New Delhi: Former India captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday lauded Yuvraj Singh’s inclusion in the Indian T20 team terming him as a “crowdpuller like John McEnroe”. The 34-year-old made a comeback into the T20 team for the Australia tour after a good outing at the Vijay Hazare Trophy. “Yuvraj Singh is an exciting cricketer. He is a genuine crowdpuller. Just like you wanted to see John McEnroe or Diego Maradona. People came to watch them in action. Yuvraj is that sort of a player,” Kapil said during a promotional event for the upcoming tour of Australia.
“He brings in people be it his batting, bowling or fielding. He is a match winner. For me, the question is whether he believes in himself. “He can bat at any position like No 5 or No 6 as he has the experience,” Kapil added.
While he welcomed the move of naming Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain till the World T20 as he has achieved everything, he was all praise for Virat Kohli’s attitude. “Virat has an attitude of a fast bowler despite being a batsman. With Australia you need to be aggressive and in-your-face. Teams of the past didn’t have that attitude of looking into opposition’s eye. “This was started by Sourav Ganguly who got a good team and despite being a Bengali was aggressive,” Kapil chuckled. Kapil expects Mohammed Shami to do well after returning to the team following an injury lay-off.
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