Exactly 12 years ago on September 19, Yuvraj Singh had the world at his feet. On September 19, 2007, Yuvraj Singh became the first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I. Yuvraj achieved the feat against England fast bowler Stuart Broad in a T20 World Cup match in Kingsmead Durban to etch his name on the history books.Yuvraj was also the first and till the date the only Indian to hit six sixes in an over any form of the game.

What made Yuvraj’s innings even more special was the situation of the game. India were in a tight spot as they had to beat England to keep their chances alive of making it to the semi-finals of the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup.

The drama began when the Men in Blue were on 171/3 at the end of the 18th over in their first innings. With Yuvraj and then skipper MS Dhoni at the crease the duo was looking to finish off on a high by collecting as many runs in the death overs.

Yuvraj smashed Andrew Flintoff for two fours in the 18th over, which infuriated the England bowler. The pair got involved in a big altercation which came to an end after the intervention from the on-field umpires.

“When you play for the country the emotions are always high. You can get angry too… Flintoff probably didn’t like the shots I played off his bowling in the previous over so he had a few words to say and that just motivated me,” said Yuvraj told Star Sports reflecting on the incident.