Former ICC match referee Chris Broad, father of England pace legend Stuart Broad, recently revealed a hilarious story involving a rather infamous cricketing memory — Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes during the 2007 T20 World Cup. Speaking to The Telegraph, Chris shared that he gifted Stuart an Indian jersey signed by Yuvraj for Christmas that year — a gesture that, unsurprisingly, didn’t go down too well with his son.
In one of the most iconic moments in T20 cricket history, Yuvraj Singh launched six consecutive deliveries from a young Stuart Broad out of the park during the India-England clash in Durban. The over, triggered by a heated exchange between Yuvraj and Andrew Flintoff, remains etched in cricketing folklore. Stuart, just 21 at the time, was visibly dejected, while his father decided to lighten the mood with some trademark British humor.
“He didn’t appreciate my gesture after he was hit for six sixes by Yuvraj Singh,” Chris Broad recalled. “I got Yuvraj to sign an Indian shirt and gave it to him for Christmas. Apparently, he opened it, saw it, and threw it in the bin. I think he had a bit of a sense of humor failure over that.”
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Despite the embarrassment, Stuart recovered quickly and went on to carve a legendary Test career for England. Although his T20I journey never truly took off, he retired in 2023 as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, finishing with 604 Test wickets in 167 matches.
Chris Broad, himself a former England opener, also lamented that his son didn’t fully explore his batting potential, despite flashes of brilliance. Sharing another amusing anecdote, he revealed how Stuart once trained with him but later credited another coach in the media.
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“He asked me to throw him some balls at Trent Bridge, and he went on to score runs for England,” Chris Broad said. “But in the press, he thanked Paul Farbrace for helping him. I said, ‘What about your old man?’ and he replied, ‘Politically, I’ve got to say the right thing.’”
While Chris took it in stride, he admitted that Stuart “could have been so much better” as a batter, but he remains immensely proud of his son’s remarkable achievements in cricket.
