India's captain Virat Kohli, left, and India's Yuvraj Singh leave the pitch with South Africa's players after the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and South Africa at The Oval cricket ground in London, Sunday, June 11, 2017. | AP 
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Yuvraj Singh is an outstanding achiever in Indian cricket: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli lauded senior pro Yuvraj Singh for becoming the fifth Indian cricketer who will be completing 300 ODIs for India.

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BIRMINGHAM: India captain Virat Kohli today lauded senior pro Yuvraj Singh for becoming the fifth Indian cricketer who will be completing 300 ODIs for India when he takes field in the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy against Bangladesh, here tomorrow.

"His contribution to Indian cricket has been outstanding. He has been a total match-winner for India, won us so many big tournaments and big series, and this is just a testimony to the kind of talent he possesses," Kohli said at the pre-match press conference.

"You obviously need to have all those things in place to be able to play 300 games for India, and I congratulate him."

Kohli wished that Yuvraj will have a special performance in the semi-final.

"I wish him all the very best, and hopefully he can play a lot more for us and get in those match-winning performances all over again, and I hope tomorrow is a special one for him."

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