This is how Badshah, Babbal Rai, Ranjit Bawa and many others feel about Yuvraj Singh retirement
Sukhjinderjit Kaur
Posted On June 11, 2019
The king of sixes, the match winner Yuvraj Singh yesterday announced the end of his cricket innings. Yuvraj has overall played 402 international matches and retires with over 11,000 international runs and 148 international wickets across all three formats of the sport.
Yuvraj, a fighter to the core even off the field. He battled all odds to return to cricket after being successfully cured of a rare germ cell tumor through treatment in the United States.
His speech during the conference was quite moving. He said, “After 25 years in and around the 22 yards and almost 17 years of international cricket on and off, I have decided to move on. This game taught me how to fight, how to fall, to dust off, to get up again and move forward”.
He further said, “I was extremely lucky to play 400 games for India. I could have never imagined it when I first started playing cricket.”
Check out his Press Conference here:
Posted by Yuvraj Singh on Monday, June 10, 2019
His social media handle read, “Cricket has given me everything I have and is the reason why I stand here today. It was such a love-hate relationship with the sport. In retrospect, I don’t think I hated this game because the love I have for it today which will remain constant until the end of life. I can’t really explain it in words what is that feeling, this game taught me how to fight, how to fall, to dust myself off, to get up again and move forward.
I have failed more times than I have succeeded but I never gave up and will never give up till my last breath, and that’s what cricket taught me. I gave my blood and sweat to the game, once I got into it, especially when it came to represent my country.
And to my true fans who have always supported me endlessly, I can’t thank you enough especially when the times were tough.
I never stopped believing in myself, no matter what the world said. Believe in yourself because if you put your heart & soul into it you can achieve the impossible.
The adrenaline rush for playing for India, singing the national anthem before each game, touching the Indian flag, stopping every run for the team or scoring every run for the team was a completely different high.
Thank You once again for this lovely journey
See you on the other side. #SteppingOut”
Check out his post:
With this news, many Punjabi artistes also poured out their hearts for the legendary cricketer and posted their messages on social media
Rapper-singer Badshah said that he drew inspiration from this man and wrote,
“This man in the picture will always be a legend to me. Yuvi paaji is probably one of the reasons for where I am in life right now. The young kid from Chandigarh who excelled in his profession and became world class. He gave hope to a lot of kids from Chandigarh. One of them was me. Through his game, he made a statement that it does not matter which city you’re from, what matters is where you want to go, where you want to reach and what you want to be.
A typical Chandigarh guy who loves his cars and his food became an inspiration for millions of kids. He taught me not to give a fuck about people who put you down and how you should let your work do the talking. And his work screamed. His work roared, straight into the face of the opponents. Not a flinch. Sweeping and pulling 360 degrees. Sher Khan on the field and Bagheera off the field… There would never be anyone else worthy of jersey no. 12.”
Check Badshah’s post here:
Ranjit Bawa also shared his feelings on social media saying,
“Happy Retirement bhaji U r great player & real champion, We gonna miss uh God bless uh bhaji love respect.”
Here is Ranjit Bawa’s post:
Remembering good old days when Babbal Rai met Yuvraj Singh, Babbal Rai posted a heartwarming message on social media. He wrote,
“When I met him for the very first time back in 2004 and got the chance to ball him in the nets.. avoid my weird look 🙃#memories #champion #fanmoment #davcollegechandigarh.”
Check Babbal Rai’s picture with Yuvraj Singh:
Jashan Singh also remembered the time when he played with the man and shared,
“Bro I have known you & yog uncle for more than 20 yrs.. Have enjoyed, experienced practicing with u in sec 16, chd for some time. I was very happy when you made it to the Indian side then & gave our country every reason to celebrate your contribution & evergreen moments. Retirement is just a word to what I believe u still have a lot more to achieve and move forward to. I just want to wish you good health & happiness for your next innings to begin.”
Jashan Singh post with Yuvraj Singh:
Not only Pollywood but the Bollywood industry and Cricket world also took to their social media to pay their tributes.
Yuvraj played a stellar role in India’s 2011 ODI World Cup campaign and was named the man of the tournament. His 2 wickets and 57 run knock vs Australia in the quarter-final of the tournament, followed by his ecstatic celebration after winning the match will never be forgotten.
Yuvraj will always be remembered as one of the finest batsmen ever to have played limited overs cricket.
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