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June 11 (CRICKETNMORE) <\/strong>Indian opener Rohit Sharma feels Yuvraj Singh, who has announced his retirement from international cricket, deserved a better farewell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taking to social media after Yuvraj announced his retirement, Rohit said: "You don't know what you got till it's gone. Love you brotherman. You deserved a better send off."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

On Monday, the stylish southpaw announced his retirement, saying "it's time to move on".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Only if I could articulate what cricket has done for me, to me! But let me tell you this, cricket has given me everything I have and it is the reason why I sit here today," Yuvraj said in a press conference in Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 37-year-old, who played a crucial part in India's successful campaigns at the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup, is among the Indian greats who did not get a farewell game after contemporaries Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Gautam Gambhir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He also revealed that the BCCI had promised him a farewell game provided he failed the 'Yo Yo' fitness test. However, he passed it and therefore, the swansong never happened.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With a career that spanned over 304 ODIs, 58 T20s and 40 Tests, Yuvraj imprinted his place in the echelons of cricket as a player who could pretty much win matches for his side either through his electric fielding, deceiving bowling or fierce batting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Unlike many, the Punjab lad won't be a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) post his retirement from all forms of the game, saying he is now open to playing outside the country, in other T20 leagues. <\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Rohit-Sharma-and-Yuvaraj-Singh.jpg", "alt_img": "Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh", "alt_title": "Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Yuvraj Singh deserved a better send off: Rohit Sharma On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "June 11 (CRICKETNMORE) Indian opener Rohit Sharma feels Yuvraj Singh, who has announced his retirement from international cricket, deserved a better farewell. Taking to social media after Yuvraj annou", "seo_keywords": "Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma", "tag": "", "tagging": "Yuvraj Singh,Rohit Sharma,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "yuvraj-singh-deserved-a-better-send-off-rohit-sharma", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3643", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2019-06-11 10:46:31", "updated": "2019-06-11 10:46:31", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2019-06-11 10:46:31", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2019-06-11 10:46:31", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/yuvraj-singh-deserved-a-better-send-off-rohit-sharma-48846" }