Yuvraj Singh
India
Personal information
Batting style	Left hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	22	195
Runs scored	1018	5573
Batting average	32. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Left-arm orthodox spin is a style of bowling in the sport of Cricket. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 83	36. 90
100s/50s	3/3	8/35
Top score	169	139
Balls bowled	210	2480
Wickets	3	54
Bowling average	40. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 33	40. 09
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	2/9	4/6
Catches/stumpings	21/-	60/-
As of December 18, 2007 Source: [2]

Yuvraj Singh pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ, born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Chandigarh ( ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, चंडीगढ़) also called The City Beautiful India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, popularly known as Yograj Singh or simply Yograj (born 25 March 1958 in Chandigarh, Punjab ^[1] He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 (ODIs) and played his first Test match in 2003. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations He is the current vice captain of the ODI team. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad - a feat only performed three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never previously in an international match between two Test cricket nations. The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was a Twenty20 Cricket tournament which took place in South Africa from 11 September to 24 September Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham, England is an English Test and One Day International Cricketer He plays for Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations

Early career

Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the U-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358. The Punjab cricket team is the official first-class Cricket team that represents the Indian state of Punjab. The Jharkand cricket team is a Ranji Trophy plate team based in the Indian state of Bihar. ^[2] He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team lead by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Mohammad Kaif (born December 1, 1980 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian Cricketer more specifically ^[3] Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. The National Cricket Academy located in Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka, India, established in 2000 is a cricket facility Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ^[4]

ODI career

Yuvraj made his One Day International debut against Kenya at Nairobi in 2000, at the ICC KnockOut Trophy. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international Cricket matches Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya He showed his potential in his second ODI which was against the Australians where he scored a quickfire 84 off 82 balls against a quality pace attack consisting of bowlers like Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Cricketer Style Lee is an express bowler Jason Neil Gillespie (born 19 April 1975 in Sydney Australia is an Australian Cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level in both Tests ^[5] However, after a lean run of form, he was dropped for the one-dayers against Australia in India in early 2001,^[6] but returned later in the year and helped India to victory in a match in Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 98. ^[7]

One of his most memorable innings was a partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the NatWest Series final against England in July 2002 which led India to victory. Mohammad Kaif (born December 1, 1980 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian Cricketer more specifically The NatWest Series is the name used for One Day International cricket tournaments held in England since 2000 The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ^[8] He was selected and represented India at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The 2003 Cricket World Cup ( Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was played in South Africa from February 9 to March 24. He scored his first century in his fourth season with the Indian team against Bangladesh in 2003. In the Sport of Cricket, a Batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in the Innings. The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. After that he also scored hundreds against Zimbabwe and Australia, including a 139 off 119 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. ^[9] In the Indian Oil Cup 2005, he made 110 (off 114 balls) (his third century) and an important partnership worth 165 runs with Mohammad Kaif, to become the man of the match against West Indies in the last match of the round robin league. The Indian Oil Cup 2005 was a three-team Cricket tournament which took place in Sri Lanka in July and August 2005, between the hosts Sri Lanka After reaching his century, he attracted attention by angry gesticulations to the Indian dressing room, which was postulated to be due to his clashes with team management - Greg Chappell had been appointed as the new Indian coach and he had criticised Yuvraj. Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the ^[10] He later praised Chappell's techniques. ^[11]

Yuvraj in his ODI batting kit.

Yuvraj has had a recent (late 2005 to early 2006) run of good form in the ODI format of the game. He was named as the man of the series in three consecutive series, against South Africa (joint with Graeme Smith),^[12] and then against Pakistan and England, in which he scored three centuries and four half-centuries in fifteen matches, which propelled him into the top ten of the ICC ODI batting rankings. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg) is a South African Cricketer and the current captain of the South African cricket team The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. During the Pakistan tour, at times when captain and vice-captain Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag were absent, Yuvraj was the on-field captain, indicating that he may be seen as a potential captain. Rahul Sharad Dravid ( Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್ ಶರದ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड) (b Virender Sehwag (born on 20 October 1978 in Delhi) also known as "Viru" is an Indian Cricketer ( Batsman) and member of the Indian national ^[13] In the next series in the West Indies, Yuvraj hit two fifties in four games, even though India lost the series 4-1. His performance was recognised with his shortlisting by the ICC as one of four nominees for the Internation One Day player of the year award. The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket.

Yuvraj missed the first game in the series after that, the tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Kuala Lumpur, due to illness and after failing to reach double figures in the following two games, was axed for Mohammed Kaif in the last group match. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K Mohammad Kaif (born December 1, 1980 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian Cricketer more specifically He showed signs of returning to form in the Champions Trophy, hitting a restrained unbeaten 27 to guide India to victory against England in the opening game after he was recalled in place of Kaif, but a knee injury forced him out of the final group match. He subsequently missed the tour of South Africa and was in doubt for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, but made a faster than expected recovery to play in the ODI series against the West Indies in India in January 2007. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's He struck a fluent 95* from 83 balls in India's final match against Sri Lanka before heading to the World Cup.

At the World Cup, Yuvraj only managed one fifty against a lowly Bermuda and along with rest of the squad, was criticized for India's first-round exit. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of Cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Nevertheless, Yuvraj kept his place in the side for the tours of Bangladesh and Ireland in 2007.

