There were many questions in cricket fans mind wheather T20 format of cricket would become popular or not before it maiden edition was played in South Africa in 2007.
BCCI was not in support such format and BCCI sent junior team as then senior like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid withdrawal themselves.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni leaded Team India in World T20 2007 in new avatar of cricket. As tournament was progressing its' popularity and excitement increasing over period of time.
In super six phage of tournament one match was played between India and England.
In this match Yuvraj Singh's performance was like dream as Yuvraj hitted 6 back to back sixes in one over.
Was this Yuvraj Singh reply to England?
Not sure but Yuvraj Singh body language was telling everything it was answer to England for brutal attack in his bowling 5 back to back sixes by english batsman.
Last over of England innings was bowl by Yuvraj Singh. In this over England batsman Dimitri Mascarenhas hitted 5 back to back sixes.
Yuvraj Singh got relief to pain of 5 sixes in over of his bowling exactly 14 days on 19 September 2007.
21st match of world T20 2007 was played between India and England on 19 September 2007 at Durban in South Africa.
It was 19th over of 1st innings before this some tension escalated as there was war of words between Yuvraj Singh and Andrew Flintoff at end of 18th over.
It was clear from Yuvraj Singh reactions that Flintoff fired him by words. Flintoff did was blown on little did Stuart broad.
Yuvraj Singh hitted six sixes in one over back to back on Stuart broad bowling which was historic movement for cricket world.
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