Yuvraj Singh wants to keep playing ‘whatever I get to play’ for at least a year and a half more before deciding whether to carry on or not, he told reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing IPL 2018.
“I am going to look to play till 2019, whatever cricket I get to play. I will take a call when that year is over,” said Singh, the Player of the Tournament when India won the 2011 World Cup. “Everybody has to take a decision after a while. I have been playing international cricket since 2000, it has been almost 17-18 years on and off. So, I will definitely take a call after 2019.”
Singh made his international debut in October 2000 against Kenya in the ICC KnockOut Trophy in Nairobi and made an immediate impact. He has gone on to play 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is, accumulating 11,778 runs and picking up 148 wickets across formats.
“Oh, I am loving it! Chris has always been a friend off the field. He has been a great batsman, probably one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world, and performing like a boss on the field. I am really happy for him and the way he is batting,” said Singh.
As for Punjab, who have never won the IPL, Singh was hopeful: “We are looking ahead to first qualify in the last four and I think we have got a great team this year. We have got a very powerful batting attack, smart bowling attack, and hopefully we look to qualify and then see if we can win the finals.”
