‘I think what really helped me as it was a dead rubber’ – Stuart Broad opens up on Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes during T20 World Cup 2007

Star England bowler, Stuart Broad claimed that Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes in the 2007 T20 World Cup was a tough learning experience as it was during the early stage of his career. He stated that the incident helped him a lot and whatever he is today because of that incident. He also talked about the importance of making a comeback from bad days and from poor performances in order to excel in the sport.

Former Indian cricketers have asserted in the past that Broad’s incident would be remembered for a long time which was hit during the 2007 T20 World Cup India-England match in Durban. The former Indian all-rounder created history on September 19, 2007, when he slammed six sixes to England’s spearhead and became the first batter to hit six sixes in an over in the T20 World Cup.

I think it’s that bounce-back ability and that ability to be able to put poor days behind you: Stuart Broad 

“Yeah, it was obviously a pretty tough day. What would I have been: 21, 22? [22] I learned loads. I pretty much based a whole mental routine on that experience knowing that I was left very short as an international performer at that moment. I’d rushed my preparation. I didn’t have any sort of pre-ball routine,” Broad was quoted as saying in the press conference.

“Ultimately, of course, I wish that didn’t happen. I think what really helped me was it was a dead rubber, so it didn’t feel like I’d knocked us out of the World Cup or something. But I think it steeled me up to make me the competitor I am to this day and has driven me forward a huge amount. I didn’t have any focus, particularly, and I started building my ‘warrior mode’ that I call it after that experience,” the right arm speedster added.

“You obviously go through massive peaks and troughs and when you look at someone like Stokesy’s career, he’s done that sort of thing as well. Most players have. But ultimately I think it’s that bounce-back ability and that ability to be able to put poor days behind you because certainly one thing over the past whatever – 15, 16 years – you have a lot more bad days than good days in cricket so you have to be able to deal with them to make sure your good days can -flourish,” the 37-year-old concluded.