- Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Yuvraj Singh- MS Dhoni) may not have ever got along with each other. But, whenever these two players used to play together on the field, they used to do something big. Something similar was done in the second ODI against England…
Yuvraj Singh: 2 big names of Indian cricket who are still remembered for their explosive batting. Fans enjoyed the batting of both those players a lot. Those players are none other than Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The relationship between the two players may not have been good.
But, whenever they came on the field to play for their country, they reminded the opposition team of their childhood. This is the reason why both the players are remembered even after retiring from cricket. Both these players played innings of 50 and 134 runs against England. On the basis of which, Team India won this close match by 15 runs.
Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni made the British dance to their tune
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Yuvraj Singh is known as the Sixer King. He hit 6 sixes in 1 over against England in 2007. Whenever Yuvi comes on the field against this team, he does something big. It was the year 2016. The England team came to India on a tour. During this, the second match of the ODI series was being played in Cuttack, Odisha. In this match, Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit sixes against the English team while batting explosively.
Yuvi scored 150 runs and Mahi scored 134 runs to save India’s honour
Virat Kohli was the captain in the ODI series being played against England. In the second match, India’s situation was worse than water. Because KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were dismissed cheaply. The Indian team lost 3 big wickets at the score of 25 runs. After which Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni came to the field to bat at the crease.
These two players showed their master class and thrashed the England bowlers. Yuvraj Singh scored 150 runs in 127 balls while Dhoni scored a century of 134 runs in 121 balls. This innings saved India’s honour and India was successful in winning the match.
IND vs ENG: India beat England by 16 runs
In this match, India came to bat first. Despite getting a bad start, they batted for the entire 50 overs, during which India scored 381 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. England came to chase this score and showed their prowess against the Indian bowlers. But they could only score 366 runs after losing 8 wickets. In the end, India won this match by 16 runs.
