I am playing for a very special person: Yuvraj

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Mar 25 (PTI) Yuvraj Singh, who has
had a dream run in the World Cup, says that he is playing the
tournament for a mysterious "someone special" whose name he
did not disclose.
"I am playing for a very special person that comes in my
mind and whenever things are not going well I think of that
person and things work out," man-of-the-match Yuvraj said
after India's five-wicket win over Australia in the
quarterfinals in which he made an unbeaten half-century and
grabbed a couple of wickets.
His dream of guiding India to a win over Australia in the
World Cup realised, Yuvraj said he is now focussing on the
semifinal against Pakistan, saying the much-anticipated game
would be a battle of equals.
Looking ahead to the clash in Mohali on March 30, Yuvraj,
who collected his fourth man of the match trophy in the
ongoing World Cup, said it would be another dream game.
"The India-Pakistan game is going to be another dream
game after India-Australia. It's a great victory for India
today. We would be playing our best cricket against Pakistan.
They know our game we know theirs both teams are equal. They
have had a very good tournament and have beaten West Indies
and Australia," Yuvraj told reporters here after India's
five-wicket win over the defending champions.
"We don't want to think about the Pakistan game now. It
has been a high-pressure game for us (against Australia) and
lot of our system has been drained. We would like to relax for
a couple of days and then make plans about Pakistan game," he
added.
Yuvraj it was very difficult to keep his emotions in
check in the high-octane quarterfinal match here.
"Over the last one year I have been dreaming of staying
till the end and taking the team to victory against Australia
in the World Cup and the moment has come. This is the moment I
have lived for as a cricketer," he said.
He admitted that it was a tough situation with enormous
pressure on him and any small mistake on his part could have
thrown India out of the World Cup.
"It was very hard to control emotions. It was difficult
to control oneself in such a situation as one mistake and you
will be out of the World Cup. I tried to just watch the ball,
play down the ground and not lift the ball in the air," said
the left-handed batsman.
Yuvraj conceded that the dismissal of Gautam Gambhir, who
was run out due to a misunderstanding with him, and captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni in quick succession had put the team
under pressure but Suresh Raina lived up to the challenge in
crucial stages.