The former Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh has made a number of world-class records in the international tournaments. He was one of the remarkable players and went high with his impeccable knocks. The all-rounder middle-order has not only achieved fame, but also love and support from his fans. He was well-known for scoring sixers in the matches. And, his record of 6,6,6,6,6,6 runs scored in a single over proved made him one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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It was September 19, 2007, when Yuvraj stoke one after another six in an over and became the first-ever cricketer in the history to do so. The memorable incident happened in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 match against England, in South Africa. The match was really vital for the Indian cricket team as they had to win to boost up their position in the scorecard. The Men in Blue chose to bat first and score a high run. In the 18th over, India scores 171 runs, and MS Dhoni and Yuvraj were there in the field. The duo planned to score the highest possible run. Yuvi with his magic score consecutive sixes in the pre-death over. Later, England was resisted to score runs and ended up with 200/6, and 18 runs defeat.
The moment will be remembered by everyone when Yuvi made this record 12 years ago. He made his team, family, and nation proud of this action. Even the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been seen recalling the magical moment every year on Twitter.
Watch the video of that memorable incident from the history made by Yuvraj Singh!
Can you believe @StuartBroad8 made his Test debut #OnThisDay 12 years ago ?
There have been some memorable spells along the way, which has been your favourite? pic.twitter.com/jRlWgTAPzR
— ICC (@ICC) December 9, 2019