ICON Series: Yuvraj Singh to play golf with AB de Villiers, Ricky Ponting, Pep Guardiola

At the end of this month, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh will appear in a completely different role. He’s all set to play golf. Yuvraj Singh has been recruited as one of the 24 celebrities who will play in the Icons Series, a celebrity golf event, which is due to take place in New York’s Liberty National Golf Course, on June 30 and July 1.

“I’m really excited to join the Icons Series and represent India in the Rest of the World Team. We already have a team full of great talent and the toughest of competitors and it’s going to be nice to actually play alongside AB De Villiers, Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara after years of battling it out in the middle on the cricket field in our own sport.”– said Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj is a member of the illustrious Rest of the World squad, which is captained by Ernie Els. Along with him, the squad also includes Ricky Ponting, AB de Villiers, Brian Lara, Ash Barty, a retired tennis player, and Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City. Team USA, which is being captained by Fred Couples and features several well-known athletes on its roster, including swimming legend Michael Phelps and former NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, will battle against Team Rest of the World.

Further, he added that I can see how seriously TEAM USA is taking the event but I will be ready and can’t wait to get out there. I’m looking forward to seeing all the Indian fans down at Liberty National.”

Let’s have a look at the squad

Squad for USA

• Fred Couples (Captain)
• Michael Phelps
• Michael Strahan
• Ben Roethlisberger
• R. Smith
• Andrew Whitworth
• Robbie Gould
• John Smoltz
• Ivan Rodriguez
• Marshall Faull
• Reggie Bush

Two players are yet to be announced.

Squad for the rest of the World

• Ernie Els (Captain)
• Ash Barty
• Pep Guardiola
• Harry Kane
• Canelo Alvarez
• AB de Villiers
• James Milner
• George Gregan
• Ricky Ponting
• Brain Lara
• Yuvraj Singh

Two players from this squad are yet to be announced ad well.

Singh published the video without a caption nearly seven hours ago. The word “Let’s go” is overlayed when the video first starts. The cricketer is then shown taking a swing and striking a golf ball that is lying on the ground.

The video since being shared has attracted various comments. You might be moved to participate and express your feelings. Check out the video here:

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