Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh is a stylist left handed cricket batsman from India. His all-round skills made him one of the leading players in the Indian cricket team. Yuvraj Singh was born on December 12, 1981 in Chandigarh, Punjab, India. His father’s name is Yograj Singh who was a former Indian fast bowler and a Punjabi movie star.
Yuvraj Singh is a naturally gifted cricket batsman. His fearless short making and placement made him one of the frontline cricket players for India. He bowled left arm orthodox spin. He is a brilliant fielder as well. After good performances for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy and Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000, Yuvraj was picked by the BCCI to play for the national team.
In 2000, Yuvraj Singh made his One-day international debut at Nairobi against Kenya at the ICC Knock-out Trophy. He made a quick impression by scoring 84 runs in just 82 balls against the likes of Glenn McGrath, Bret lee and Jason Gillespie of Australia. Yuvraj Singh is a hard hitter of a cricket ball and can face the fast bowlers with ease. He has arrived at the international stage and was consistent as well.
Yuvraj Singh made his Test debut in the home series against New Zealand at Mohali on October 16, 2003. He was more suited for the shorter version of the game as his Test career graph is not up to the mark. He played for Yorkshire in the county season in England.
With the presence of Yuvraj Singh, India found a new energy in the form of a youngster who brought a new dimension to the team and can serve the country for longer period of time. In 2002, Yuvraj Singh’s technique and patience were clearly visible when he got India through in the crunch situation in the Nat-west trophy Final against England at Lords. He along with Mohammad Kaif led India to a memorable win in the scintillating Final. England scored a massive score of 325 in the alloted 50 overs. In reply, India started well, but lost 5 wickets when the score was 146. The two inexperienced young batsmen were at the crease and needed 180 more runs to prove their hidden talent. They kept calm and raised their game as the run-rate climbed. Yuvraj Singh scored 69 runs and Kaif led India home by scoring 87 not out. These two young batsmen helped India to win the Nat-west Trophy.
Yuvraj Singh was a match-winner. In 2002, against Zimbabwe, he scored two match winning knocks of 80 not out and 75 to help India win the series. Yuvraj Singh scored his maiden ODI century against Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup. He scored 139 runs in just 119 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground against Australia. He scored his third century of 110 runs against West Indies in the Indian Oil Cup in 2005. Yuvraj Singh was judged the man of the match.
In 2003 Yuvraj Singh made his international Test debut against New Zealand in Mohali which was his home ground. He scored his maiden Test century in the away series against Pakistan at Lahore in the second Test in 2004. In 2006, Yuvraj scored his second Test century against Pakistan in the final Test. His in-consistent scoring in the Test matches led him in and out of the team.
Yuvraj Singh was more suited to limited overs cricket match. He scored three centuries and four half-centuries against South-Africa, Pakistan and England from late 2005 to early 2006. His consistent scoring propelled him into the top ten of the ICC ODI rankings. ICC short listed Yuvraj Singh as one of the four nominees for the ODI player of year award.
Yuvraj Singh suffered a knee injury in the Champions Trophy and missed the tour of South Africa. After recovering from injury, he scored a elegant 95 not out in just 83 deliveries against Sri Lanka in 2007.
In the 2007 World Cup in West Indies, India’s poor performance led them to exit in the first round itself. Yuvraj Singh scored one fifty against Bermuda. He played consistently against England in the ODI series in the Nat-west Trophy, but India lost the series 4-3.
Yuvraj Singh is a slow left arm orthodox bowler. He has given important break through whenever the team needed. He is an outstanding fielder. Since 1999, Yuvraj Singh was the fourth most prolific fielder in effecting ODI run outs. He had the second highest rate of effecting a run out on the list of prolific fielders. Yuvraj Singh all-round abilities - Batting, Bowling and Fielding made him the main stay in the Indian ODI team.
In the 183 ODI matches he played, Yuvraj Singh scored 5109 runs at an average of 36.23 with the highest score of 139. He scored 7 centuries and 30 half-centuries. His batting strike rate of 87.02 is very impressive. In the 19 Test matches he played, Yuvraj scored 830 runs at an average of 33.20 with the highest score of 122. He scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries. He took 49 ODI wickets at an average of 39.71. He captured one Test wicket.
Yuvraj Singh is a potential future captain for India. His leadership skills were tested whenever he got that occasional chance to captain the team on the field. On August 16, 2006, Yuvraj Singh was number one in ODI rankings released by ESPN-Star sports channel.
Achievements and Awards
- Yuvraj Singh hit Chris Broad for six sixes in an over against England in the 2007 Twenty 20 World Cup in South Africa.
- More than 1000 ODI runs in the 2005-06 season.
- 2003- Ceat Max Best match winning performance award.
- Yuvraj Singh International Batting career statistics
- Matches Runs Batting Average 50 100 Top Score Strike Rate
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