'Really struggled against him': Yuvraj Singh recalls facing this bowler he had no clue about

While Yuvraj Singh has faced many bowlers during his cricketing career, there was an exception. Recalling that memory, the former India all-rounder revealed he really struggled to bat against former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. 

He even said that he had ‘no clue against him’.  Yuvraj, who is regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever, believes it was Muralitharan who troubled him the most.

“I really struggled against (Muttiah) Muralitharan. Had no clue against him. Glenn (McGrath) would trouble me a lot with the away-going delivery. Luckily I didn’t play much against McGrath because in Test matches I was sitting out and cheering for the seniors,” Yuvraj told Sportstar.

Yuvraj also spoke about how he finally started to tackle the Sri Lankan's world-class spin bowling. He said that it was an advice from legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

“Sachin (Tendulkar) told me to start sweeping (against Muralitharan) and I was at ease,” he added.

Yuvraj also stated that he got more support under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy than under MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. 

Yuvraj had made his debut under Ganguly’s captaincy and played under Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli at different times.

“I have played under Sourav (Ganguly) and had a lot of support from him. Then Mahi (MS Dhoni) took over. It’s a difficult choice to make between Sourav and Mahi. I have more memories of time under Sourav because of the support he gave me. I didn’t have that kind of support from Mahi and Virat (Kohli),” Yuvraj told Sportstar.