The cricket fraternity led by Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli extended their greetings to former India star Yuvraj Singh on his 40th birthday on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar wrote: “Happy birthday Yuvi! Have spent some of my most memorable moments with you on and off the field. Look forward to many such moments…. Wish you a great day and year ahead soooperstar!!”
While recalling his first meeting with Yuvraj in 2008 Kohli said: “I had come from the U-19 World Cup. He welcomed me very nicely, made me comfortable and started joking around with me.”
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), tweeted: “402 international matches 11,778 international runs & 148 wickets 2007 World T20 & 2011 World Cup-winner Here’s wishing @YUVSTRONG12, a very happy birthday. #TeamIndia,”
Extended warm wishes to the southpaw, Â Gautam Gambhir tweeted: “You make everything look easy Prince be it on the field or of it! May God bless u with a long & healthy life @YUVSTRONG12,” tweeted Gambhir.
Among other, Indian Premier League franchises Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC) also wished the left-handed batter on his 40th birthday.
Yuvraj played 40 Tests, 304 One-Day Internationals and 58 T20Is, amassing more than 11,000 runs across formats. He was also a part of the Indian teams which won the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the 2011 50-over World Cup. Yuvraj announced his retirement from all formats of the game in 2019.