Sad for those people who pelted stones at my house, says Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh, after a confidence-boosting half-century against Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing edition of the IPL where he looked more assured than the fateful World Cup T20 final night against Sri Lanka, referring to the incident where a section of irate fans pelted stones at his home for his dismal show at Dhaka, said: “The problem with our country is that people forget what you have done in the past. They forget what the guys have done for their country.”

When asked if that incident affected him, he said: “I am not sad. I am sad for those people who do such kind of things because if that’s the way you want to treat people who have brought laurels for your country, it’s their choice. I don’t have much to say. It was not in good taste. Obviously you are disappointed when you have lost a World Cup final. You know that you have gotten out at an important stage and you could not contribute for your team. But at the end of the day, you need to realise that it’s a game and anybody can have a bad day. You have to give credit to bowlers [and realise] also that the bowlers can do well.”

Yuvraj also added that the fact that he had AB de Villiers and Albie Morkel for back-up helped him deliver his natural game for Royal Challengers Bangalore in their season opener against the Daredevils at Sharjah.

Gulf news quoted him as saying, “I have come here and I am glad it’s [the IPL] been outside India and I could focus on my game, stay away from distractions and what people were talking about. I needed to get some rhythm. I thought I needed to play the way I play. There’s a lot of relief when you know that in your team, there’s AB de Villiers and Albie Morkel coming in next. I could go out there and play freely.”

On his relationship with Virat Kohli, his IPL team captain and national team mate, he said: “I think Virat has grown up in front of my eyes and I have seen how his career has gone. I think he and I share a very good relationship on and off the field.”