“ I want my Porsche ”: Yuvraj Singh has six six Battes with Lalit Modi – Here is why | Cricket news
New Delhi: Lalit Modi, the architect of the Indian Premier League (IPL), revealed that he had once promised to reward the Indian cricket players with a Porsche if they managed the rare feat to hit six six or take six counters in one at the 2007 T20 World Cup. Shortly after, Yuvraj Singh achieved the incredible against Stuart Broad from England, and Modi kept his word – by reducing the emblematic bat of Yuvraj in exchange.The revelation came to a podcast with former Australian captain Michael Clarke, where Modi told how he entered the Indian locker room before the tournament to announce an extraordinary incentive.“Everyone has hit six six or take six counters in an end … I’m going to give you a porsche from my pocket,” recalls Modi on the podcast @ beyond23cricketpod.Under the direction of MS Dhoni, a young Indian team continued to lift the first T20 World Cup, a triumph which has become the catalyst for the birth of IPL, now the most popular cricket league in the world.The Yuvraj stockings were praised from Broad marked the story, and just after his blow, he reminded Modi the promise.“Yuvraj, looks at me on the border … He lifts the bat, and he comes running,” I want my Porsche “, I say, give me the bat,” said Modi.The agreement saw Yuvraj go to a Porsche, while Modi secured the battle which symbolized one of the most unforgettable moments of the cricket. The bat is still a place of choice in its house as a piece of darling history.The heroism of Yuvraj in this campaign not only energized Indian cricket fans, but also laid the foundations for the phenomenal rise of the IPL.
