Mumbai: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh Looks like could have been declared in favor Multan Test Against Pakistan after the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar He had completed his double century. On 29 March 2004, Virender Sehwag became the first Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket with a blistering knock of 309 on the second day of the Test.
But the stand-in captain and current India head coach who became a big deal Rahul Dravid Opted to declare the first innings at 675/5 in 161.5 overs. The announcement meant Tendulkar was stranded on 194, six runs short of his double century. In his autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’, Tendulkar had written extensively about the announcement as he approached a milestone.
“We got a message in the middle that we had to play fast, and we were going to declare. He could have scored six runs in another over and after that we bowled 8-10 overs. I don’t think there will be two more overs.” Made the difference in the Test match.
“If it was the third or fourth day, you would have had to put the team first and when you were on 150, they would have declared. There is a difference of opinion. I think the team could have declared after 200,” Yuvraj said. game18.
Yuvraj, who was the last player to be dismissed for 59 in that match, scored a century in the next Test in Lahore. But his red-ball career never touched the glorious heights of his white-ball journey, scoring 1900 runs in 40 Tests at an average of 33.92.
Yuvraj feels that it became difficult to score consistently in a Test team full of veterans as he did not find a definite place in the eleven.
“If you compare that era with today’s era, you can see that players get 10-15 matches. You look at that era, you can start like Viru (Sehwag). After that Dravid, Sachin, Ganguly and Laxman. I scored a century in Lahore and was asked to open in the next Test.”
Yuvraj, who retired from international cricket in 2019, felt that playing 100 Tests for India was not in his destiny.
“Finally, when I got a chance to play Test cricket after Dada’s retirement, I got cancer. It was just bad luck. I tried 24×7. I wanted to play 100 Test matches, face those fast bowlers and Wanted to bat for two days. I gave it my all, but it didn’t have to be,” he said.
But the stand-in captain and current India head coach who became a big deal Rahul Dravid Opted to declare the first innings at 675/5 in 161.5 overs. The announcement meant Tendulkar was stranded on 194, six runs short of his double century. In his autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’, Tendulkar had written extensively about the announcement as he approached a milestone.
“We got a message in the middle that we had to play fast, and we were going to declare. He could have scored six runs in another over and after that we bowled 8-10 overs. I don’t think there will be two more overs.” Made the difference in the Test match.
“If it was the third or fourth day, you would have had to put the team first and when you were on 150, they would have declared. There is a difference of opinion. I think the team could have declared after 200,” Yuvraj said. game18.
Yuvraj, who was the last player to be dismissed for 59 in that match, scored a century in the next Test in Lahore. But his red-ball career never touched the glorious heights of his white-ball journey, scoring 1900 runs in 40 Tests at an average of 33.92.
Yuvraj feels that it became difficult to score consistently in a Test team full of veterans as he did not find a definite place in the eleven.
“If you compare that era with today’s era, you can see that players get 10-15 matches. You look at that era, you can start like Viru (Sehwag). After that Dravid, Sachin, Ganguly and Laxman. I scored a century in Lahore and was asked to open in the next Test.”
Yuvraj, who retired from international cricket in 2019, felt that playing 100 Tests for India was not in his destiny.
“Finally, when I got a chance to play Test cricket after Dada’s retirement, I got cancer. It was just bad luck. I tried 24×7. I wanted to play 100 Test matches, face those fast bowlers and Wanted to bat for two days. I gave it my all, but it didn’t have to be,” he said.