Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh (born 12 December 1981) could be a previous Indian universal cricketer who played in all designs of the diversion. He is an all-rounder who batted left-handed within the center arrange and bowled moderate left-arm standard . He has won 7 Player of the Arrangement grants in ODI cricket, which is joint 3rd most elevated by an Indian, shared with previous Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. He is additionally the child of previous Indian quick bowler and Punjabi performing artist Yograj Singh.[3]
Yuvraj was a part of the Indian cricket group in One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2000 and 2017 and played his to begin with Test coordinate in October 2003. He was the vice-captain of the Indian ODI group between 2007 and 2008. In a coordinate against Britain at the 2007 World Twenty20, he broadly hit six sixes in one over bowled by Stuart Broad[4] — a deed performed as it were three times already in any shape of senior cricket, and never in an universal coordinate between two groups with Test coordinate status.
Within the same coordinate, he set the record for the speediest fifty in Twenty20 Internationals and in all T20 cricket, coming to 50 runs in 12 balls, which was a record for speediest half century in Worldwide cricket,until it was broken by Dipendra Airee amid 2023 Asian Recreations but Yuvi’s accomplishment is still an unbreakable quickest 50 record within the ICC Cricket World Glass and among ICC full part countries.
Amid the 2011 World Glass, he got to be the primary player to require a 5-wicket pull and score a 50 within the same World Container coordinate. Amid the 2011 World Glass, Yuvraj Singh played eight innings in nine matches and scored 362 runs with a surprising normal of 90.50.[5] He too took 15 wickets within the competition, keeping up an economy rate of 5.02.[6]
In 2011, Yuvraj was analyzed with a cancerous tumor in his cleared out lung and experienced chemotherapy treatment in Boston and Indianapolis.[7] In Walk 2012, he was released from the clinic after completing the third and last cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April. He made his worldwide comeback in a Twenty20 coordinate in September against Unused Zealand in the blink of an eye some time recently the 2012 World Twenty20.
In 2012, Yuvraj was conferred with the Arjuna Grant, India’s moment most noteworthy wearing grant by the Government of India. In 2014, he was granted the Padma Shri, India’s fourth most elevated civilian respect. At the 2014 IPL sell off Illustrious Challengers Bangalore bought Yuvraj for an all-time tall cost of ₹14 crore and, in 2015, the Delhi Daredevils bought him for ₹16 crore making him the moment most costly player ever to be sold within the IPL until Chris Morris was sold to the Rajasthan Royals for a record ₹16.25 crore in February 2021. In February 2014, he was respected with FICCI Most Motivating Sportsperson of the Year Grant.
On 10 June 2019, Yuvraj reported his retirement from all shapes of Worldwide cricket.[8][9] He final spoken toIndia in June 2017, against the West Indies.[10] His ask for a return to residential cricket and IPL was turned down by BCCI for partaking in Worldwide T20 League in Canada and T10 alliance.
Early years and personal life
Singh was born in a Punjabi Sikh family to Yograj Singh, a previous India cricketer, and Shabnam Singh.[12][13] Tennis and roller skating were Yuvraj’s top pick sports amid his childhood and he was very great at both. He had too won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship. His father tossed absent the decoration and told him to disregard skating and concentrate on cricket.[14] He would take Yuvraj to preparing each day.
Yuvraj considered at the DAV Open School in Chandigarh. He completed his graduation degree in commerce from DAV College, Panjab College, Chandigarh.[15] He moreover did two brief parts as child star in Mehndi Sagna Di and Putt Sardara.
In 2015, Yuvraj got locked in to Hazel Keech and hitched her on 30 November 2016.[16] In February 2021, he obtained a extravagance pent-house in Chattarpur, South Delhi.[17] The couple had their to begin with child, a boy named Orion, in January 2022.[18] Their moment child, a young lady named Air, was born on 25 Admirable 2023.
International breakthrough
Yuvraj was chosen within the Indian squad for the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy on the back of his amazing exhibitions for the Under-19 group. He made his international debut against Kenya within the pre-quarterfinal. He bowled four overs conceding 16 runs but did not get to bat. Within the quarterfinal coordinate against Australia, Yuvraj won the man of the coordinate for his innings of 84 out of 80 balls, against a pace assault comprising of Glenn Yuvraj Singh McGrath, Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie, that made a difference India win by 20 runs.
