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Yuvraj Singh Birthday: On Friday, December 12, Yuvraj Singh, the renowned all-rounder from India, celebrates his 44th birthday. The daring left-hander was recently seen during the second Twenty20 International match between South Africa and India at Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.

Yuvraj currently has a stand at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium dedicated in his honor as a sign of respect. During his lengthy and remarkable career, Yuvraj achieved great success after making his debut as an Indian young prodigy in the 2000 ICC Knock Out competition. He played 40 Test matches, 304 One-Day Internationals, and 58 Twenty20 Internationals for the Indian side.

Yuvraj is renowned for his memorable exploits on major stages throughout his career, including winning two crucial ICC titles throughout his incredible career.

Yuvraj had a magical moment at the 2007 T20 World Cup when he hit six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad during India’s historic triumph over England. Yuvraj was crucial to India’s victory in the first T20 World Cup in South Africa, having scored a game-winning 70 against Australia in the semifinal.

Yuvraj reached the pinnacle of the globe four years later, winning player of the tournament in the 2011 ICC globe Cup held in the subcontinent. In addition to scoring 362 runs at an average of 90.50, he took 15 wickets at a rate of 25.13 throughout the campaign, which saw India win the World Cup for the first time in 28 years under MS Dhoni’s leadership.

Yuvraj is considered one of the best white-ball players India has ever produced and continues to be a fantastic match-winner for the nation. Yuvraj played for a number of Indian Premier League teams, but he was unable to consistently deliver his mastery. He played for the now-disbanded Pune Warriors, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Mumbai Indians after beginning his career with the Punjab Kings.

Career Statistics for Yuvraj Singh
ODIs: 304 matches with 8701 runs and 111 wickets; 50s–52, 100s–14

Tests: 1900 runs and 9 wickets in 40 games; 50s: 11, 100s: 3

T20Is: 132 games with 2750 runs and 36 wickets; 50s: 13

Records of Yuvraj Singh
12 balls versus England (2007) was the fastest fifty in T20I.

Before Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal overtook him and reached his half-century in only nine balls, he held the record for a considerable amount of time.

At the top level, Yuvraj became the first and only Indian player to smash six sixes in an over.

At the crucial No. 5 spot, Yuvraj holds the record for the most hundreds (7) by an Indian in One-Day Internationals.

The seasoned all-round player is the first Indian to win two IPL hat-tricks in a single season. Twice during the 2009 season, he broke the spell against the Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Yuvraj declared his retirement in 2019 despite wanting to play for India in another ODI World Cup due to his erratic inclusion in the team’s starting lineup. “I never imagined that I would be benched after winning man of the match in two of the eight games I played after the 2017 Champions Trophy. I was instructed to be ready for the Sri Lanka series after I got hurt. Then the yo-yo exam appeared out of nowhere. My choice was a U-turn. Suddenly, at thirty-six, I had to return and get ready for the yo-yo exam. In a 2019 interview with Aaj Tak, Yuvraj said, “I was told to play domestic cricket even after I passed the yo-yo test.”

In fact, they believed that my age would prevent me from passing the exam. And that it would be simple to turn me down later. Yes, you might argue that it was an excuse-making exercise.