England bowling great Stuart Broad has looked back at arguably the lowest point of his cricket career, and made a rather hilarious admission about it. In one of the most iconic moments in T20 cricket, Broad was smashed for six sixes in an over by India’s Yuvraj Singh during the 19th over of a match in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Looking back on it for the first time in 17 years, Broad admitted that Yuvraj could’ve hit seven sixes in a row were it not for a slip-up by the umpire.

Watching back the highlights of the over on Sky Sports, Broad cheekily said that it could’ve been seven sixes had the umpire noticed one of the balls being a no-ball.

After being hit for three sixes in the first three balls from over the wicket, Broad had chosen to bowl his fourth from around the wicket, hoping to get a different result. However, Broad bowled a full toss that Yuvraj whacked over point for six.

Looking back, Broad felt that the ball could’ve been called for a waist-high no ball, and then joked that Yuvraj could’ve hit him for a seventh six had it been called so.

“I’ve never watched that back, but I must admit, I got lucky to get away with a no ball,” Broad told former England captain Michael Atherton on Sky Sports.

“It could’ve been seven sixes!” the two joked after that.

Broad also admitted that he had never seen the footage of the six sixes back before this.

“I’ve never watched it. So thank you for the opportunity 17 years on,” he told Atherton.

In the historic game, India would end up winning by 18 runs. Yuvraj would go on to play another incredible knock of 70 off 30 balls against Australia in the semis, as India ended up winning the inaugural T20 World Cup.

The date September 19, 2007 is forever etched in the history of Indian cricket thanks to the brilliant feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh in the first-ever T20 World Cup. The left-handed batter produced a sensational show of power hitting as he slammed England fast bowler Stuart Broad for six sixes in a single over. It was the first time ever that a cricketer achieved the feat in T20 cricket and it was a moment that went on to define the shortest format of the sport. It has been 17 years since the knock but experts and fans are still in awe of the tremendous performance and Yuvraj took to social media to post a special message.

Forever grateful to represent my country and for moments like these#throwbackthursday #throwback #thisdaythatyear pic.twitter.com/mhM1aka2h2

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 19, 2024

“Forever grateful to represent my country and for moments like these,” Yuvraj posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) along with a video package showcasing the six sixes against England.

Look out in the crowd!

On this day in 2007, @YUVSTRONG12 made #T20WorldCup history, belting six sixes in an overpic.twitter.com/Bgo9FxFBq6

— ICC (@ICC) September 19, 2021

Earlier, Yuvraj Singh picked his all-time XI. Yuvraj, who himself remains one of the most decorated cricketers the game has ever seen, made some understandable picks as he named his XI. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made the cut among Indian batters. 

He started with Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting as the opening batters while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came in at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots respectively. At No. 5, Yuvraj picked AB de Villiers, followed by Adam Gilchrist as the specialist wicket-keeper at No. 6.

At No. 7, Yuvraj went with Australian spin-bowling legend Shane Warne while Muttiah Muralitharan came in at No. 8 spot. In the pace department, Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram filled the No. 9 and No. 10 roles while former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was a pick at the No. 11 spot.

When asked to name a special No. 12 player, Yuvraj picked himself in the spot.