T20 World Cup has my focus: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 14 crores.

Flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh feels his new Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is where he can play up to his full potential, alongside players like Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers who can ease his workload.

Yuvraj Singh was sold to RCB for a staggering Rs 14 crores in the opening day of the players’ auction, which made him the most expensive player in the history of the IPL.

“I am very happy to go to RCB and I am looking forward to playing alongside the likes of Chris Gayle and AB and all the other great guys in the team. I just feel that I am going to a place where I can express myself,” said the 32-year old.

“Everyone is talking about my being the highest-paid player and being bought for so much at an auction, that also means that there is a lot of focus on you and on how you have to win matches, it adds responsibility.”

“In RCB, we’ve got a lot of guys who are match winners on their own. Gayle, AB, Virat, Albie, Rampaul all can just take games away single-handed. It’s a great bunch. It is great that in that kind of environment, I can go and express myself.”

Yuvraj Singh has been picked in the Indian squad for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held from March 16 in Bangladesh, and he insists that performing well for the country is his primary objective.

“But the World T20 is up first and that’s what I’m focussed at the moment and I am trying to play as much domestic cricket as I can to prepare myself for that. I hope for the best. I’m not looking at making any big statement. At the end of the season, it’s not like I have to prove anything to anyone else (about) what I can do. I have to prove to myself that I have it in me.”

“You are not going to be thinking about what others are thinking and what you must prove to them. You have to prove things to yourself and that is what I am looking to do with all the opportunities I get,” he concluded.