I was lucky to have seniors like, Sachin, Rahul, Sourav, Anil and Laxman - Yuvi

Yuvraj acknowledged the guidance batting icon Sachin Tenduklar gave in overcoming his rough patch.

"Ever since I have come into the team, (Sachin) Paaji has always helped me. His advice is invaluable and whenever I have gone through rough patches he has helped me a lot. Before the World Cup also I had a long chat with him and that really helped me."

Now that he forms a part of the core group of seniors, Yuvraj is also keen to share his knowledge of the game with the youngsters.

"Being a senior player means more responsibility. More often than not in a team sport, if your senior players are doing well, (they) take pressure off from the youngsters. And that's what I aim to do as often as possible on and off the field.

"As a youngster I was lucky to have seniors like, Sachin, Rahul, Sourav, Anil and Laxman. They took extra care of us and did everything possible to make us feel comfortable. And that's what I aim to do.

"I tell them about my initial stages, share my experiences with them and the kind of mistakes I had made at their stage. Then it's up to them what they want to pick from it."

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