India’s one of the finest all-rounders in limited overs cricket Yuvraj Singh, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Monday, finally revealed the toughest bowler he had faced during his international career.
Yuvraj, who holds the record of hitting six sixes in an over to England’s Stuart Broad in World T20, 2007, picked Sri Lanka’s spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan as the toughest bowler to face. Yuvraj was dismissed five times by world’s greatest spinner in his ODI career.
“Muttiah Muralitharan was the toughest bowler I had faced,” said Yuvraj while announcing his retirement from international cricket and IPL.
Yuvraj also named former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath in the same breath. “There was Glenn McGrath too, who gave me a tough time,” said Yuvraj.
When asked about an overseas cricketer he admired the most, the former India all-rounder chose Australia’s two-time World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting.
“An overseas cricketer who I admired the most will be Ricky Ponting. Loved the way he batted,” Yuvraj said.
Yuvraj was quick to add the names of West Indian talisman Chris Gayle and former South Africa captain AB de Villiers’ name too. “Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers too, really enjoyed my time playing against them,” Yuvraj added.
