Follow UsDespite retiring in 2019, Yuvraj Singh is still influencing India’s white-ball success as a mentor-cum-coach for the Punjab cricketers. Yuvraj’s mentorship has allowed the likes of Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, and Ramandeep Singh to have great success.
While Gill already has superstar status, Abhishek is on the verge of becoming the next big thing as the brothers - Anmolpreet and Prabhsimran, close in on making headlines. Ramandeep is the other cricketer who has gravely benefited from Yuvraj’s tutelage, stating that he used to miss his practice sessions for their development.
"I keep on having conversations with Yuvi paaji. He's from Punjab, and I am lucky that he has seen me batting. When the Covid restrictions were initially lifted, we used to practice at the PCA Stadium. Yuvi paaji used to come there too,” Ramandeep said on Raj Shamani’s podcast.
“One of the days, he missed his practice session for me and arranged the center wicket. He stood in the sun the entire afternoon at the umpire's position and record my batting videos. He took my number and shared those videos with me and was giving me advice – what needs to improve, what I was doing well and what I wasn't," the all-rounder added.
The 27-year-old all-rounder also added that Yuvraj goes out of his way to help the new-gen Punjab cricketers. Not just that, he also revealed that Yuvraj has never missed a call from the youngsters despite his busy schedule.
"That guy has a huge heart. He is a bigger character now than he was as a cricketer. He goes out of the way; that's his nature. He has helped Shubman, Abhishek, Anmolpreet Singh, Prabhsimran… When it comes to batting, they all take their problems to Yuvraj Singh. It's never happened that he hasn't answered their phone. Everyone. And a person like him who is busy the whole year, he still managed to take time out."
Given that Ramandeep is a finisher, he, too, wishes to emulate his mentor’s feat of smashing six sixes in an over.
"I really want to smash six sixes in an over. Not because I have to break Yuvraj’s record or anything like that. What he's done is remarkable. I don't know what happens on the sixth ball. I am missing something. He [Yuvraj] knows that it's written. It will happen if and when it has to," he said.