Yuvraj Singh

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Yuvraj Singh
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Yuvraj Singh at a promotional event in January 2013.
Personal information
Born (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 31)
Chandigarh, India
Nickname Yuvi
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left arm orthodox
Role All-rounder
Relations Yograj Singh (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 247) 16 October 2003 v New Zealand
Last Test 5 December 2012 v England
ODI debut (cap 77) 3 October 2000 v Kenya
Last ODI 27 January 2013 v England
T20I debut (cap 15) 13 September 2007 v Scotland
Last T20I 28 December 2012 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years Team
1996–present Punjab
2003 Yorkshire
2008–2010 Kings XI Punjab
2011–present Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs FC List A
Matches 40 282 105 358
Runs scored 1900 8211 6756 10,540
Batting average 33.92 36.98 45.04 37.64
100s/50s 3/11 13/50 20/32 17/65
Top score 169 139 209 72
Balls bowled 931 4904 2424 6,081
Wickets 9 109 26 150
Bowling average 60.77 37.95 53.46 34.06
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/9 5/31 5/94 5/31
Catches/stumpings 31/- 91/- 96/- 114/-

Source: Cricinfo, 29 March 2013

Yuvraj Singh About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (born 12 December 1981) is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh.[1] Yuvraj is a left-hand middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team in ODIs since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice-captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20, he famously hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad — a feat performed only three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and previously never in an international match between two Test cricket nations. He was named the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 Cricket World Cup and was one of the top performers at the 2007 World Twenty20, both of which India won.

In 2011, he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor (stage-I) in his left lung and underwent chemotherapy treatment at the Cancer Research Institute in Boston, USA as well as Medicine Facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2][3] In March 2012, Yuvraj was discharged from hospital after completing the third and final cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April.[4][5] He was conferred with Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award in the year 2012 by the President Pranab Mukherjee.[6] He made his international comeback in a Twenty20 match in September against New Zealand shortly before the 2012 World Twenty20.

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Early years and personal life [edit]

Yuvraj Singh belongs to a Sikh Jat family; his parents are Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh.[7][8][9][10][11] After his parents divorced, Yuvraj chose to stay with his mother.[12] Tennis and roller skating were among Yuvraj favourite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both. He won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship. His father threw away the medal and told him to forget skating and concentrate on cricket.[13] He would take Yuvraj training every day. He studied at the DAV Public School in Chandigarh.Yuvraj also did two short roles as child"star", Mehndi Sajda Di and Putt Sardara.[14]

In 2011, he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor (stage-I) in his left lung and underwent chemotherapy treatment at the Cancer Research Institute in Boston, USA as well as Medicine Facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2][3] Shabnam Singh was with Yuvraj during his diagnosis with a cancerous tumorin his left lung in USA.[15] In March 2012, Yuvraj was discharged from hospital after completing the third and final cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April.[4][5]

Early career [edit]

Yuvraj broke into the Punjab Under-16s the age of 13 years and 11 months in November of the 1995–96 season, and he scored 7 runs not out and Punjab Under-16s won by an innings and 162 runs 5/138 on his debut against Jammu and Kashmir-16s.[16] In 1996–97, Yuvraj was promoted to the Punjab Under-19s and scored 137 not out against Himachal Pradesh Under-19s.[17]

Yuvraj made his first-class cricket debut in late 1997 against Orissa during the 1997/98 Ranji Trophy season. In that match he didn't score any runs.[18] His first breakout performance came in the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy Final of 1999 against Bihar,Bihar were all out with a score of 357 and Yuvraj opened for Punjab and he made 358 runs alone. Yuvraj represented India at series against Sri Lanka Under-19s in India in February 1998.in the first ODI he scored just 9 runs out of 22 balls.In the 3rd ODI, Yuvraj played a amazing innings he scored 89 run out of 55 balls.[19] In 1999-00 Ranji Trophy a match against Haryana he scored 149[20] In ICC Under-19 World Cup 1999/00, which India won, Yuvraj's allround performance earned him the player of the tournament and a call to the national squad.[21] His performance included a brilliant 58 of 25 balls against australia in the semis [22] and 68(62), 36/4 against Newzealand in group stage[23]

