Ten terrific cameos in ODI cricket

Yuvraj Singh v/s England (69 off 63 balls), 2002

Sublime, with all the enthusiasm of youth – this is the best way to sum up the Punjab youngster’s innings against a powerful England side in the NatWest final of 2002.

After India had lost five wickets despite a rollicking start from the openers in pursuit of 326, Yuvraj combined with his U-19 WC skipper Mohammad Kaif to engineer a revival.

Deftly finding the gaps, the stylish left-hander ran hard, backed fully by his partner, as they kept chipping away at the total. He also played his trademark shots – fluent cover drives were unleashed whenever width was offered, and also managed to hit a towering six with a lot of flair and power behind the shot.

Their 121-run stand was broken by Paul Collingwood, but by then, the platform had been laid, and Kaif worked out the rest of the runs in the company of the lower order to herald the win and prompt Indian captain Sourav Ganguly to wave his shirt from the Lord’s balcony!