Durban: Indian vice-captain Yuvraj Singh has been living a nightmare ever since England allrounder Dmitri Mascarenhas clobbered him for five successive sixes in an over at the sixth ODI at the Oval. Many, by his own admissing, have been calling him to taunt him about the blitz that he was at the wrong end of.

Tonight, at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground, in the ICC World Twenty20 match against England, Yuvraj Singh found the perfect repartee for such callers by striking six massive sixes all over the ground off paceman Stuart Broad as he spurred India to a 19-run victory in the critical match. "God has answered my prayers but I feel sorry for Stuart," he said, savouring the double delight of the being the first to hit six sixes in an over in T20 and a fine India win.

"It was a great feeling to achieve this. I was the one who was hit for five sixes and I know it is horrible feeling at the end of the day. Obvioulsy, there are good days and there are bad. It was one of those days where he was at the wrong end," he said. "It is T20 and it can happen to anyone. It is just how the game is."

Yuvraj Singh said that a brief exchange with Andrew Flintoff charged him up a bit. "This is international cricket and these are a part of the game but he had charged me up and I wanted to give it back with the bat," he said. "We had two overs to go and had seven wickets in hand and I just wanted to play my shots. After the fourth I thought I could try a couple more if used the crease better."

None of the shot were pre-meditated. he said. "I was watching the ball off his hand and I just wanted to hit straight and I am glad I connected all six. He was looking for the yorker and I was able to make one a full toss and another a half-volley by using the crease. I guess I timed it right," he said.

Asked to recall each of his shots, Yuvraj took a bit of time but got the sequence right. "Long on, a flick to square leg, third one was over long-off, the fourth was over point, the fifth was mis-hit over mid-wicket and the sixth was again long on," he said, delighted that he could remember each of those strokes.

Former India captain Ravi Shastri, one of the two to have achieved the six sixes in an over in first class cricket, was chatting up Yuvraj Singh at the presentations and the left-handed batsman said he had told his captain that he was better slogger than Dhoni. "That wasn't slogging at all," Shastri countered.

And yes, through Yuvraj's interaction with media, Dhoni stood aside and let his deputy take the spotlight. "He is the performer of the day and I am here only as a captain," Dhoni said, pointing out that he was at the media only because he was mandated to be at the briefing/ "Now nobody will ever ask me if Yuvraj Singh is in the side only for his bowling."

England captain Paul Collingwood said Broad would have to live with the tag of being the first bowler to be hit for six sixes in T20. "The format of the game is such that it was waiting to happen and one bowler would go for six sixes in an over sooner than later," he said. "Unfortunately, it was Stuart. It is up to us, the team-mates, to stand by him. He is a fine talent."

Durban: Indian vice-captain Yuvraj Singh has been living a nightmare ever since England allrounder Dmitri Mascarenhas clobbered him for five successive sixes in an over at the sixth ODI at the Oval. Many, by his own admissing, have been calling him to taunt him about the blitz that he was at the wrong end of.

Tonight, at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground, in the ICC World Twenty20 match against England, Yuvraj Singh found the perfect repartee for such callers by striking six massive sixes all over the ground off paceman Stuart Broad as he spurred India to a 19-run victory in the critical match. "God has answered my prayers but I feel sorry for Stuart," he said, savouring the double delight of the being the first to hit six sixes in an over in T20 and a fine India win.

"It was a great feeling to achieve this. I was the one who was hit for five sixes and I know it is horrible feeling at the end of the day. Obvioulsy, there are good days and there are bad. It was one of those days where he was at the wrong end," he said. "It is T20 and it can happen to anyone. It is just how the game is."

Yuvraj Singh said that a brief exchange with Andrew Flintoff charged him up a bit. "This is international cricket and these are a part of the game but he had charged me up and I wanted to give it back with the bat," he said. "We had two overs to go and had seven wickets in hand and I just wanted to play my shots. After the fourth I thought I could try a couple more if used the crease better."

None of the shot were pre-meditated. he said. "I was watching the ball off his hand and I just wanted to hit straight and I am glad I connected all six. He was looking for the yorker and I was able to make one a full toss and another a half-volley by using the crease. I guess I timed it right," he said.

Asked to recall each of his shots, Yuvraj took a bit of time but got the sequence right. "Long on, a flick to square leg, third one was over long-off, the fourth was over point, the fifth was mis-hit over mid-wicket and the sixth was again long on," he said, delighted that he could remember each of those strokes.

Former India captain Ravi Shastri, one of the two to have achieved the six sixes in an over in first class cricket, was chatting up Yuvraj Singh at the presentations and the left-handed batsman said he had told his captain that he was better slogger than Dhoni. "That wasn't slogging at all," Shastri countered.

And yes, through Yuvraj's interaction with media, Dhoni stood aside and let his deputy take the spotlight. "He is the performer of the day and I am here only as a captain," Dhoni said, pointing out that he was at the media only because he was mandated to be at the briefing/ "Now nobody will ever ask me if Yuvraj Singh is in the side only for his bowling."

England captain Paul Collingwood said Broad would have to live with the tag of being the first bowler to be hit for six sixes in T20. "The format of the game is such that it was waiting to happen and one bowler would go for six sixes in an over sooner than later," he said. "Unfortunately, it was Stuart. It is up to us, the team-mates, to stand by him. He is a fine talent."