"Wish that didn't happen": Stuart Broad opens up on conceding 6 sixes in an over to Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh had hit Stuart Broad for six sixes in India vs England T20 World Cup match in Durban in 2007.

Stuart Broad talked about the infamous incident of him being hit by Yuvraj Singh for six sixes in an over in India v England T20 World Cup match in 2007 and spoke about the mental impact it had on him.

Broad shocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from the game, saying that the ongoing fifth and final Ashes 2023 Test against Australia in the Oval will be the last of his professional career.

The tall bowler from Nottinghamshire will finish with more than 600 scalps in 167 Tests for England in a career that began in Sri Lanka in 2007. He is the second-highest wicket-taker for England after James Anderson and only the second pacer ever to go past the 600-wickets mark in Tests.

He also played 121 ODIs, picking 178 wickets, and in 56 T20Is, he took 65 wickets. Broad was part of the 2010 T20 World Cup-winning England team.

Despite all his fame and records, Broad might be remembered for one thing and that was for being the first bowler ever in T20Is to be hit for six sixes in an over. In a match against India in the 2007 T20 World Cup, Broad was hit for six maximums in a row by former Indian southpaw Yuvraj Singh; justifiably, the over went down in history and continues to be recounted to this date.

It was obviously a pretty tough day: Stuart Broad on Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes off him

Stuart Broad addressed the media after his retirement announcement and couldn’t escape this question about Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes off him.  It has been 17 years since the infamous over for the English pacer, but Broad insisted that it was a vital moment in his career, as he made him stronger going forward.

“Yeah, it was obviously a pretty tough day, What would I have been, 21, 22? I learnt a lot, I pretty much based a whole mental routine through that experience, knowing that I was left very short as an international performer. I'd rushed my preparation, I didn't have any pre-ball routine, I didn't have any focus.

I started building my 'warrior mode' that I call it after that experience. Ultimately, I wish that didn't happen. What really helped me was that it was a dead rubber, so I didn't feel like I'd knocked us out of the World Cup. 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,” Broad said.

Broad will leave a long legacy behind him as he bids good bye to cricket as one of its all-time greats.