Chandigarh, November 8: The battle-bugle has been sounded. Citing the 4-0 drubbing that India got at the hands of England last year, comeback king Yuvraj Singh has sounded a warning for the Englishmen before the Test series starts in Ahmedabad from November 15.
Yuvraj, who was in the city for a promotional event, said that the Indian team will look to avenge the whitewash that they got when they toured England.
"Last year when we toured England, it was a difficult time for us. This time we would like to give it back to the Englishmen. This is definitely a revenge series for us. They have a number of good players in their ranks, the likes of Kevin Pietersen but we will look to win the series. It will be a good series, a hard-fought one," quipped Yuvraj, making his first public appearance after getting selected for the Test squad.
Brushing aside any doubt about his fitness and whether he can last the rigours of 5-day cricket, Yuvraj felt that his body at present is 'perfectly toned' for extremities of Test cricket.
"Right now I am feeling fit and fine. My body is perfectly toned for Test cricket. I will be going to the 3-day conditioning camp where they (Indian team management) will assess my fitness levels. I cannot wait to get back to play Test cricket," said Yuvraj.
When asked about his return to the Indian Test squad, Yuvraj couldn't hide his excitement and said, "I was sort of excited about this when I got the news. Of course this is big news for me, as I would be coming back into the team after more than a year or so. Though I have played the Twenty20 World Cup but I always wanted to play Test cricket."
Meanwhile, contrary to what many cricketing pundits have endorsed, that India should go for the kill by producing spin-friendly wickets, Yuvraj said, "I am ready to play on any kind of wicket. Whether it is spinner-friendly or a wicket assisting the pacers, I just want to go out there and perform. At the end of the day, the wicket doesn't matter, what matters is that we win against England."
The southpaw had scored a magnificent double century (208) against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinals, dispelling any doubts over his fitness levels and then followed it up with a half-century and a five-wicket haul against England in a practice match.
Yuvraj, will now join his teammates at the Brabourne stadium, Mumbai for a 3-day conditioning camp from November 9-11 before the Test series starts.
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