11-15-2008, 12:07 PM
After single-handedly demolishing the England bowling line-up and setting up India's 158-run victory in the first one-dayer on Friday, Yuvraj Singh said he did not intend to prove anything to anyone.
"Yes, it was disappointing to miss out on the Test series against Australia but I was very happy with the Indian team's performance (2-0 series win). I did not go into the match today with the intention of proving anything to anyone other than myself. I wanted to prove to myself that I was good enough to play at this level," said the left-hander after tearing into the England bowlers.
Yuvraj, who struck seven sixes and 15 fours in his 78-ball blitz and narrowly missed out on joining former captain Mohammed Azharuddin as the scorer of the fastest one-day hundred for India, said he was initially a bit nervous coming to the crease but the blazing start given by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir helped him take his time to settle down.
"I was a bit nervous as I had not scored many runs over the last few weeks. But the blazing start provided by Viru and Gambhir allowed me to play quietly in the beginning. The fact that Suresh Raina was playing shots at the other end also eased the pressure on me. It gave me time to settle down and in getting to know what the wicket was about," he said.
Yuvraj rated the knock as among his best in one-day cricket, said he was not surprised with the decision of rival captain Kevin Pietersen of allowing him a runner as the injury had happened when he was batting and he had not carried it into the game
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"Yes, it was disappointing to miss out on the Test series against Australia but I was very happy with the Indian team's performance (2-0 series win). I did not go into the match today with the intention of proving anything to anyone other than myself. I wanted to prove to myself that I was good enough to play at this level," said the left-hander after tearing into the England bowlers.
Yuvraj, who struck seven sixes and 15 fours in his 78-ball blitz and narrowly missed out on joining former captain Mohammed Azharuddin as the scorer of the fastest one-day hundred for India, said he was initially a bit nervous coming to the crease but the blazing start given by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir helped him take his time to settle down.
"I was a bit nervous as I had not scored many runs over the last few weeks. But the blazing start provided by Viru and Gambhir allowed me to play quietly in the beginning. The fact that Suresh Raina was playing shots at the other end also eased the pressure on me. It gave me time to settle down and in getting to know what the wicket was about," he said.
Yuvraj rated the knock as among his best in one-day cricket, said he was not surprised with the decision of rival captain Kevin Pietersen of allowing him a runner as the injury had happened when he was batting and he had not carried it into the game
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