‘Yuvi to concentrate on improving his bowling’

After his blitzkrieg against England, Yuvraj Singh now also wants to concentrate on his bowling.

After his blitzkrieg against England in the Twenty20 World Cup match in Durban, Yuvraj Singh now also wants to concentrate on his bowling.

“I called him up early this morning and congratulated him for his heroic innings. Apart from wanting to continue his fine touch which he has rediscovered now, Yuvraj is also keen to improve his bowling,” Yuvraj’s father and former cricketer Yograj Singh said.

He said once Yuvraj returned to Chandigarh, he will work towards improving his bowling.

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“We have decided that we will work together on his bowling. He has got a good height and there is no reason why India should not get a genuine left-arm bowler as well,” he said.

He said that 25-year-old Yuvraj had been ‘feeling down a bit’ after being hit for five sixes in a row by Dimitri Mascarenhas in the sixth ODI against England earlier this month at The Oval.

Just before Wednesday’s Super Eights match, the left-handed batsman had called up his father and expressed his desire to play a big innings.

“He telephoned me and said ‘Dad, I have been getting out to wrong shots’. He also said that he was not feeling good about being hit for five sixes. He said he wanted to win for the country and play a big innings,” said Yograj, who himself once donned the India cap.