India’s legendary Yuvraj Singh has suggested to play golf amidst cricket practice by young batting stars Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, as it will help in their mental rest.
Yuvraj Singh has long been retired from international cricket; However, he has a connection with young Indian cricketers. He also mentioned Abhishek Sharma and helped him develop for his modern day’s aggressive avatar.
Yuvraj, one of the greatest Indian all-rounders, was known as the key to Indian middle order in white-ball cricket and was one of the most explosive batsmen in India. For record numbers several times, he was sold as the most expensive player in the IPL auction.
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“Play Golf”: Yuvraj Singh’s unconventional advice for Indian superstar
The former left-handed batsman has suggested that each young player should play a relaxed game like Golf to get a free and non-replication swing during the tour, mentioning two names of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma.
“I have asked them to play golf, and I encourage them to play. It is very difficult to find time, but I think IPL is a good time to really find time and hit some balls,” Yuvraj Singh said in a program.
“This is above them. Now they are the superstars of the game, and they have to decide what they are going to help in getting better. If golf may happen, they will have to decide. But I encourage all athletes to play golf. I think it is a great way to rest, and it’s great for the mind.”
Yuvraj classified golf as a comfortable game for athletes
Not only did Yuvraj Singh consider golf a major comfort game, but he also said that on golf courses, cricketers could find a free swing as much as possible to kill as much balls, which is often better than excessive training sessions.
Asked if playing golf will help him, Yuvraj said: “I think any game that helps you relax is going to be more fruitful for the body and the mind is going to be more fruitful for the mind. If you see the culture of golf in Australia, South Africa, England – the best cricketers have played golf since a very age.”
“You are seeing that many of these people actually play a lot of golf and do less cricket practice during tourism. You can not change anything in a game in three days.”
But how can you recover and be mentally fresh for a game? So I think it is not just cricket. For any player in the world, they should play golf as it will eventually bring them the best in their game, “he said.
“3000 more runs, I was holding in sports days” – Yuvraj Singh
Singh regrets that there was no one during his sports days, who had given him the same advice and assured that he must have scored 3000 runs in his career, who were playing golf during his sports days.
Yuvraj Singh said, “I must have scored 3,000 more runs.”
“I ask all young cricketers to try and play golf, hit the ball, see how you feel. Sometimes too much practice is not good for you. Sometimes when you are not scoring runs, you want to practice more, and also with golf, you want to hit more balls. But sometimes it is good to relax,” He said.
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