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Yuvraj Singh
Personal information
NicknameYuvi
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBatting All-rounder
RelationsYograj Singh (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 247)16 October 2003 v New Zealand
Last Test14 November 2011 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 134)3 October 2000 v Kenya
Last ODI2 April 2011 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996–Punjab
2003Yorkshire
2008–2010Kings XI Punjab
2011Pune Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs FC List A
Matches 37 274 99 344
Runs scored 1,775 8,051 6,180 1,0236
Batting average 34.80 37.62 44.14 38.05
100s/50s 3/10 13/49 18/30 17/62
Top score 169 139 209* 172
Balls bowled 853 4,832 2,143 5,901
Wickets 9 109 21 143
Bowling average 55.66 37.24 57.66 34.51
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/9 4/6 3/25 5/31
Catches/stumpings 31/– 84/– 93/– 106/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2012

Yuvraj Singh pronunciationⓘ (born 12 December 1981) is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh.[1] He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 (ODIs) 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 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.

He was recently 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] On 18 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.[6]


Early career

Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the Under-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358 at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur.[7] He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team led by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament.[8] Yuvraj was hero of the tournament. Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[9]

Test career

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Yuvraj's Test match batting career up to February 2008, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

Yuvraj made his Test debut against New Zealand in Mohali in late 2003 in front of his home crowd in Punjab due to the absence of regular captain Sourav Ganguly.[10] He was omitted upon Ganguly's return but got another opportunity in the Test team in the 2004 Tour to Pakistan, when Ganguly was again injured. He scored his first Test century in a losing effort against Pakistan in the second Test at Lahore. When Ganguly returned for the third Test, Akash Chopra was dropped and it appeared that the Indian selectors wanted to give him a regular place in the team. He was subsequently played as Virender Sehwag's opening partner, but after two poor matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia,[11] he was dropped in favour of Gautam Gambhir. He was recalled to the Test team, batting in the No. 6 position for the away series against Zimbabwe in August 2005 after Sachin Tendulkar was sidelined with tennis elbow. He then retained his position in the Test team after Ganguly was axed following a row with coach Greg Chappell. He scored a second Test century in the third and final Test in Pakistan in the series in January 2006, which India again lost. However, Yuvraj has struggled subsequently in 2006, failing to pass 50 in six Tests against England (two, both at home) and the West Indies (four, all away from home). His injury in late 2006 allowed the return of former captain Ganguly to the team, who subsequently top-scored in the series.

Yuvraj was included in India's Test squad to face Pakistan in November 2007, but was not included in the playing 11 for the first test. Yuvraj was picked in the 3rd Test due to an injured Sachin Tendulkar. India were 61/4 before he and Sourav Ganguly made a 300 run partnership with Yuvraj recording his highest Test score of 169. He had a very poor Test series against Australia when India toured in 2007–08. After his poor showing in the first two Tests he was dropped for the remainder of the series. Yuvraj scored 85 not out and put on an unbroken partnership of 163 with Sachin Tendulkar to defeat England in the First Test at Chennai on 15 December 2008. It was the fourth highest successful run chase in history and the highest in India.

Yuvraj has taken a number of important wickets with his left-arm spin. Two "soft" dismissals of Kevin Pietersen in 2008, led to controversy. Pietersen, then the England captain, "labelled Yuvraj a "pie-chucker" and suggested that he was a purveyor of "left-arm filth".[12]

Twenty20 career

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.[13][14][15] 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.[citation needed] 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.[16] 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.[17]

While recuperating after his cancer treatment in America, Yuvraj is now aiming at resuming cricket at the World Twenty20.[18] The selectors have picked Yuvraj Singh in Mumbai, on 10 August 2012 for the 15-member Indian squad for the World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka.[19]

Style of Play

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.[20] 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.[21] He was previously often characterised as having attitude problems,[22] 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.[23]

Indian Premier League

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.[24] Pune Warriors finished ninth, ahead of only the Delhi Daredevils.[25] From 14 matches, Yuvraj scored 343 runs at an average of 34.30, including two half-centuries.[26] After much controversy BCCI has 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.[27]

Season by season at IPL

IPL Batting Statistics of Yuvraj Singh
Year Team Inns Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
2008 Template:Cr-IPL [28][29][30] 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 Template:Cr-IPL [31] 13 343 66* 34.30 131.41 0 2 24 18
2008-2011 Total [32] 55 1237 66* 26.31 131.87 0 5 93 67

Centuries

Test centuries

Test Cricket Centuries of Yuvraj Singh
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year
1 112 11  Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium 2004
2 122 13  Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 2006
3 169 20  Pakistan Bangalore, India M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 2007

ODI centuries

ODI Cricket Centuries of Yuvraj Singh
# Runs Balls Team Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 102 71  Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 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
6 109* 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

After the 2003 World Cup, Yuvraj was signed by Yorkshire, becoming only the second Indian after Tendulkar to represent the county.[33] However, he had a disappointing run, scoring less than 200 runs in either form of the game,[34] but described it as an important learning experience.

Commercial interests

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". The game was first played by the school student Akash Sinha(DMS,R.I.E).[35] The Bollywood animated film, Jumbo features cricketer Yuvraj Singh's voice therefore starting his career in Bollywood.[36] The upcoming animated full length feature film Captain India features Yuvraj Singh as the main protagonist.[37]

Yuvraj Singh Foundation

In July 2012, Yuvraj Singh launched his foundation YouWeCan.This foundation is meant to fight Cancer by spreading awareness about the disease, benefits of early detection and fighting the stigma attached to it.[38]

References

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  3. ^ "Tumour Cancerous, Yuvi Undergoes Chemo" - Indian Express.
  4. ^ Yuvraj Singh discharged from hospital
  5. ^ "Fit again Yuvraj back home after battling cancer". Indiavision news. April. 9, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna & Arjuna Award 2012 Announced
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  9. ^ Ramchand, Partab (15 April 2000). "First list of NCA trainees". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
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  11. ^ "Cricinfo – Singh hits a low note". Content-aus.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  12. ^ Hopps, David (21 December 2008). "Cricket: England captain Kevin Pietersen objects to pie-chucker Yuvraj's 'left-arm filth'". The Guardian. London.
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  24. ^ "Cricket | Indian Premier League | Yuvraj Singh to captain Pune Warriors". Espnstar.Com. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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  34. ^ "BBC SPORT | Cricket | Yuvraj takes Fleming tips". BBC News. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  35. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  36. ^ In Pictures: The World's Top-Earning Cricketers Forbes August 2009 Retrieved 12 March 2011
  37. ^ "A wonder stick for Yuvi". Livemint.com – The Wall Street Journal. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  38. ^ "Yuvraj Singh's 'YouWeCan' to fight Cancer in India". 9 July 2012.
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