Yuvraj Singh is a left-handed middle order batsman and a part-time left arm spinner too who is best known as the match finisher in an ODI. His father was also one of the former Indian fast bowler Yograj Singh. He made his ODI debut in 2000 against Kenya on the basis of his under 19 World Cup performance, but his Test debut came in 2003 against New Zealand. If he is good form he can be very brutal in the limited overs cricket. But he always struggles to cement his place in Test cricket.
His batting, his athleticism on the field and his canny
left-arm spin made him an overall package for the ODI and Twenty-20 formats. In
World Twenty20 triumph in 2007 where he was famished for hitting six sixes in
an over against Stuart Broad. He was presented with a “Porsche 911” car for his
6sixes achievement by the vice president of BCCI. Then in the late 2007 he was
the vice-captain of the Indian Team. His ODI career is full of highlight reels,
one of his unforgetable innings was a partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the
NatWest Series final against England in July 2002 which led India to victory
but the biggest impact being his contribution to India's World Cup triumph in
2011 - 362 runs, 15 wickets, and four Man-of-the-Match awards, and the Player
of the Tournament.
Win the World Cup in 2011 was the biggest moment of his
cricket career, but soon after that came the biggest challenge of his life,
when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which required a
two-and-a-half month treatment in the USA. He returned home after completing
his chemotherapy in April 2012, fairly confident that he could take up his
duties in the cricket field reasonably quickly and in August he was named in
India's squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
Indian Premier League
Hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls made him the most favorite
player in the IPL. He was named as captain of his home team Kings Eleven Punjab
which was owned by Bollywood Actress Priety Zinta and her fiance Ness Wadai (Businessman).
He captained the squad simply didn't perform well enough in his captaincy and
his batting. Subsequently in 2011 he was again chosen as captain but this time
for Pune Warriors. His performance in IPL wasn't up to his mark as expectations
from him were huge.
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