Yuvraj Singh Recalls His Maiden India Call-Up, Shares Picture With Rahul Dravid

Yuvraj, along with Vijay Dahiya, made his debut in the ICC Knockout Cup 2000. He played their first game against Kenya in the tournament

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Thursday recalled his first call-up into the Indian national team ahead of the ICC Knockout Trophy in the year 2000. He shared a picture of himself with Rahul Dravid and former stumper Vijay Dahiya. Yuvraj posted the picture on Twitter and captioned the post as ‘Major throwback to getting selected for the first time to play for team India. #proudmoment #pricelessmemory’. Here’s the post

Major throwback to getting selected for the first time to play for team India 🇮🇳 . #proudmoment #pricelessmemory pic.twitter.com/DEfFQ2pQed

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 3, 2019

Both Yuvraj and Vijay made their debut in the same match of the ICC Knockout Cup. They played their first game against Kenya in the tournament. Yuvraj had announced his retirement from international cricket on July 10. The Chandigarh-born player captured the imagination of the cricketing world with his gravity-defying fielding abilities and effortless power-hitting. A career that spanned over 304 ODIs, 58 T20Is and 40 Tests, Yuvraj imprinted his place in the echelons of cricket as a player who could pretty much win matches for his side either through his electric fielding, deceiving bowling or fierce batting. Big events brought out the best in him - be it his international cricket entry at 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, the mind-numbing batting exhibition at the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 or the all-round performance at 2011 World Cup. He was awarded the Player of the Tournament in India's 2011 50-over World Cup triumph.