In September 2007, he was named as the ODI vice captain of Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the resignation of Rahul Dravid. Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni ( Hindi:महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी (born July 7 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand) is an Indian Rahul Sharad Dravid ( Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್ ಶರದ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड) (b He then scored 121 in a losing cause during India's One-day International series defeat at the hands of Australia before enjoying a return to form as India beat Pakistan 3-2 on home soil in November 2007 and he was named Man of the series. In the five matches, he scored four half-centuries, although he was fined after showing dissent in the final match in Jaipur. ^[14]

Test career

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Yuvraj's Test match batting career, 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 in the No. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Mohali (ਮੋਹਾਲੀ मोहाली mōhālī) is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ पंजाब pəɲdʒaːb is a state in northwest India. Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (সৌরভ গাঙ্গুলী ( (born 8 July 1972 is an Indian Cricketer and former former captain of the Indian national 6 position. ^[15] 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. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. 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. Akash Chopra (born September 19, 1977, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian Cricketer who played for the Indian He was subsequently played as Virender Sehwag's opening partner, but after two poor matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia,^[16] he was dropped in favour of Gautam Gambhir. Virender Sehwag (born on 20 October 1978 in Delhi) also known as "Viru" is an Indian Cricketer ( Batsman) and member of the Indian national The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series played between India and Australia. Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981 in Delhi) is an Indian opening Batsman. 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. Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the 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. Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (সৌরভ গাঙ্গুলী ( (born 8 July 1972 is an Indian Cricketer and former former captain of the Indian national

Twenty20 career

On September 19, 2007 against England in the ICC World Twenty20 Super 8 match held at Kingsmead in Durban, he hit 6 sixes off one Stuart Broad over. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The ICC World Twenty20 is the international championship of Twenty20 Cricket. Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham, England is an English Test and One Day International Cricketer He plays for This helped him to reach the fastest fifty ever in Twenty20 game, off just 12 balls and also the fastest in any form of international cricket. ^{[17] [18] [19]} 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. (Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first class matches, and Herschelle Gibbs did it in a 2007 Cricket World Cup match against Dutch bowler Daan van Bunge. Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, AO (born 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados) often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri ( Kannada / Tulu:ರವಿಶಂಕರ ಜಯದ್ರಥ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀ) (born 27 May 1962 in Bombay, India Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer more specifically a Batsman. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's Daan Lodewijk Samuel van Bunge (born 19 October 1982 in Voorburg) is a Dutch Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm ) He has also hit the longest six of the tournament:119 meters off of Australian bowler Brett Lee and currently is the world's leading 20-20 batsman in terms of strike rate (235. Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Cricketer Style Lee is an express bowler 09)^[20]

Yuvraj was awarded a Porsche 911 car for his 6 sixes achievement by the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Porsche 911 (pronounced as Nine Eleven, Neunelfer is a Sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany World Cup 2011 India Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be jointly hosting the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Yuvraj also received Rs. 10,000,000 (US$252,716) in cash from the BCCI for his splendid performance in the tournament. ^[21]

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. ^[22]

He is the icon player for Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab. The Indian Premier League (also known as the " DLF Indian Premier League" and often abbreviated as IPL) is a Twenty20 Cricket competition Kings XI Punjab is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League.

Recent form

He had a very poor Test series against Australia in Indian tour to that country in 2007–08. After his poor showing in the first two Tests he was dropped for the remainder of the series. He also had a poor tri series in Australia barring one match where he scored a 76.

Style

Yuvraj during fielding practice.

Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman but can bowl part-time left-arm orthodox spin. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Darren_Gough_bowlingjpg|thumb|250px|right| Darren Gough bowling]] In the Sport of Cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward He is regarded as being better at batting against fast bowling than spin bowling, and cites the Indian Oil Cup 2005 as a turning point in his career. Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the Sport of Cricket. The Indian Oil Cup 2005 was a three-team Cricket tournament which took place in Sri Lanka in July and August 2005, between the hosts Sri Lanka ^[23] He is one of the better fielders in the Indian team, fielding primarily at point, with a good aim at the stumps. Fielding in the Sport of Cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the Batsman, in such a way as to either A Cricinfo report published in late 2005 showed that since 1999, he was the fourth most prolific fielder in effecting ODI run outs, and of those on the list of prolific fielders, he had the second highest rate of effecting a run out. Cricinfo is the largest Cricket -related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. For the term run out, used in equestrian sport see Refusal Run out is a method of dismissal in the Sport ^[24] He was previously often characterized as having attitude problems,^[25] but later often assumed leadership positions during Rahul Dravid's tenure as captain. Rahul Sharad Dravid ( Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್ ಶರದ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड) (b

Test Centuries

County cricket

After the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Yuvraj was signed by Yorkshire, becoming only the second Indian after Tendulkar to represent the county. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Gaddafi Stadium is a Test cricket ground in Lahore, Pakistan. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A national stadium is a Stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Records Test Match Records Highest innings total India 626/all out - India vs Pakistan 3rd Test in Bangalore Highest individual score 267 The 2003 Cricket World Cup ( Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was played in South Africa from February 9 to March 24. Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket [3] However, he had a disappointing run, scoring less than 200 runs in either form of the game,[4] 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. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. He appeared in advertisements for the console alongside Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Akshay Kumar (अक्षय कुमार born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia on September 9 1967 is an Indian Bollywood film actor Codemasters' cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, was released with his endorsement in India, titled "Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007"[5]

References

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