Within the elimination round against South Africa, he scored 41 and picked 1/15.[30] He scored as it were 18 against Unused Zealand within the last which India misplaced. The competition was taken after by a tri-series including India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Yuvraj scored fair 55 runs in five innings at an normal of 11. Yuvraj found the middle value of 15.50 within the ODI arrangement against the visiting Zimbabwe side in December 2000 after which he was dropped from the team.
Yuvraj made his comeback amid the 2001 Coca-Cola Container in Sri Lanka. He scored a pivotal 98* against Sri Lanka within the fifth match of an something else baffling arrangement with the bat.[31] In any case, he demonstrated to be valuable with the ball as he took 8 wickets at an normal of 27.[32] Within the Standard Bank triangular arrangement including has South Africa, Yuvraj Singh India and Kenya, Yuvraj overseen to score as it were 69 runs from 6 innings, counting a duck within the last against South Africa.[33] Taking after this, Dinesh Mongia and Hemang Badani were chosen over Yuvraj within the squad for the domestic arrangement against Britain in January 2002.
2002 NatWest Series
After winning the ODI arrangement within the West Indies 2–1, where Yuvraj overseen scores of as it were 1 and 10, the Indian group visited Britain in June for the NatWest triangular arrangement, including Britain, Sri Lanka, and India, and a four-match Test series against the has. Within the to begin with coordinate at Lord’s, Yuvraj won the man of the coordinate for his all-round execution (3/39 and 64*) as India successfully chased down England’s add up to of 271.
Within the another coordinate against Sri Lanka, he scored 31 and shared a vital 60-run sixth-wicket organization with Mohammad Kaif to set up another effective run-chase.[38] India’s another coordinate against Britain was washed out due to rain after Yuvraj Singh Singh had scored an unbeaten 40 off 19 balls to require India to 285/4 in their 50 overs.
Yuvraj’s thump of 37, together with a fifty from Rahul Dravid, made a difference India recuperate from 59/4 to reach a target of 188 posted by Sri Lanka.[40] This win dispensed with Sri Lanka from the arrangement with another circular of matches still to be played. Yuvraj Singh had scores of 5 and 8 within the last circular of matches but demonstrated to be valuable with the ball as he picked one wicket in each of the two recreations. At the conclusion of the round-robin matches, India topped the focuses table with 19 focuses whereas Britain wrapped up moment with 15 points.
The ultimate was played at Lord’s on 13 July between India and Britain. After winning the hurl and choosing to bat to begin with, Britain posted a overwhelming add up to of 325/5 in 50 overs. In answer, India was battling at 146/5 at the conclusion of 24 overs, when Kaif joined Yuvraj at the wrinkle. The combine at first balanced out the innings and afterward scored at a brisk rate.
The match shared a organization of 121 runs for the 6th wicket which came to an conclusion when Yuvraj was expelled for 69 off 63 balls when he top-edged a clear shot within the 42nd over off the bowling of Paul Collingwood coming about in a straightforward capture to Alex Tudor at brief fine leg. India went on to win the diversion by two wickets with three balls to spare.This was India’s to begin with win within the last of an ODI competition since 2000, after nine successive massacres.
Highs and lows
Yuvraj batted in two diversions of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy which was held in Sri Lanka in September. He scored 3 against Zimbabwe within the opening match, and 62 within the elimination round against South Africa. In November 2002, Yuvraj Singh battled within the to begin with five diversions of the 7-match ODI series against West Indies, with a tall score of 30.
He returned to create within the 6th ODI at Jodhpur with a half-century that made a difference India win the coordinate by three wickets and level the arrangement 3-3.[45] He top-scored for India within the 7th coordinate with a 69-ball 68, but may not get back from any other batsman. India slammed to a 135-run overcome and misplaced the series.[46] He battled for runs within the seven-match ODI arrangement in Modern Zealand in December 2002-January 2003, averaging just above 19 with a singular fifty.
In spite of his normal shape driving up to the 2003 ICC Cricket World Container in South Africa, Yuvraj Singh secured a put within the 15-man Indian squad for the competition. He scored 37 in India’s opening coordinate against Netherlands. Within the taking after recreations, he had scores of 0, 1 and 7* against Australia, Zimbabwe and Namibia individually.
