Yuvraj gleans tips from Stephen Fleming

Yuvraj Singh had a shabby county season, but he got some valuable advice from a player whom he is very likely to come up against in the near future - Stephen Fleming, the captain of New Zealand.

Yuvraj returned from England last week and, speaking to the press on the first day of a week-long training camp at Bangalore, said that he became "good friends" with Fleming during his Yorkshire stint. "I learnt a lot from him, he helped me a lot. He's a very experienced player and an excellent captain. I've picked up lots of important tips for the future," said Yuvraj.

The tips may have helped before the season; Yuvraj made only 145 runs from seven first-class matches for Yorkshire. "It was a good experience playing county cricket. The first month was pretty good, I played a couple of good knocks, but later on I was struggling," he said.

He was confident of regaining form soon enough, and with India's international season starting soon, he will need all the form he can get. "I've done well in domestic cricket," Yuvraj said. "I just have to try and be consistent in India's one-day games and then try to get into the test team."