On Tuesday, the scheduled for the first two weeks of the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL) was announced by the BCCI. The tournament is scheduled to commence on March 23 and the franchises will now gear up for their final leg of preparation ahead of the T20 carnival. The IPL 2019 will also become crucial for players since the ICC World Cup is due soon after it concludes as quite a few of them who are not in the reckoning will try to make use of the platform to try to make it to the WC squad.
However, the flamboyant Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh has not played for India for a while now and is not getting younger either. His batting capabilities convince many about him getting a nod for yet another World Cup. Last year during the IPL auctions, he was picked by Mumbai Indians (MI) in the last minutes and the Punjab batsman now is looking forward to making use of the opportunity the most.
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Yuvraj recently tweeted saying he was looking forward to being with the MI skipper Rohit Sharma, who has led the team to three titles since 2013. He also asked if there was any hint on what was coming at him in his stint with yet another IPL franchise.
Looking forward to joining Hitman @Imro45 in the Mumbai Indians dressing room this season. Any hints on what to expect ?
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 20, 2019
Rohit, who shared a friendly relation with Yuvraj, replied to the latter’s tweet asking him to bring his “usual passion” and leave the rest to the dressing room to sort. He said, “Just bring your usual passion. The dressing room will sort out the rest. @NetflixIndia, have any tips?”
Just bring your usual passion. The dressing room will sort out the rest. @NetflixIndia, have any tips?
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) February 20, 2019
Yuvraj was not in a great touch last season when he played for the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), managing just 65 runs in eight matches at a poor average of 28. The man, who has missed just one edition since 2008 when the tournament started, otherwise has an impressive record in the tournament with over 2,600 runs in 128 matches at a strike rate of almost 130.
However, Singh, who was adjudged the Man of the Series in the 2011 World cup, is looking forward to the tournament this year with a renewed zeal and said a few days earlier that he wants to share the burden with Rohit.
