The greatest irony about Yuvraj Singh's profession is that regardless of his achievements - and there were a lot of them - the announcement of his retirement from international cricket and IPL leaves many fans with a sense that he by no means quite lived as much as his super doable.
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He first burst directly to the scene with a stunning 84 in opposition to Australia as an 18-year-old. In the years that followed, Yuvraj had impressive successes and frequent screw ups, battled emotional demons and most cancers, was again and again dropped and made numerous comebacks. But something remained constant.
In the phrases of Sachin Tendulkar, he was a participant who mattered when it mattered most. Be it the inaugural World T20, or the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj was a matchwinner who may just walk into any dream Indian ODI XI.
In a cruel twist, Yuvi's best possible and lowest points nearly coincided. He played the 2011 World Cup along with his frame afflicted with most cancers.
READ ALSO: 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh retires from international cricket
He first burst directly to the scene with a stunning 84 in opposition to Australia as an 18-year-old. In the years that followed, Yuvraj had impressive successes and frequent screw ups, battled emotional demons and most cancers, was again and again dropped and made numerous comebacks. But something remained constant.
In the phrases of Sachin Tendulkar, he was a participant who mattered when it mattered most. Be it the inaugural World T20, or the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj was a matchwinner who may just walk into any dream Indian ODI XI.
In a cruel twist, Yuvi's best possible and lowest points nearly coincided. He played the 2011 World Cup along with his frame afflicted with most cancers.
Yuvraj - Matchwinner whose highs and lows were never far apart
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June 11, 2019
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