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Saturday 5 October 2013

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh Biography

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Yuvraj Singh, an Indian cricketer, was born on December 12, 1981 in Chandigarh. He is the son of Yograj Singh, a former Indian fast bowler and a Punjabi movie star, and Shabnam Singh, an actress. Nicknamed “Yuvi” in the cricket world, he exhibits slow left arm orthodox bowling and left-handed batting, making him an all-rounder. Yuvraj Singh idolizes Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, a cricketing genius, and became the only player after Garry Sobers to hit six 6’s in an over.

His impressive performances as a captain of the Under-19 Punjab cricket team, at the finals of the Cooch- Behar Trophy, against Bihar, which earned him a spot in the U-19 2000 World Cup squad in Sri Lanka, during which Yuvraj Singh was named as the Player of the Series.

In late 2003, he made his Test debut against New Zealand and his first Test century came in his second Test match against Pakistan in Lahore. Yuvraj Singh made a remarkable come back to the Test side and scored his career best 169 in a match against Pakistan in November 2007, which came in a 300-run partnership with Sourav Ganguly. As of 2008, he has played in 23 Tests, scoring 1050 at an average of 32.81.

In 2000, Yuvraj Singh played his first One Day International (ODI) match against Kenya at Nairobi in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Knockout Trophy. In his second ODI, he announced his arrival in the international scene by scoring an impressive 84 off 82 balls in a match against Australia. In the following year, Yuvraj Singh scored an unbeaten 98, which helped his side win the match against Sri Lanka and followed it with a memorable partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the finals of Natwest Series against England in July 2002, once again contributing to India’s win.

Yuvraj Singh scored his first ODI century in a match against Bangladesh in 2003 and his third century (110) came in a 2005 Indian Oil Cup match against the West Indies, during which he set up an important partnership with Kaif. He was rewarded with the Man of the Match award for this performance in the last match of this series, which was a major turning point in his career. Yuvraj Singh was named as the Man of the Series in three successive series, against South Africa, Pakistan and England, during which he made three centuries in fifteen matches and also earned a spot in the ICC ODI top ten batsmen rankings.

Owing to the absence of captain and vice-captain, Yuvraj Singh was the on-field captain in few matches during the Pakistan tour, and was also shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the International One Day player of the year award by ICC. In September 2007, Yuvraj Singh was made the ODI vice captain, and a couple of months later, he contributed to India’s 3-2 win against Pakistan by scoring four half-centuries in five matches and was named the Man of the Series.

Yuvraj Singh made his Twenty20 International (T20I) Scotland on September 13, 2007 at Durban. On September 19, 2007 Yuvraj Singh hit six 6’s off one Stuart Broad over, in the ICC World Twenty20 Super-8 match, making him reach the fastest fifty ever in Twenty20 game, and also the fastest in any form of international cricket. It was also 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. Yuvraj Singh also hit the longest six of the tournament and is the world's leading 20-20 batsman in terms of strike rate as of 2008. He was presented with a Porsche 911 car by the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and also received Rs.1,00,00,000 from the BCCI for his for his six 6’s achievement. Yuvraj Singh also scored 70 runs off 30 balls against Australia in the World Twenty20 semifinals and was named as the Man of the Match.

Yuvraj Singh has been rated by Cricinfo in 2005 as the fourth most prolific fielder in effecting ODI run outs and had the second highest rate of effecting a run out, since 1999.

Yuvraj Singh was purchased as the icon player for the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL), during which he captained 15 matches, scoring 299 runs with 57 being his best.

