Vaibhav Tripathi
Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad reflected on Yuvraj Singh’s historic six sixes in the 2007 T20 World Cup; a tough learning experience early in his career that shaped him into the competitor he is today. .
“Yeah, it was obviously a pretty tough day. What would I have been: 21, 22? [22] I learned loads. I pretty much based a whole mental routine through that experience knowing that I was left very short as an international performer in that moment. I’d rushed my preparation. I didn’t have any sort of pre-ball routine. I didn’t have any focus, particularly, and I started building my ‘warrior mode’ that I call it after that experience,” Broad said in the press conference.
“Ultimately, of course, I wish that didn’t happen. I think what really helped me was it was a dead rubber, so it didn’t feel like I’d knocked us out of the World Cup or something. But I think it steeled me up to make me the competitor I am to this day and has driven me forward a huge amount,” Broad added.
It is worth noting that Broad had announced his retirement from cricket after the ongoing Ashes 2023 Test between England and Australia at the Oval.
