New Delhi: World-Cup winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is set to come out of retirement. He will play domestic cricket again after being named in Punjab’s 30-strong list of probables for next month’s Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Sources said Tuesday that Yuvraj Singh wouldn’t have been kept on the list if there were doubts about his inclusion in the final team.
Yuvraj was the star of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning campaign. He had announced his retirement last June but he decided to resume playing for his home state. He was approached by Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) secretary Puneet Bali.
The 39-year-old left-handed batsman has played 304 ODIs, 40 Tests and 58 T20Is for India. He has been training at the PCA stadium in Mohali and also posted a video of his preparations on social media.
Yuvraj had participated in the Global T20 league in Canada after his retirement. He is still awaiting BCCI clearance to return to domestic cricket.
Also, left-arm seamer Barinder Sran, has been named in the probables’ list. He was axed from Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy squad leading him to switch to Chandigarh last year. The players will compete in a local tournament in Ludhiana in the build-up to the main event.
The BCCI plans to conduct the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20 championship, from January 10. The venues for the event will be declared later. The tournament will be conducted in bio-secure and teams will have to assemble at their respective bases by January 2.