A left-handed
all-rounder as well as a left-arm orthodox spinner, Yuvraj Singh represents
India internationally. Kings XI Punjab is his team in the IPL. Sunrisers
Hyderabad won their first IPL title under his leadership. Born into a
cricketing family, his father taught him the game. The results of his
match-winning performances have carried India to victory despite occasional
inconsistencies. Despite being diagnosed with cancer, he recovered from the
disease and returned to cricket in Yuvraj
Singh biography. He started a cancer charity that has assisted
countless people.
Yuvraj Singh life story (Childhood and adolescence)
Yuvraj Singh was born in
Chandigarh on December 12, 1981, to Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh. He is the
son of an Indian international cricketer. He lived with his mother after his
parents divorced.
He learned cricket from his father at Chandigarh's DAV Public School. His father is alleged to have thrown away the gold medal he won at the National Under-14 Roller Skating Competition by encouraging him to play cricket instead.
His career, awards and achievements
In 1997-98, Yuvraj Singh made his first-class debut during the Ranji Trophy, one month before he turned 14 years old. In 1998, he joined the U19 team. He scored 358 runs against Bihar's 357 runs in the first innings of the 1999 Cooch Behar Trophy Final. He won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup Player of the Tournament award in 2000.
After being selected for the 2000 ICC Knock Out Trophy for his excellent performances with the U-19 squad, he made his ODI debut against Kenya on October 3rd, 2000. The man of the match award went to him after scoring 84 against Australia and 41 and taking one wicket against South Africa. The 2001 Coca-Cola Cup saw him score 98 runs without losing any wickets.
The Duleep Trophy gave him a score of 209 in March 2002. In two one-day matches, his 80 runs helped India beat Zimbabwe 1-2. On April 11, 2003, he scored his first century against Bangladesh in the 2004 ICC Cricket World Cup. He became Yorkshire County Cricket Club's second Indian player after Sachin Tendulkar in May 2003.
At the inaugural ICC
World Twenty20 in South Africa, he hit six sixes in one over of Stuart Broad
and was named vice-captain of the Indian team. Despite being vice-captain, he
scored four fifties against Pakistan in ODIs, and 169 runs in tests.
As a bowler, he took 15 wickets during the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, scoring 362 runs, including one century and four fifty-run innings. He returned to the crease in September 2012 for the ICC World Twenty20 after months of intensive treatment.
The World Twenty20 campaign saw him take the most wickets. After a superb performance at the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he rejoined the Indian T20I squad for a tour of Australia in January 2016. In January 2017, he won the 'Player of the Match' award for scoring 150 runs against England. During the Ranji Trophy, he scored 672 runs in five games. Yuvraj Singh made the fastest half-century of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, scoring 62 in 12 balls against England. He received the Arjuna Award in 2012 and the Padma Shri Award in 2014.
International Premier League
Yuvraj Singh was the icon player of Kings XI Punjab when he started in the IPL in May 2009, and he scored his first T20 hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bangalore the next month. He played for several different teams over the following seasons before playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in 2016.
Life and Legacy
On November 12, 2015,
Yuvraj Singh proposed to British-Mauritian model and actress Hazel Keech. In a
lavish 10-day ceremony on November 30, 2016, they were married and she adopted
the name, Gurbasant Kaur.
His animated films
'Jumbo' and 'Captain India' featured his voice. He starred in 'Mehndi Sagna Di'
and 'Putt Sardara' as a child actor.