Yuvraj Singh or famously known as Yuvi has become the backbone of Indian Middle order. He became an overnight star when at the 2007 World Twenty20 against England he hit six sixes in a single over of Stuart Broad, which was a rare feat in international cricket.
Childhood and Early Career
Yuvraj Singh is a cricketer from Chandigarh in India. He was born on 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India. He is the son of former cricketer and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh.
Yuvraj was first noticed by the selectors while he captained the U-19 Punjab team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s. He scored 358 runs in the final match. He was then selected for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000. The Indian team won the tournament. In 2000, he was selected for the first batch of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. He displayed his potential in his second ODI against the Australians where he scored fast against a pace attack by seasoned bowlers like Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie and Glen McGarth . However, he was soon out of form, and in early 2001, he was dropped for the ODIs in India against Australia. Later in the year he scored an unbeaten 98 and helped India defeat Sri Lanka.
Coming Back to International Cricket
After the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Yuvraj was signed by Yorkshire, becoming the only the second Indian after Tendulkar to represent the county. However, he had a disappointing run, scoring less than 200 runs in either form of the game, but he described it as an important learning experience.
His superb partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the NatWest Series final against England in July 2002 led India to victory. He played for India at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. After that, he scored centuries against Australia and Zimbabwe. In the last match of the Round Robin League he scored 165 runs with Mohammad Kaif against West Indies and was declared the Man of the Match. However, his relations with his new coach Greg Chappel were strained at that time and he often had showdowns with the team management.
In the series in the West Indies, Yuvraj hit two fifties in four games, even though India lost the series 4-1. His performance was recognized and he was shortlisted by the ICC as one of four nominees for the International One Day player of the year award.
Becoming A Star Cricketer
Yuvraj’s form improved late in 2005 and early in 2006 in the ODI cricket. In three consecutive series, against South Africa and then against Pakistan and England, he scored centuries and was soon among the top ten of the ICC ODI batting rankings. Although India lost a series against West Indies, Yuvraj’s performance was noticed and he was shortlisted by the ICC as one of four nominees for the International One Day player of the year award.
Injuries and How Yuvi Returned to International Cricket
Due to illness, he was dropped in the tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Kuala Lumpur. He was now plagued by a knee injury which made him miss the tour of South Africa. He made a fast recovery and played in the ODI series against West Indies in India in January 2007. He was back in form now and played at the World Cup, where India made a first-round exit. However, Yuvraj continued to be in the team. In September 2007, the team captain Rahul Dravid resigned and Yuvraj was appointed as the ODI vice captain. He scored 121 in an ODI series against Australia.. In November 2008, he had returned to form, as India beat Pakistan on home soil; he was named the Man of the Series.
In November 2008, he hit a very fast century against England at Rajkot. Despite straining his back, he continued batting well and managed to dismiss four of England’s leading batsmen in the next match at Indore. This earned him two consecutive Man of the Match awards.
Yuvraj also scored very fast and went on to claim the Man of the Match award against Australia in the World Twenty20 semifinals at Durban. He is the icon player and captain for Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab. 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 performed his first hat-trick in T20 cricket against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead in Durban. 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. He claimed the wickets of leading batsmen like Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs and Venugopal Rao.
Where his style of playing is concerned, Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman. But he can bowl part-time left-arm spin. He is better at batting against fast bowling than spin bowling. He is one of the good fielders in the Indian team, fielding primarily at point, with a good aim at the stumps. As an expert fielder, he has effected several ODI run outs. He was once known to have attitude problems, but later often assumed leadership positions under Rahul Dravid’s captaincy.
Yuvraj’s Sponsor
Regarding his commercial interests, Microsoft signed Yuvraj to be its brand ambassador for the Xbox 360 video game console when it was launched in India in 2006. He also endorsed Codemasters’ cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007. He also lent his voice to the Bollywood animated film, Jumbo, which was his career starting in Bollywood.
The Man of the Match against West Indies (2005), the Man of the Series against South Africa, Pakistan and England; he was now ranked among the top ten of the ICC ODI batting rankings. He was then short listed by the ICC as one of four nominees for the International One Day player of the year award. In 2008, he was declared the Man of the Match twice against New Zealand in a Test series played in India. He was awarded a Porsche 911 car by India’s BCCI for scoring 6 sixes in a single over while playing against England in the ECC World Twenty20 Super 8 match in Durban, South Africa. BCCI also gifted him Rs.10, 000,000 in cash for his superb performance in the tournament. In terms of strike rate, he is currently one of the world’s leading 20-20 batsmen.