“Cut the noise and try to...”- Yuvraj Singh recalls Sachin Tendulkar and Gary Kirsten’s instructions during 2011 World Cup

Yuvraj Singh was the Player of the Tournament in India’s 2011 World Cup win.

Yuvraj Singh was present as a special guest at the unveiling of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 trophy. Along with former cricket players Yuvraj Singh and Mithali Raj, ICC chairman Jay Shah officially began the countdown for this year’s event in Mumbai on Monday (11th August).

The esteemed ICC competition will begin on September 30 and will be hosted by India. Under Harmanpreet Kaur’s leadership, India, who have not yet won a Women’s World Cup title, will try to give it their all at home. India most recently reached the final in the 2017 event in England, when they were narrowly defeated by hosts England in the final.

Yuvraj Singh, himself a double World Cup winner, having been part of India’s T20 World Cup 2007 and ICC ODI World Cup 2011 winning teams, shared lots of stories from his experience of playing in multiple World Cups.

“I remember Sachin Tendulkar and coach Gary Kirsten chatting with us”—Yuvraj Singh recalls a motivational story from the 2011 World Cup

Player of the Tournament in the 2011 event, Yuvraj Singh, inspired the Indian women’s squad throughout the event by sharing an interesting tale from the 2011 Men’s World Cup.

India tied a match against England and lost a match against South Africa during the 2011 World Cup. The players were told to concentrate on their game and not the news by none other than Sachin Tendulkar and Gary Kirsten after the crowd blasted the MS Dhoni-led team.

“I will give you an example of what we felt at that time. Until then, no country had won the World Cup at home, and it had been 28 years since we won a World Cup. I remember we tied the game against England, and we lost to South Africa from a winning position. We got a lot of backlash,” Yuvraj said during the event.

“I remember Sachin Tendulkar and coach Gary Kirsten coming and having a chat with us—’From here on, what are the things we need to do to win the tournament? No one is going to watch TV; no one is going to read the newspaper; when you walk towards the ground, put your headphones on to focus on the field. While going back to your room, put your headphones back on. Cut the noise and try to do what you need to do to win the tournament,” he added.

India defeated Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai on 2nd April, 2011 to become two-time World Champions and lifted the World Cup trophy after 28 years.

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