Published: Apr 27, 2016, 10:11 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 27, 2016, 10:11 PM (IST)
We all know what happened when Andrew Flintoff managed to got under the skin of Yuvraj Singh, during the India versus England match in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. The Indian batsman went ballistic — it was Flintoff who managed to make Yuvraj angry — and someone else paid the price for it. Stuart Broad was clobbered for six sixes in a row, which helped Yuvraj Singh set the world record of the fastest half-century in T20 cricket history. Yuvraj Singh was eventually dismissed for 58 runs off just 16 balls, which came off 3 boundaries and 7 sixes. India scored as many as 218 for 4 in their allotted 20 overs, and won the game by 18 runs. ALSO READ: 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6! Yuvraj Singh sets T20 record with sensational assault
Have you ever wondered exactly what went between the two champion cricketers? What exactly transpired on the field at Kingsmed, Durban, that irked Yuvraj so much that he went berserk?
It was Flintoff who bowled the 18th over of the game, and went on to have a heated exchange with Yuvraj Singh. The Indian batsman was seen losing his cool, and even showing his bat towards Flintoff in anger after the two were separated by the umpires and MS Dhoni, who was batting alongside Yuvraj.
It was Broad who was to bowl the 19th over, and Yuvraj aimed his guns towards the right arm pacer. Broad was punished as Yuvraj slammed six sixes in a row, which was the first such occurrence — and the only one till date — in the history of ICC World T20 2016. Watch the video of the whole incident here:
A few years after the incident, Yuvraj Singh appeared on a television show and revealed what he and Flintoff exchanged:
Flintoff: Those were f***ing ridiculous shots
Yuvraj: F*** you
Flintoff: Excuse me?
Yuvraj: You heard what I said
Flintoff: I will cut your throat off
Yuvraj: You see this bat in my hand. You know where I am gonna hit you with this bat?
India scored 218 for 4 in their allotted 20 overs, and in their reply, England produced an inspired chase. They managed 200 for 6 in their 20 overs, and thus lost the game by only 18 runs.
