Punjab Cricket Affiliation has requested former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to come back out of retirement and grow to be a player-cum-mentor of the state workforce however he’s but to reply. PCA Secretary Puneet Bali on Friday stated he had made the request since Yuvraj, who retired final yr, was already mentoring some gamers, together with Shubman Gill.
“We requested Yuvraj 5, six days in the past and we’re ready his response. Will probably be actually good for Punjab cricket if he can play and mentor them on the identical time,” Bali instructed PTI.
Final month, the 38-year-old Yuvraj hung out mentoring the likes of Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma and Harpreet Brar, all of whom are set to play within the upcoming IPL in UAE.
Punjab has misplaced a lot of key gamers in recent times and Bali stated the state workforce can profit from Yuvraj’s expertise and mentoring.
Nonetheless, popping out of retirement might not be so easy for the previous cricketer.
The BCCI considers gamers to have formally retired to supply NOCs for abroad leagues.
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Yuvraj has performed in two such tournaments up to now yr – the International T20 Canada and Abu Dhabi T10 League.
The left-handed batsman, a key member of the India’s 2011 World Cup-winning workforce, performed 40 Checks and 304 ODIs between 2003 and 2017.
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