Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is all set to return to the cricketing field. The legend can play competitive cricket in Australia this year. According to a PTI report, Mulgrave Cricket Club has claimed that it will sign up Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh for T20 games. The club is also trying to sign up veterans AB de Villiers and Brian Lara.
"We have secured Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga," club president Milan Pulenayegam was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
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"We are now working on negotiating deals with some other potential players. We are also in talks with Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh and things are 85 to 90 percent confirmed. We have a few things to fix, but it looks great." he added.
Yuvraj Singh had retired from international cricket in 2019. After that he took part in some overseas tournaments. The legendary all-rounder participated in the Global T20 Canada. After that he played in the T10 league.
According to reports, Yuvraj Singh was also in talks to play in the Big Bash League, but this could not be made possible. No Indian player has participated in BBL till now.
In 2021, Yuvraj Singh represented the Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends in the Road Safety World Series. Apart from this, he also took part in foreign leagues, but could not return to IPL. There were also reports in between that Yuvraj Singh is going to make a comeback for the Punjab cricket team but BCCI did not allow this as Yuvraj had participated in foreign leagues.