 Freddie's banter instigated Yuvraj to unleash fury
20th Sep 2007 15:01 IST
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And a few verbal volleys from Flintoff last night set Yuvraj's competitive juices flowing as he looked to prove a point to the celebrated England all-rounder.
"It charged me up for sure. You get (to hear) a few words and you want to give it back with the bat and I did just that."
Yuvraj hit Broad for six consecutive sixes en route to a 16-ball 58 that led India to an 18-run win against England.
Yuvraj was involved in an altercation with Flintoff while batting and he went berserk with the bat after the incident. Asked what had transpired between them, a coy Yuvraj said, "When you are playing international game, things like this do happen. Obviously he is a great all-rounder and off-the-field we are good friends. It happens in the game and it's part of the game," he added.
In a lighter vein, Yuvraj, who was adjudged Man of the Match for his knock, said he also proved himself a better slogger than his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"We had just 2-3 overs to go and MS asked me that we should keep a left hand-right hand combination. But I said 'No MS, you go in front of me. You are a better slogger'. So he went but after the score, I said 'No mate, I'm a better slogger'." |
