Feed Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 More... Thought of quitting last year: Yuvi Press Trust Of India New Delhi, February 04, 2011 India middle-order batman Yuvraj Singh on Friday revealed that he almost thought of quitting international cricket when he was dropped from both the Test and ODI teams in 2010. Yuvraj said that it was the toughest phase in his 10-year-long career and his parents helped him overcome that lean period. "It was tough time for me. I think that was the toughest period for me in last 10 years. There was time when I asked myself do I want to continue. Seriously I thought do I want to play anymore or not. There was lot of negativity around me," he said. "Everytime I hit the field, I was getting injured. That time was really bad for me. I just came out of it with the help of few good friends, my strong father and mother. Some amount of self motivation and hard training," said Yuvraj. The 29-year-old left-hander was dropped from the squad that was picked for the Test series against Australia in October at home and from the ODI squad for the Asian Cup in Sri Lanka in June 2010. Yuvraj said that he is confident to hit form in the forthcoming World Cup. "My form is all great at the moment as compared to last couple of years. Last year it was tough because of injury. I am ready for the World Cup," he said. The Chandigarh-born player's role has increased as a part-time bowler in the side and Yuvraj said that it was because of the absence of a left-arm spinner. "I have been bowling quite frequently and I try to bowl full 10 overs because you don't have main left-arm spinner in the side. I know that my role has increased as a bowler," he said. With youngsters like Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina around, does it make Yuvraj feel insecure or push him to do better? "I am not insecure. I have played for 10 years. When I was young kid I always thought of playing ODIs and now I have played more than 250 ODIs. So no insecurity," Yuvraj told NDTV. He said that like all other Indian teammates, he would like to win the World Cup for veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who will be making his sixth and likely his last appearance in the quadrennial event. "I would give anything for the World Cup and would like to win it for him (Sachin). For India it will be dream come true," he said.
vvvslaxman Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 This is exactly one of the reason why he hasn't reached the stage where he should have. His first option is to quit instead of fighting his way through.
Jersey #10 Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 ^He is a human, not a superhero or a soldier from your fairy tales. spare some sympathy for god's sake Everyone goes through tough times and negativity is part of life. It's good to know that he is feeling confident about the WC.
vvvslaxman Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 ^He is a human, not a superhero or a soldier from your fairy tales. spare some sympathy for god's sake Everyone goes through tough times and negativity is part of life. It's good to know that he is feeling confident about the WC. Thanks for the breaking news
Clarke Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 ^He is a human, not a superhero or a soldier from your fairy tales. spare some sympathy for god's sake :haha: The real life soldier of any country shows far more character at a much younger age. Is it too much to expect some mental strength in his late 20s, after all he holds one of the most coveted positions in a nation of a billion+ ..
kooljatt Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 FFS, atleast he is being honest ! Give him some space guys ! Praise him or hate him, u as an Indian fan know that in form Yuvraj is vital to our world cup chances. Period
Jersey #10 Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 You can hate him as much as you want but as kooljatt said, He is vital if India hopes to reach even quarters or semis in the world cup.
Hindustani Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 UV certainly has some attitude problem, may be he should look towards his seniors Sachin, Dravid and Laxman once and how they overcome their bad form/lows in life
punjabi_khota Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Doh..like Yograj singh would EVER let him quit :hahaha:
Ranjha Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Yuvraj paaji quiting odi cricket will be sad.....He has in him to be a destructor again.
Sir john Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 its good that he did't quit,someone too much love him.
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