Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh says he hopes to be back in action for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September even though it would be a "big challenge" for him.
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils.
Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned the clock back with a batting masterclass as the old warhorses' twin tons powered India to a 15-run win over England in the second One-day International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Yuvraj Singh's heroics with bat and ball were in vain as Kings XI Punjab went down to Bangalore Royal Challengers by eights runs in the Indian Premier League match at Kingsmead, Durban, on Friday. The flambouyant all-rounder hammered a quickfire 50 off 34 deliveries (3 boundaries, 4 sixes) after performing the first hat-trick with the ball in the second edition of the tournament, but his team still ended up short.
A man who boasts a strike rate of 159.22 in the shortest format, Head became the fifth Aussie cricketer to score most runs in an over in T20Is.
Shown the door for slump in form, and criticised for poor fitness, India batsman Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday said he would come back stronger and answer his detractors with his trademark explosive batting.
The players were to play in the match, in memory of England player Ben Hollioake, who died in a car accident last year.
Put into bat, Abhishek's onslaught propelled India to their highest powerplay score of 95 studded with 16 boundaries.
India's batting icon Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of Yuvraj Singh, who received a lot of his criticism for his batting failure against Sri Lanka in the final of ICC World Twenty20, in Dhaka, on Sunday.
The former India coach said the left-hand batsman plays well on hard and fast wickets.
Yuvraj Singh-led Punjab go into the game after an innings victory at home over Railways that came about after a strong all round show with their batsmen mustering over 600 runs and their bowlers backing up well.
Yuvraj Singh is proud of his role as Pune Warriors captain and believes that captaining an IPL team is a big responsibility.
Injured fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been virtually ruled out of the second One-Day International against England in Indore on Monday, while a final call on whether Yuvraj Singh can play will be taken before the match. Ishant had also missed the opening one-dayer after failing to recover from his ankle injury.
Out of favour India cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan have returned from an intense six-week long overseas training camp to get their form and fitness back in order to regain their spots in the national squad.
Former chairman of national selection committee Sandeep Patil called Yuvraj Singh 'God's gift' to Indian cricket but said form and fitness will hold the key to the seasoned campaigner's participation in the 2019 World Cup.
Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik will lead India Blue and India Red respectively, while India Green will be captained by Subramanium Badrinath when Airtel Challenger Series for NKP Salve Trophy commences in Indore from October 8-11.
Yuvraj Singh returned to form to help India heap more misery on Australia, steam-rollering them by 73 runs in a lop-sided Group Two match at the World Twenty20 on Sunday.
As the nation celebrates its 76th Republic Day, India's sports fraternity took to social media to share their patriotic sentiments and wishes with fans across the country on Sunday.
Jharkhand, however, could not make the knockouts from the group as Gujarat topped it with Haryana being the second team to progress. Jharkhand finished third.
Yuvraj Singh said he would prepare for the new role with a changed mindset and utilise the opportunity to score big knocks.
Images from the World Cup match between India and West Indies.
Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj came out in defence of his son, saying the left-handed batsman, who struggled for his 11 runs off 21 balls, should not be singled out for India's loss in the ICC World T20 final.
Sachin Tendulkar hit 103 and Yuvraj Singh 85 as India overhauled the fourth highest target in Test history to be England by six wickets in the first Test.
A few, acting like his followers, cheered him into the stadium while calling out, "Modi, Modi, welcome Modi."
Raina hailed Australia's mentality and talked about how their mindset makes them a tough opposition to face, especially in the final.
The team could even experiment by having Virender Sehwag play in the middle order in the fourth ODI against the West Indies.
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Riding on vice-captain Yuvraj Singh's explosive 172, India on Friday defeated Lankan XI convincingly by 92 runs in a practice match in Colombo ahead of the five-match one-day series against the hosts.
The Punjab southpaw will go through a eight-week rehabilitation programme to get him fit in time for next year's World Cup.
Yuvraj Singh made it back to the Indian team for the limited overs series against Australia but seniors Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were again ignored.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical look on Yuvraj Singh's showing in Tests since making his debut against New Zealand in 2003.
As the next generation is eager to demonstrate their mettle on the international stage, there are polarising views linked with the presence of Kohli and Sharma in the T20 team.
Virtually assured of a berth in the playoffs, Chennai Super Kings will aim to tighten their grip on the No 1 position in the points' table when they take on out-of-contention Delhi Daredevils in Tuesday's IPL match in Raipur.
Reader D N Awasthi sent us these pictures from Glasgow.
North Zone were 304 for 7 at close of day 1 in the Duleep Trophy final against East.
A visibly disappointed Pune Warriors captain Yuvraj Singh blamed it on "poor fielding" which resulted in the sixth loss for the franchise in the Indian Premier League after Rajasthan Royals defeated them by six wickets.
India's hero at the 2011 World Cup believes Hardik Pandya will be the one to watch out for in the 2019 World Cup.
Half-centuries by senior pro Yuvraj Singh and the talented Unmukt Chand helped North Zone cruise to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Central Zone and enter the Deodhar Trophy final, in Guwahati, on Monday. North will meet the winner of Tuesday's second semi-final, between South and West Zone.
