It was all destiny playing its role in the ODI World Cup 2011 selection as the ex-India coach, Gary Kirsten who coached India to win its 2nd ODI title in 2011 revealed how close Yuvraj Singh was to get delisted from the World Cup 2011 Indian squad and how he and MS Dhoni were adamant to have the all-rounder in the playing XI and what was the result of including him in the Indian team for the ODI World Cup was evident as the all-rounder ended up being the player of the series. Yuvraj Singh scored 362 runs for his team in the tournament and picked 15 wickets.
MS Dhoni-led India defeated Sri Lanka in the finals of the ODI World Cup to clinch its second ODI World Cup title, winning the final by 6 wickets.
“Thank goodness we picked him because it was flipping close, he was. It was not a slam-dunk selection. The selectors kind of debated around the 15 players,”
Gary Kirsten told Rediff.com
The World Cup-winning coach also mentioned ‘Captain Cool’, MS Dhoni, in between, and how he and Dhoni persuaded the board members to have him in the team for the tournament.
“I was very keen to have him in the team as was Dhoni, because of the experience that he brought to the group. And look at the World Cup he ended up having,”
He added
Gary Kirsten revealed the relationship he shared with Yuvraj Singh during his coaching days and how he enjoyed watching him play his natural game.
“I was always very fond of Yuvraj. We had this kind of great relationship where like, he used to frustrate the hell out of me sometimes, but I just loved him. He was good. I just want him to be scoring runs all the time because when I watch him bat, it’s just like amazing to watch,”
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