Yuvraj Singh made his debut in ODI matches against Kenya in ICC Knock Out 2000/01 but in that match he didn't bat.[24] Yuvraj made a good innings against Australia. He scored 84 runs out of 80 balls and he was awarded the Man Of The Match.[25]

Twenty20 career [edit]

On 19 September 2007 against England in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 Super 8 match held at Kingsmead in Durban, he hit 6 Sixes in an over off Stuart Broad. This helped him to reach the fastest fifty ever in a Twenty20 game, off just 12 balls and also the fastest in any form of international cricket.[26][27][28] This was the fourth time that six sixes had been hit in one over in senior cricket, the first time in Twenty20 cricket, and the first time in any form of international cricket against a bowler from a Test playing nation. He has also hit the longest six of the tournament: 119 metres (390 ft) off Australian bowler Brett Lee.[29] Yuvraj was awarded a Porsche 911 for his 6 sixes achievement by the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Lalit Modi. Yuvraj also received Rs.10,000,000 (US$252,716) in cash from the BCCI for his performance in the tournament.[30] He is also the first Indian player to cross 100 Sixes in Twenty 20 matches.

Yuvraj also scored 70 runs off 30 balls and went on to claim the Man of the Match against Australia in the World Twenty20 semifinals at Durban.[31]

Comeback after lung cancer [edit]

After his chemotherapy sessions treating seminoma in Indianapolis, Yuvraj's cancer showing full signs of remission, he aimed at resuming cricket at the World Twenty20.[32] The selectors picked Yuvraj Singh to be a part of the 15-member Indian squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka from September 18, 2012.[33]

He made his comeback against New Zealand in a T20I at Chennai where he scored 34 off 26 balls (1 four, 2 sixes) as his side lost by only 1 run. He started his World Twenty20 campaign with a 3/24 against Afghanistan. He took 1/16 against Australia, 2/16 against Pakistan and a 2/23 against South Africa. He ended up being the highest wicket taker for India in the tournament, though he could not match up to the expectations with his bat.

He got selected to the Test series against England at home, and while preparing for test, he played a single Duleep Trophy match against Central Zone at Hyderabad where he scored 208 off 241 balls (33 fours and 3 sixes) before being caught and bowled by Murali Kartik. Then he also starred in a first class match against England as a member of India A cricket team, where he scored 59 (7 fours and 4 sixes), and took 5/94 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Style of Play [edit]

Yuvraj during fielding practice.

Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman but can bowl part-time left-arm orthodox spin, which he improved in the latter part of his career. He is regarded as a better batsman against fast bowling than spin bowling, and cites the Indian Oil Cup 2005 as a turning point in his career.[34] Yuvraj is one of the athletic fielders in the Indian team, fielding primarily at point & covers with a good aim at the stumps. Yuvraj is a natural strokeplayer with an aggressive style of play, as seen by his strike rate of above 150 in T20 internationals & just below 90 in ODIs. Many regard him as one of the best clean strikers of the ball, with his trademark punch through the covers a treat to watch. When in good touch, he can clear the ropes quite effortlessly. A Cricinfo report published in late 2005 showed that since 1999, he was the fourth most prolific fielder in affecting ODI run outs, and of those on the list of prolific fielders, he had the second highest rate of effecting a run out.[35] He was previously often characterised as having attitude problems,[36] but later often assumed leadership positions during Rahul Dravid's tenure as captain.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India nominated Yuvraj Singh for the Arjuna Award, after his man of the series performance in the 2011 World Cup.[37] Yuvraj's much awaited second innings after 10 month sabbatical was washed out by rain on 8th sep. However he made his entry on 11 September 2012 in the second and final T20 match of the series.

