be awarded something for this Afro Afro
Yuvraj Singh became the first player to hit six sixes in an over at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup early today, spearheading India to an 18-run win over England in a Super Eights match.
ANYBODY know why there were war of words between FLINTOFF & YUVRAJ ?? ?? ???
Really want to know what flintoff said to yuvraj , maybe they can get a stump mic recording and play it in a loop for him before he goes out to bat again
it is a tremendous i like his confidance & timing
yes it was a confidental and glorious shots to watch. because of these sixes INDIA WON THE MATCH
i got
what a shot….
Well done YUVI. Do it again.
Yuvraj Singh became the first player to hit six sixes in an over at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup early today, spearheading India to an 18-run win over England in a Super Eights match.
he has got something unique compare to other cricketers
i loved watching this. Flintoff deserved to be put in his place. He is an arrogant, over-rated and selfish player. He has not problems in sledging furiously and using any underhand method on offer. He tries to upset Yuvraj at the crease since he could not do it with the ball. Look at his face while Yuvraj humiliates his team.
Chak De India ! ! !
he is one of the best batsman
Yuvraj the young gun of indian cricket team. I thing he will be the future of indian cricket.
Prabhu rajendran
wonderful innings yaaaar…R R
it was the great inning by yuvraj. He can able for caption of future indian team. We want to say a single word ” He is a one man Army”.
Byeeeeeeeeeeee.
Prabhu rajendran
Moongalaar estate.
I WANT TO SAW THE SIX SIXES OF YUVRAJ IN 20/20 WORLD CUP AGAINST ENGLAND WHICH IS HIT TO BROAD
marvelous yuvi, players like you make us to increase the passion of cricket
THA SIXES WERE GLORIOUS. FLINTOFF REMAIN SHOCKED AND THE CEOWD WAS FULL OF JOY.
THANKS YUVI
YUVI IS A DANGEROUS PLAYER OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM
wow!what a shot yuvi! no doubt your the best player and it is a great nosecut to flintoff. no doubt your the next captain of india and next sunil gavaskar
that is never seen in my life
oye,yaar kya ismashing shots the lekin dekhe ko nahin milega because chamatkar bar bar thode hi hote hain.