‘He Kind of spat on me’: Yuvraj Singh recalls altercation with Andrew Flintoff before hitting six sixes

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khelja|27-09-2024

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has recalled his heated exchange with Andrew Flintoff moments before he smashed six sixes off a young Stuart Broad at the T20 World Cup 2007 in South Africa.
  Speaking in the Club Prairie Fire podcast, Yuvraj Singh said that the former England all-rounder started abusing once he dealt with his good balls with ease, and then 'kind of spat on him' when he walked towards him to confront him. "Freddie bowled two good balls, he bowled a length ball, which went for a boundary, and a good yorker, which I was hit over the point. When I was walking after taking a single, he said, "F... shit shots," Yuvraj said in the Club Prairie Fire podcast. "He repeated that on my face. I walked towards him; he kind of spat on me. I showed him my bat, saying that you know where it's going to go. It went worse after that. Then the umpire came in," Yuvraj added. After the altercation, Yuvraj Singh smashed six sixes of former England pacer Stuart Broad to become the first batter to achieve the feat in T20I cricket. Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty in the match was the fastest fifty in T20I cricket. Only two batters have managed to better the record since then. He scored 58 runs off 16 balls in the match. "I hit Freddie for a six, I enjoyed it more (than six sixes)," Yuvraj, who hit a six off Flintoff after creating the rare record against Broad in the 19th over of the match, added. The knock from Yuvraj Singh helped India win the match by 18 runs. India later lifted the trophy to become the first team to win the T20 World Cup.
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