“ It was not a Slam-Dunk selection… ”: shocking revelation of Gary Kirsten on the selection of the Yuvraj Singh 2011 World Cup 2011
The former head coach of India Gary Kirsten Recently made a revelation that amazed cricket fans. Kirsten, who guided India to their history ICC 2011 World Cup winning after 28 years, revealed that Yuvraj Singh, Who became the tournament player, was not even among the pre-runners for the selection before the event.
Gary Kristen reveals that the selection of Yuvraj Singh for the Odi 2011 World Cup was not on the cards
Addressing REDIF.COM, Kirsten revealed that Yuvraj’s selection for the 2011 World Cup was not a simple decision. It was a tight call, with selectors deeply debating the final team of 15 members. However, Kirsten and Captain Mrs Dona Yuvraj strongly supported due to the experience he has given to the group. In the end, their faith has borne fruit, while Yuvraj continued to have a remarkable campaign of the World Cup, finally named the tournament player.
“Thank goodness, we chose it because it was getting closer, it was not. It was not a selection of slam-dunk. The selectors somehow debated 15 players. I was very eager to have it in the team, just like Dhoni, because of the experience he brought to the group. And look at the World Cup he ended up having,” Kirsten said.
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Meanwhile, Kirsten shared that he still loved Yuvraj a lot and the two shared a unique relationship. While Yuvraj Sometimes there was frustration, Kirsten deeply admired his talent and liked to watch him beat. He always wanted Yuvraj to continue shopping, because his striker was a pleasure to attend. Kirsten also admitted that Yuvraj had a growth and transformation trip, granting credit to the mental packaging coach Paddy Upton To play a key role in this process.
“I have always loved Yuvraj. We had this kind of good relationship where he used to frustrate me sometimes hell, but I liked him just. He was good. I just want him to mark races all the time because when I look at him, it’s as incredible to look at. But there was a trip he had to walk and ignore in Paddy, ” Kirsten has also added.
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