Published: Jan 20, 2017, 05:19 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 20, 2017, 05:19 PM (IST)
Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan has praised star batsman Yuvraj Singh, calling him a “champion” after India‘s One-Day International (ODI) victory against England on Thursday. Winning the toss, England‘s skipper, Eoin Morgan, elected to bowl and had India under the scanner with the scoreboard reading 25 for 3. Nonetheless, Yuvraj Singh, who is making a comeback into the national side, stitched a match winning 256-run stand with MS Dhoni and took India’s score to 381 for 6. England gave their all in the chase but lost by 15 runs to hand over a series win to India at Cuttack.
Amitabh on Thursday took to Twitter to praise the Punjab southpaw.
T 2508 – INDIA thrash the British .. !! Yuvraj, it is the champion that disproves with his proof .. you were an exceptional Champion today pic.twitter.com/DH3f7oWFgp
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 19, 2017
The 74-year-old also lauded the entire Indian cricket team.
T 2508 – INDvENG 2nd ODI in CUTTACK .. you ‘cut’ the Brits with incredible ‘attack’ !! Exceptional feat .. superlative dedication, and peace pic.twitter.com/aleozDb48e
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 19, 2017
Yuvraj blasted his career’s 14th ODI ton in the second match against England at the Barabatti Stadium in Cuttack, and also became the highest run-scorer by an Indian against England in the format. Returning to the national fold after a three-year hiatus, the 35-year-old’s belligerent century is his first since the 2011 World Cup, where he emerged the Man-of-the-Series.
India vs England 2nd ODI, Cuttack: India’s marks out of 10
He along with former skipper Dhoni (134) forged a 256-run fourth wicket stand to drag India out of troubled waters. Their knock not only helped India win the match but also clinch the three-match series. The first ODI was also won by the hosts at Pune by 3 wickets when they were asked to chase 351 for victory.
