Yuvraj retires

[vcs]

It also produced this great photo which graced plenty of avatars on here around that time.

 

[Zinzan]

Good decision, the time feels right. Was a bit sad seeing him struggle to even make his top IPL XI in the last couple of years.

Legendary white-ball player at his best, one of the cleanest strikers I can recall. And of course who can forget 'that' over.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Really graceful player to watch too. Shame he was too technically flawed to succeed at the test level because when he got going, he had a bit of Lara about him aesthetically.

 

[harsh.ag]

The glorious shots in this 132 for MCC against ROW in 2014

 

[ankitj]

This one was a very very high class innings too, game right after that six sixes game:

 

[harsh.ag]

His leg glance sixes were just so... happiness-inducing

 

[Arachnodouche]

What do you guys make of the timing? He wasn't going to be selected again obviously, but could he have waited until after the WC? Or does the announcement actually help the team by deflecting some attention from them?

 

[cnerd123]

What do you guys make of the timing? He wasn't going to be selected again obviously, but could he have waited until after the WC? Or does the announcement actually help the team by deflecting some attention from them?

I hear he's got offers to play T20 cricket around the world, and he probably needs to formally retire in order to pursue those opportunities, since the BCCI doesn't approve active cricketers playing overseas.

 

[h_hurricane]

One easily forgotten innings of Yuvraj was his knock in the 2008 Chennai test in partnership with Tendulkar. He could play well in tests too, though only occasionally.

 

[harsh.ag]

No one's even mentioned the Natwest final yet

 

[h_hurricane]

No one's even mentioned the Natwest final yet

Oops. How can any one miss that ? Also his innings against Pak in 2003 WC was worth watching.

 

[Yuvraj21]

Thank You Yuvraj.
I will miss you

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

You'll find most people here prefer tests to limited over cricket. But people also enjoy discussing LO cricket in CricketChat. Your schtick will wear thin pretty quickly if every LO cricket post has you carrying on like this.

I will not, only did it here because I was annoyed.

 

[DravidFan]

This guy was given way too long a rope in test cricket for no good reason. Indian selection and team management has always baffled me. They've made a mess of Karun Nair's career. Poor guy, he has no idea why he is being treated so poorly after the triple hundred against England in Chennai. His career is going exactly nowhere.

 

[Victor Ian]

It also produced this great photo which graced plenty of avatars on here around that time.

That is brilliant. Is there any video to provide the real context?

 

[vcs]

I suspect it's doctored TBH. Made for some great meme material though

 

[cnerd123]

So Yuvi has signed for the Canada GT20

 

[Kirkut]

He had a unique personality and flair. Also his batting had a distinct Caribbean flair, resembled left handed Viv Richards.

 

[Kirkut]

Ben Stokes' 258 reminded me a lot of Yuvraj Singh from mid 2000's. I could feel exactly the same aura and exuberance.