Indian Premier League [edit]

He was the icon player and captain for Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab in the first two seasons; in 2010, the third season, icon player status was abolished and the captaincy given to Kumar Sangakkara. They came second in the round-robin phase of the tournament, but lost their semi-final to the Chennai Super Kings. On 1 May 2009, Yuvraj picked up his first hat-trick in T20 cricket against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead in Durban, the same ground where he hit his six sixes. He dismissed Robin Uthappa, Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis. On 17 May 2009, Yuvraj picked up his second Twenty20 hat-trick against Deccan Chargers at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Yuvraj dismissed Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds and Venugopal Rao.

The Pune Warriors were a new team introduced for the 2011 IPL. Yuvraj Singh was bought by the team and chosen as captain.[38] Pune Warriors finished ninth, ahead of only the Delhi Daredevils.[39] From 14 matches, Yuvraj scored 343 runs at an average of 34.30, including two half-centuries.[40] After much controversy BCCI had allowed Pune Warriors to have his replacement for 2012 Indian Premier League, citing his medical condition and nonavailability for 2012 IPL due to the same.[41]

Season by season at IPL [edit]

IPL Batting Statistics of Yuvraj Singh
Year Team Inns Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
2008 Kings XI Punjab [42][43][44] 14 299 57 23.00 162.50 0 1 24 19
2009 14 340 58* 28.33 115.64 0 2 25 16
2010 14 255 43 21.25 128.14 0 0 20 14
2011 Pune Warriors India [45] 13 343 66* 34.30 131.41 0 2 24 18
2013 Pune Warriors India 11* 205 34 20.5 125.76 0 0 14 12
2008-2013 Total [46] 68 1442 66* 25.29 130.97 0 5 107 79

Centuries [edit]

Test centuries [edit]

Test Cricket Centuries of Yuvraj Singh
# Runs Match Against Venue Venue Year Result
1 112 11  Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium 2004 Lost[47]
2 122 13  Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 2006 Lost[48]
3 169 20  Pakistan Bangalore, India M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 2007 Drawn[49]

ODI centuries [edit]

ODI Cricket Centuries of Yuvraj Singh Result
1 102 71  Bangladesh Dhaka Shere Bangla National Stadium 2003
2 139 122  Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 2004
3 110 114  West Indies Colombo, Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium 2005
4 120 124  Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 2005
5 103 122  South Africa Hyderabad, India Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium 2005
6 107* 93  Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 2006
7 103 76  England Margao, India Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao 2006
8 121 115  Australia Hyderabad, India Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium 2007
9 138* 78  England Rajkot, India Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground 2008
10 118 122  England Indore, India Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket 2008
11 117 95  Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium 2009
12 131 102  West Indies Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2009
13 113 123  West Indies Chennai, India MA Chidambaram Stadium 2011

County cricket [edit]

After the 2003 World Cup, Yuvraj was signed by Yorkshire, becoming only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to represent the county.[50]

Commercial interests [edit]

Singh shooting for Ulysse Nardin watches as Ambassador

Yuvraj was signed by Microsoft to be a brand ambassador for the Xbox 360 video game console when it was launched in India in 2006. He appeared in advertisements for the console alongside Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. Codemasters' cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 was released with his endorsement in India, titled "Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007".[51] The Bollywood animated film, Jumbo features cricketer Yuvraj Singh's voice therefore starting his career in Bollywood.[52] The upcoming animated full length feature film Captain India features Yuvraj Singh as the main protagonist.[53]

Yuvraj has also been involved in sports based e-commerce; he is a brand ambassador of sports365.in, an online store focused on selling sports goods and fitness equipment.[54] Yuvraj is also the brand ambassador for the famous sports brand "Puma",which is also endorsed by other stars such as Usain Bolt, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Aguero.[55]

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