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Yuvraj Singh Birthday: Yuvraj Singh, India's legendary all-rounder his birthday on Friday, December 12, as he turns 44. The swashbuckling left-hander was recently seen in attendance during the second T20I match between India and South Africa in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.

In a respectful gesture, Yuvraj now has a stand named after him at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. Having burst onto the scene as a teenage prodigy for India during the 2000 ICC Knock Out tournament, Yuvraj went on to immense success during his long and stellar career. He represented the Indian team across 40 Tests, 304 One-Day Internationals and 58 T20Is.

Yuvraj is known for his impactful performances throughout his career at the big stages, including being a match-winner in two defining ICC title wins of his fantastic career.

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During the 2007 T20 World Cup, Yuvraj produced a moment of magic as he smashed six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad during the match against England as India registered a famous victory. Having blazed a match-winning 70 versus Australia in the semi-final, Yuvraj played a major role in India's title win in the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa.

Four years later, Yuvraj reached the world’s summit and finished as the player of the tournament at the 2011 ICC World Cup played in the subcontinent. He not only produced 362 runs at an average of 90.50, but also picked up 15 wickets at 25.13 during the campaign as India lifted the World Cup after 28 years under MS Dhoni's captaincy.

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Yuvraj remained a remarkable match-winner for India and is regarded as one of the incredible white-ball players the country has ever produced. Yuvraj represented various franchises in the Indian Premier League but couldn't unleash his masterclass on a consistent basis. After starting his career at the Punjab Kings, he also featured for the now-disbanded Pune Warriors, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians.


Yuvraj Singh Career Stats

ODIs: 8701 runs and 111 wickets in 304 matches; 50s - 52, 100s - 14

Tests: 1900 runs and 9 wickets in 40 matches; 50s - 11, 100s - 3

T20Is: 2750 runs and 36 wickets in 132 matches; 50s - 13


Yuvraj Singh Records

Fastest fifty in T20I: 12 balls against England (2007)

He maintained the record for a long time before Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee surpassed him by reaching his half-century in just 9 balls.

Yuvraj had become the first and only Indian to hit six sixes in an over at the highest level.

Yuvraj holds the record for most centuries (7) by an Indian in One-Day Internationals at the critical No.5 position

The veteran all-rounder is the only Indian to take two hat-tricks in a single edition of the IPL. He unravelled the magic twice in the 2009 season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Deccan Chargers.


Despite an aim to represent India in another ODI World Cup, Yuvraj announced his retirement in 2019 amid his inconsistent presence in the team's playing XI. "Never thought that I would be dropped after being the man of the match in 2 games out of the 8-9 I played after the Champions Trophy 2017. I got injured, and I was told to prepare for the Sri Lanka series. Then suddenly, the yo-yo test came into the picture. It was a U-turn in my selection. Suddenly, I had to go back and prepare for the yo-yo test at the age of 36. Even after I cleared the yo-yo test, I was told to play domestic cricket," said Yuvraj in an interview with Aaj Tak in 2019.

"They actually thought that I wouldn’t be able to clear the test due to my age. And that it would be easy to decline me afterwards… yeah, you can say it was an exercise in making excuses."


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