Former Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh celebrated the 15th anniversary of his 6 sixes with son Orion, saying he could not have found a better partner to watch the highlights of the event with. On September 19, 2007, Yuvraj became the second batter to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket, after Herschelle Gibbs.
Yuvraj Singh achieved the feat during the T20 World Cup match against England. Yuvraj, who was provoked by comments from Andrew Flintoff, hammed Stuart Broad for six sixes in the penultimate over. “Couldn’t have found a better partner to watch this together with after 15 years,” Yuvraj Singh tweeted.
Couldn’t have found a better partner to watch this together with after 15 years 👶 🏏 #15YearsOfSixSixes #ThisDayThatYear #Throwback #MotivationalMonday #GetUpAndDoItAgain #SixSixes #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/jlU3RR0TmQ
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 19, 2022
Here is the video of the knock from Yuvraj Singh:
Yuvraj’s heroics helped India to reach a match-winning score of 218/4 and along the way, he completed a 12-ball half-century, which is a record in all forms of international cricket. The assault on Broad made Yuvraj Singh the first batter to hit six sixes in an over in T20I and overall, fourth. Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri previously achieved the feat in first-class matches, while Herschelle Gibbs in the World Cup 2007.
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Yuvraj Singh dispatched the ball over cow corner in the first ball of the 19th over. The next ball went deep into the crowd beyond the backward square leg. Yuvraj then smashed the third ball over extra cover. Stuart Broad tried to go round the wicket, but Yuvraj cleared the rope over backward point.
The southpaw all-rounder then whacked the fifth one over midwicket, which flew into the night sky before landing in the crowd. The Indian then completed the over by smashing over the wide mid-on, leaving the crowd roaring.
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IPL franchises took to Twitter to celebrate the 15 years of Yuvraj’s six sixes. Kolkata Knight Riders said: “15 years gone but we still can’t keep calm!” SunRisers Hyderabad wrote: “Your childhood was awesome if you remember this special from Yuvi. #OnThisDay in 2007, Yuvraj Singh smashed six 6s in an over to score the fastest 50 in just 12 deliveries.”
15 years gone but we still can't keep calm! 🤩@YUVSTRONG12 #INDvENG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/uAYMSFtGhR
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 19, 2022
Your childhood was awesome if you remember this special from Yuvi 😎 #OnThisDay in 2007, Yuvraj Singh smashed six 6️⃣s in an over to score the fastest 5️⃣0️⃣ in just 1️⃣2️⃣ deliveries 🔥 #OTD #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/aWJctU9KhO
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 19, 2022
Royal Challengers Bangalore said: “#OnThisDay in 2007 Yuvraj Singh lit up the Kingsmead Stadium, scoring six sixes off Stuart Broad’s over and became the batter with fastest half-century in International Cricket, getting to the milestone in just 12 balls.”
#OnThisDay in 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, @YUVSTRONG12 lit up the Kingsmead Stadium, scoring six sixes off Stuart Broad’s over and became the batter with fastest half-century in International Cricket, getting to the milestone in just 1️⃣2️⃣ balls. 🔥#PlayBold #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/r4hWROcO3W
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) September 19, 2022
