England captain Stuart Broad congratulated Yuvraj Singh for his return to cricket after fighting cancer, says a report in The Times of India.
"To have an illness like that is horrible to see and the whole cricketing world got behind him. It's great to see him back playing for India. We know what a dangerous player he is, and he's someone you look out for and do your research on. It's amazing for a player to come back from an illness like that and come back as strongly as he has," Broad said.
Both England and India have qualified for the Super Eights, but Broad said that any game against India is important, "Any game against India is huge. It will have massive viewing appeal and we know how passionate the Indian fans are about their cricket. So we want to put on a fantastic show. It certainly won't dampen the mood because we're already through — it will be a fantastic game of cricket," he said.
Meanwhile, The Indian Express reports Broad saying that his team will focus on their strength rather than focusing too much on their opponents.
"We would rather concentrate on our strengths. I don't think it's as weak as it is being made out to be. They have some experienced bowlers but they have a very strong batting line-up.They have players who can be dangerous if they are allowed to get set. Obviously, we have watched the match against Afghanistan and we have some strategy for them," he said.
On the Sri Lankan pitches which are providing a bit for the seamers, Broad said, “It's good that it's helping the fast bowlers. The other day, I watched Kallis's spell against Zimbabwe and was pretty impressed seeing the carry as well as some of the deliveries that skidded off the surface.Hopefully, once we are in Pallekele for our Super Eights, we would be able to exploit those conditions."