Mumbai Indians started their IPL campaign with a defeat against Delhi Capitals on March 24. After the match, Yuvraj Singh was talking about his retirement in the post-match conference. Yuvraj Singh is playing for Mumbai Indians in this year’s IPL and played a valiant knock of 53 in their tournament opener for a losing cause.
The Mumbai Indians bought him at his base price at the last moment after he had gone unsold in the first round. Yuvraj was the most expensive player in auctions two times earlier. However, he has proved his worth in the IPL 2019 opener against Delhi Capitals with the blistering half-century.
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After the match, He was seen discussing his retirement at the post-match conference. He had last played for India in 2017 against West Indies and since then he has not been a part of the team due to his out of form and poor fitness.
He is sharing the dressing room with the batting maestro and the former India player Sachin Tendulkar in the dressing room of Mumbai Indians as Tendulkar is the mentor of the team. Both of them played for a long time for India. Yuvraj expressed that Sachin Tendulkar’s advice played a crucial role in making things easier for him.
"I'll play till the time I enjoy playing cricket." – @YUVSTRONG12 reveals having consulted former teammate and @mipaltan mentor @sachin_rt on playing as long as the spirit & desire remains! #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/Y7KtUZnA1c
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 25, 2019
“When the time comes, I will be the first one to hang up my boots. I spoke to Sachin (Tendulkar) as well and he has gone through such a time at 38-39. Talking to him makes things easier for me. In the last two years, I have been up and down. I started playing cricket because I enjoyed the game and then I was not playing for Indian. It was U-14, U-16, so till the time I enjoy, I will play,” Yuvraj Singh was quoted by Times of India.
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“I took my time there. The wickets were falling and I thought if I take chance early, we (don’t) want to end getting close to the game, so I just took my time. I am happy with the way I was hitting the ball,” Yuvraj said.
