Yuvraj Singh, Ravi Shastri's ‘senior-junior’ banter on Twitter gives fans the dressing room feels
As cricket fans celebrate the 37th anniversary of India’s maiden World Cup win in 1983, India head coach Ravi Shastri and former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh engaged in their ‘senior-junior’ banter, again.
Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh , File Photos
As cricket fans celebrate the 37th anniversary of India’s maiden World Cup win in 1983, India head coach Ravi Shastri and former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh engaged in their ‘senior-junior’ banter, again.
Yuvraj Singh praised the 1983 squad which was led by Kapil Dev on June 25 against the mighty West Indies at the Lord's Cricket Ground. The all-rounder wished the World Cup-winning team by said it is ‘a moment of national pride’.
His post read: “A moment of national pride, our seniors lifted the 1983 Cricket World Cup on this day. Congratulations to every member of the 1983 team. You set the benchmark for us to achieve the same in 2011. Look forward to India becoming a world champion in all sports.”
Shastri took note of the message and wrote: “Thanks, junior! You can tage me and Kaps also. #therealkapildev.”
Yuvraj soon replied and wrote: “Hahahaha senior. You are a legend on and off the field. Kapil Paaji was a different league altogether.”
The senior-junior banter had earlier started when Yuvraj termed Shastri ‘senior’ when the latter had tagged Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli while wishing the MS Dhoni-led Indian side in the 9th anniversary for their World Cup win in 2011.
“Many congratulations! Something you will cherish all your life. Just like we from the 1983 group #WorldCup,” Shastri had tweeted while tagging Tendulkar and current India skipper Virat Kohli.
Yuvraj had taken note of the tweet and responded with: “Thank senior, you can tag me and Mahi also, we were also a part of it.”