He at that point scored a brisk 42 against Britain, taken after by an unbeaten 50 against Pakistan setting up wins for India in both diversions. Within the Super Six organize of the competition, Yuvraj Singh had scores of 58* against Kenya and 5 against Sri Lanka. He scored 16 within the elimination round against Kenya, and 24 against Australia within the last.
Yuvraj scored his lady ODI century (102* from 85 balls) against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 11 April 2003. In May 2003, Yuvraj Singh was signed up by the Yorkshire County Cricket Club for the 2003 province season. He got to be as it were the moment Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to speak to the county.[47][48] Yuvraj’s Test make a big appearance came on 16 October 2003 at his domestic ground Mohali against Unused Zealand.
Batting at six, he scored 20 within the to begin with innings, and 5* within the moment innings. Within the TVS Glass tri-series in October–November 2003 including India, Australia and Unused Zealand, he scored 113 runs from 7 diversions at an normal of 18.83 and top-score of 44.
Return to form
In July–August 2005, Yuvraj Singh was the driving run-scorer for India within the 2005 Indian Oil Container triangular arrangement in Sri Lanka too including the has Sri Lanka and West Indies. He scored 192 runs in four matches, averaging 48.
He too recorded his third ODI century amid the arrangement – 110 runs from 114 balls – against the West Indies at Colombo for which he was decreed the man of the match.[58] Yuvraj at that point played within the Videocon Glass in August–September 2005, a triangular arrangement including India, Modern Zealand and the host’s Zimbabwe. He found the middle value of 54 with the bat within the arrangement, scoring 216 runs from 5 matches.[59] He scored 120 within the last round-robin coordinate against Zimbabwe at Harare, making a difference India recoup from 36/4 to effectively chase down a target of 251.
It was his fourth ODI hundred and he won the man of the coordinate grant for his efforts.[60] Within the two-match Test visit of Zimbabwe that taken after the tri-series, Yuvraj Singh scored 12 and 25 runs. In October–November 2005, Yuvraj had a calm seven-match ODI arrangement at domestic against Sri Lanka. He overseen fair 124 runs in six innings at an normal of 31 with a beat score of 79*.
In November 2005, Yuvraj Singh scored 103 within the to begin with ODI against South Africa at Hyderabad to require India from 35/5 to a respectable total of 249/9, and won the man of the coordinate grant in spite of South Africa winning the amusement by five wickets. He picked 1/17 and remained not out within the moment ODI at Bangalore, some time recently the third coordinate at Chennai was washed out due to rain. He scored 53 and 49 within the last two matches at Delhi and Ahmedabad individually, and the arrangement was drawn 2-2.
Yuvraj and South African captain Graeme Smith were together granted the Man of the arrangement grant as both of them scored 209 runs at 69.66, wrapping up as the joint-highest run-scorers of the series.[62] Yuvraj had a blended domestic Test arrangement against Sri Lanka in December 2005 as he enrolled two ducks and two half-centuries. He scored & 77* within the moment Test at Delhi, and & 75 within the third Test at Ahmedabad as India won both the matches by comfortable edges.
2007 World Twenty20 and vice-captaincy
Yuvraj was the vice-captain of the Indian squad at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. In India’s Super 8 coordinate against Britain at Durban, he hit six sixes in an over off Stuart Wide. Within the prepare, he come to the speediest fifty ever in a Twenty20 diversion, off fair 12 balls, which was too the quickest in any frame of worldwide cricket.
This was the fourth time that six sixes had been hit in one over in senior cricket, the primary time in Twenty20 cricket, and the primary time in any frame of universal cricket against a bowler from a Test playing country. He wrapped up his innings with 58 runs off 16 balls and won the man of the coordinate.
Yuvraj missed the following diversion against South Africa due to a minor injury[81] but recuperated some time recently the elimination round against Australia. Within the elimination round, he top-scored with 70 off 30 balls additionally hit the longest six of the competition (119 meters (390 ft)) off the bowling of Brett Lee).[82] The thump afterward was named the Most excellent Twenty20 Batting Performance of 2007 by ESPN Cricinfo.
India won the coordinate as Yuvraj was granted another man of the coordinate award.[84] He was rejected for 14 within the last against Pakistan but India went on to win by five runs and win the competition. All players of the triumphant Indian group were given a cash remunerate of ₹80 lakh by the BCCI whereas Yuvraj was compensated with an extra ₹1 crore as well as a Porsche 911 by the BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi.
