Colombo: Out of favour Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Monday said that he had no regrets in admitting that he has been failing but also said that he wouldn’t give up on his career till 2019.
The Punjab southpaw played a crucial role in India’s World Cup win in 2011 but has been in and out of the side ever since. Of late, he has even failed to keep his place in the squad after being a part of the team for the tour of West Indies earlier this year.
“I would like to tell that I am failing. I still fail. I failed the last three fitness tests but yesterday I passed my fitness test. After 17 years I am still failing,” he said while speaking at an interactive session organised by the UNICEF on, ‘The Power of Sports to Shape the Future of Adolescents’ campaign.
He further added, “I am not afraid of failure. I have gone through ups and downs. I have seen defeat and that’s what the pillar of success is.”
“To be a successful man, to be a successful person in your life, you need failure and you’ve got to be defeated. That will make you a stronger person and it will take you to the next level.”
The 36-year-old also said that he isn’t sure how many people believed in him especially after his poor form of late but he hasn’t stopped believing in himself and his abilities.
“I am still playing. I don’t know what format I am going to play. But I am pushing everyday as hard as I used to, may be harder than before because I am getting older. And I see myself playing cricket till 2019 and obviously take a call after that,” Yuvraj said.
“So I still believe in myself. As I said I don’t know how many people believe in me but I do believe in myself,” he also added.
The stylish left-hander, in his 17-year international career has played 40 Test matches, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is where he has scored 1900, 8701 and 1177 runs respectively.
Recently, he made the news for skipping Ranji Trophy matches to train at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. It was later learnt that he had made such a move because he wanted to clear the, ‘Yo-Yo’ test, which he had failed to do earlier.