Yuvraj Singh became the first player to hit six sixes in T20Is (File Photo/Reuters)Yuvraj Singh shared some nostalgic posts on social media on Thursday, 12 years to the day when he smashed Stuart Broad for six sixes in one over in a World T20 match in 2007.
12 years ! Never thought I’ll hit 6 in a row . Although started practicing very early 🏏 special #memory . 666666 ☝🏼 pic.twitter.com/pUOvlzL1Cn
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 19, 2019
Yuvraj also retweeted posts on the 2007 knock by Harbhajan Singh and Mumbai Indians. He also retweeted a post by Ravi Shastri, India head coach, who had been on commentary at the time.
12 years ago, I had microphone in my hand and junior had the willow. Relive the magic – @YUVSTRONG12 https://t.co/XiiTNPE1n7
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) September 19, 2019
On September 19, 2007, in the World T20 match in Durban, Yuvraj’s had hit six sixes off Broad in an over during his cameo of 16-ball 58.
The innings remains etched in the history of Indian cricket. Then India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was watching Yuvraj’s carnage from the other end.
6⃣6⃣6⃣6⃣6⃣6⃣#OnThisDay in 2007, @YUVSTRONG12 etched his name into the record books by hitting six sixes in an over. 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/VDKAQJLof2
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 19, 2019
“I remember getting hit for five sixes against England but very few people remember that, so I was happy to give it back,” Yuvraj had said in a 2017 interview. Yuvraj was hit for five consecutive sixes by England’s Dimitri Mascarenhas in an ODI at The Oval.