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On the 16th anniversary of former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh's infamous six sixes in one over against England's Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20I World Cup, the 41-year-old shared a beautiful sand art made by a fan on social media. The sand art, which was made by artist Christy Valiyaveettil, depicted the unforgettable moments from the inaugural T20I World Cup that were forever etched in cricket history.
Former India great Yuvraj Singh dismantled England's bowling in the 2007 T20I World Cup as he went on to smash the fastest fifty in the history of international cricket. During his historic performance, Yuvraj smashed six sixes in an over against Stuart Broad after Andrew Flintoff infuriated the all-rounder.
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Sand artist Christy Valiyaveettil made the art as a tribute to Yuvraj on his birthday, however, the Indian legend shared the video on the 16th anniversary of his historic inning. The video shared by Yuvraj on X showed the iconic moments from India's clash against England at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Yuvraj captioned, " Thank you for this lovely sand art, Christy Valiyaveettil ❤️ even though you created this for my birthday, today is also an apt occasion for me to share it. "
Watch the video here:
Yuvraj Singh scored 58 off 16 balls in an all-important clash against England in the inaugural T20I World Cup as he smashed three fours and seven sixes. Six of those seven sixes came against Broad's over as India went on to place a mammoth total of 218 runs to win the game by 18 runs and qualify for the semi-finals, where they faced Australia.
