Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Saturday (March 13) turned back the clock as he smashed four back-to-back sixes to Zander De Bruyn in the Road Safety World Series encounter between India Legends and South Africa Legends.

After the game, Yuvraj revealed that he wanted to hit the fifth six but changed his mind as it was important for him to have the strike in the last two overs in order to put on a big total.

Yuvraj smoked four successive sixes in the 18th over of the match. The southpaw reminded the fans of his 2007 T20 World Cup heroics when he whacked England pacer Stuart Broad for 6 sixes in an over.

"I was looking to hit the fifth consecutive six because I remember that there was one dot ball in the over. And I was waiting for the bowler to bowl in my areas."

"So after the fourth sixes, I was looking for fifth six but there were also two overs to go so I decided to rotate the strike and bat till the end to have a big score. The wicket was really good and the South had won the last game. So I wanted to bat till the end and am happy to do that," Yuvraj said in the post-match press conference, as quoted by ANI.

Yuvraj remained unbeaten on 52 off 22 balls (2 fours and 6 sixes) as India Legends eventually finished with a massive 204/3. Earlier, skipper Sachin Tendulkar also played a brilliant knock of 37-ball 60.

In reply, South Africa Legends could manage only 148/7 in their stipulated 20 overs.

Yuvraj said he felt like playing for India again as he took the field in presence of the passionate crowd.

"It's like playing for India again, everybody in the stands was holding a light and it was amazing. It is great to see people coming back into the ground and enjoying the game."

"It has been hard for everyone during Covid-19, people on television or people on the ground are getting to watch some entertaining cricket. All the players are happy to express themselves," the 39-year-old stated.

(With ANI inputs)