5 records of Yuvraj Singh which MS Dhoni will never break

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni are the epitomai of Indian cricket and anything said about them is too less. One cannot an Indian side without either of them featuring in the playing XI.

They might not be the same players today as they were 10 years ago but they bring about a huge smile on the faces of fans watching them play today. The duo have played together for over 10 years and have taken India to numerous victories.

While Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh might have some issues with the former captain, Dhoni and Yuvraj have not let it bother them and have shared an amazing camaraderie.

Over the years, we have seen Yuvraj break a number of records with Dhoni watching on either from the non-strikers end or the dressing room.

For some reason, Dhoni has not come close to touching these records. It might have been due to the companionship they shared or just due to pure respect, but these 5 records of Yuvraj Singh will never be broken by MS Dhoni

6 sixes in one over

Way back in 2007 during the inaugural World T20 in South Africa, MS Dhoni was leading a young Indian side for the first time in his career.

After getting off to a jittery start against Pakistan and winning in a bowl-out, the Men in Blue surpassed expectations and got the desired results.

Up against England in their group stage encounter, the Indian openers got the side off to a flying start and were looking on course to achieve a big score in the first innings. With Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni at the crease, the legendary Andrew Flintoff chose the wrong day to rile up Yuvraj.

If he had argued with Dhoni instead of Yuvraj, the outcome might have been a lot different as we all know how cool Dhoni is. If it were Dhoni, he would have just said something quirky to Flintoff and the duo would have laughed it off.

Unfortunately, he chose Yuvraj and we all know what happened after that. Dhoni could have achieved this in his career but it seems like he has always been too nice to the opposition bowlers.

Man of the tournament award

Yuvraj’s performances guided India to the World Cup

Yuvraj has always been the man for big occasions. The team has always counted on him in big ICC tournaments and he has always delivered. He was India’s man of the tournament in the 2007 World T20.

He was the player of the tournament in the 2011 ODI World Cup as well.

There is something about these big ICC tournaments which gets Yuvraj going. We always get to see a different side of him during these tournaments.

The same can be said about Dhoni but not about his batting. While he has guided the team to the trophy with his superb captaincy skills, he has not performed too well with the bat. Perhaps the pressure of captaincy was too much and Yuvraj knew that and took all the pressure off Dhoni by consistently performing well.

Century outside Asia

Yuvraj scored his first overseas hundred in Sydney

It’s quite surprising to see someone of Dhoni’s stature not have a century to his name outside the sub-continent. Once again, it might have been the additional pressure of captaincy to perform outside Asia due to which Dhoni wasn’t able to notch up a big score.

Yuvraj, on the other hand, has scored three ODI centuries outside Asia – against West Indies in Kingston, against Zimbabwe in Harare, and against Australia in Sydney.

Like Yuvraj, Dhoni should have concentrated a lot more on series against Zimbabwe and West Indies to get a big score. He has come close to scoring a century in the Caribbean on two separate occasions in the ongoing series but wasn’t able to.

Most ICC final appearances

With both Yuvraj and Dhoni the same age, Yuvraj has appeared in one more final in an ICC tournament when compared to his former captain.

Yuvraj, who began his career way before Dhoni did has appeared in 6 ICC finals – 2002 Champions Trophy, 2003 World Cup, 2007 World T20, 2011 World Cup, 2014 World T20, and 2017 Champions Trophy.

On the other hand, Dhoni has featured in 5 ICC finals – 2007 World T20, 2011 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2014 World T20, and 2017 Champions Trophy.

If Dhoni had begun his career at the same time as Yuvraj we would have probably seen him feature in more number of ICC finals than his teammate. Unfortunately, he was overlooked by the selectors until 2004. For more information on this, watch MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

Fastest 50

Dhoni was all smiles after Yuvraj reached his 50

This one can be credited to Andrew Flintoff once again. Going back to the World T20 match against England, when Yuvraj created history by smashing six sixes in a row, he created the record of scoring the fastest 50 as well, in 12 deliveries.

There was no stopping Yuvraj that night and even if Dhoni wanted to score the fastest 50, he would have been denied by his own teammate. Dhoni did well to step out of the way and enjoy the knock from the best seat in the house.

If we fast forward to today, neither Yuvraj or Dhoni would be able to achieve this feat given the fact that they take a lot of time to settle down at the crease.