Yuvraj Singh expresses desire to come out of retirement and play domestic cricket for Punjab: Report

New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh, who announced his retirement from all formats of the game in 2019 ould soon make his comeback. A report in Cricbuzz states that Yuvraj has expressed his desire to play T20 cricket for Punjab if and when the domestic season begins this season.

Cricket is currently halted in India due to Covid-19 but Yuvraj conducted two long camps at the behest of the Punjab Cricket Association, at Mohali’s PCA Stadium. Yuvraj has spent the past few months grooming the likes of Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh and Anmolpreet Singh at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

“I enjoyed spending time with these youngsters, and talking to them about various aspects of the game, I realised that they were able to pick up various things that I was telling them. I had to get into the nets to show them a few other elements, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well I was hitting the ball even though I hadn’t held a bat for a really long time,” Cricbuzz quoted Yuvraj as saying.

Over the last few years, Punjab has lost a number of its main players such as Manan Vohra and Barinder Sran, who qualified to play for Chandigarh as locals.

On June 10 last year, Yuvraj had announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The stylish left-handed batsman called time on his career after having almost 20 years of experience in international cricket.

Yuvraj has marvelled the crowd across the world with his gravity-defying fielding abilities and effortless power-hitting.

With a career spanning over 304 ODIs, 58 T20Is, and 40 Tests, Yuvraj cemented his place as a player who could win matches for his side either through his electric fielding, smart bowling, or fierce batting.

Big events brought out the best in him — be it his international cricket entry at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, the mindblowing batting at the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 or the all-round performance at the 2011 World Cup.