Golden World Cup
Yuvraj had a dream run at the 2011 ICC Cricket World Glass, where he scored 362 runs counting one century and four fifties, took 15 wickets, won four Man of the Coordinate grants, the joint-most beside Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva in 1996, South Africa’s Spear Klusener in 1999 and compatriot Rohit Sharma in 2019, and was too decreed the Player of the Competition. Within the prepare, he got to be the primary allrounder to score 300-plus runs and take 15 wickets in a single World Glass.
In India’s coordinate against Ireland, he got to be the primary player to require 5 wickets and score 50 runs in a World Container coordinate. He moreover took his 100th ODI wicket with the rejection of Wesley Barresi within the World Container coordinate against the Netherlands. He afterward took 2/44 and scored 57 runs against guarding champions Australia within the quarter finals, winning him the Man of the Coordinate grant.
Yuvraj had respiratory troubles through 2011 and in May he pulled back from the ODI series within the West Indies due to an sickness. His issues started with breathing troubles, sickness and bouts of spewing blood. He visited Britain but had to return domestic after breaking his finger within the Nottingham Test and afterward played two domestic Tests against West Indies. In any case, he at that point pulled out of the ODI arrangement against West Indies in November citing an irregular tumor in his lung. Yuvraj had initially focused on the CB arrangement in Australia for his return to worldwide cricket.
Cancer diagnosis and comeback
Yuvraj’s cancer was identified by a Russian specialist in 2011.[99] In Walk 2012, Yuvraj was released from healing center after completing the third and last cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April. After his chemotherapy sessions treating seminoma in Indianapolis, Yuvraj’s cancer appearing full signs of reduction, and he pointed at continuing cricket at the World Twenty20. The selectors picked Yuvraj to be a portion of the 15-member Indian squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September 2012.
He played against Unused Zealand in a T20I at Chennai where he scored 34 off 26 balls (1 four, 2 sixes) as his side misplaced by as it were 1 run. He begun 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 finished up being the most noteworthy wicket taker for India within the competition in spite of the fact that he seem not meet desires with his bat.
He got chosen for the Test arrangement against Britain at domestic. He afterward played 3 test matches within the 4 coordinate test arrangement against Britain after which he was dropped. He later was selected for the India-Pakistan Arrangement, returning to create within the second T20I by scoring a rankling 72 off fair 36 balls. He may not make an affect within the One Day arrangement against Pakistan and Britain, as it were scoring 1 half century in 7 matches.
For his exhibitions in 2012, he was named within the T20I XI of the year by Cricinfo.
Retirement from international cricket
On 10 June 2019, Yuvraj Singh declared his retirement from worldwide cricket. Yuvraj Singh held a press conference in Mumbai where he reported his choice to resign from all designs of the diversion. He said that he had chosen to “move on”.[110] Yuvraj described his best recollections through his career, whereas moreover reviewing his most noticeably awful.
“I would say I am greatly fortunate to play 400-plus diversions for India. I would’ve not envisioned doing this when I begun my career in cricket. Through this travel, a few matches that stay in my memory are – the 2002 NatWest arrangement last, my to begin with Test hundred in Lahore in 2004, the 2007 Test arrangement in Britain, of course the six sixes and the 2007 T20 World Glass. And after that the foremost paramount one was the 2011 World Glass finals.
“And after, that likely the most exceedingly bad day in my career, was the 2014 World T20 last against Lanka where I scored 11 off 21 balls. It was so shattering that I felt my career was over.”[111]
He too said “As for presently, I have chosen to supply benefit and offer assistance for individuals influenced by cancer.
Achievements and honours
- In a 2007 ICC World Twenty20 match, he hit six sixes in a single over.
- He holds the record for fastest T20 fifty by scoring it in 12 balls against England national cricket team during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20
- He was the Man of the Tournament in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
- He was awarded with the Arjuna Award (India’s second highest, Sporting Award) in 2012 by the President of India.
- In 2014, he was awarded with the Padma Shri Award.
- In February 2014, he was honoured with FICCI Most Inspiring Sportsperson of the Year Award.[130]
- He is a two-time Indian Premier League champion. He won one championship with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 and another one with the Mumbai Indians in 2019.
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