Published: Jul 30, 2023, 05:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 30, 2023, 05:54 PM (IST)
FORMER India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has sent out a special message to Stuart Broad after the pacer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Yuvraj hailed Broad as an inspiration and wished him luck for the next inning of life. Notably, Broad was hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh during the T20 World Cup 2007.
A lot of cricketers would have lost hope and given up cricket after such a demoralizing start but Stuart Broad worked his way up and proudly ended his career as one of the greats of the game.
Earlier in the day, Stuart Broad opened up on being hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh. The pacer said that the assault by Yuvraj made him mentally strong which allowed him to come back stronger.
“Yeah, it was obviously a pretty tough day, what would I have been, 21, 22? I learned a lot, I pretty much based a whole mental routine through that experience, knowing that I was left very short as an international performer. I’d rushed my preparation, I didn’t have any pre-ball routine, I didn’t have any focus,” Broad said.
“I started building my ‘warrior mode’ that I call it after that experience. Ultimately, I wish that didn’t happen. What really helped me that it was a dead rubber, so I didn’t feel like I’d knocked us out of the World Cup. But I think it steeled me up to make me the competitor I am to this day, and has driven me forward a huge amount,” he added.
