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Yuvraj Singh

India

Full name Yuvraj Singh

Born December 12, 1981, Chandigarh

Current age 27 years 330 days

Major teams India, Asia XI, Kings XI Punjab, Punjab, Yorkshire

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Relation Father - B Yograj Singh

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	28	45	6	1387	169	35.56	2401	57.76	3	6	196	13	27
ODIs	243	223	31	7220	139	37.60	8085	89.30	12	42	737	133	70
T20Is	15	14	2	415	70	34.58	258	160.85	0	4	26	30	5
First-class	84	136	17	5153	209	43.30			16	23			85
List A	310	285	41	9366	172	38.38			16	55			91
Twenty20	57	55	5	1380	71	27.60	998	138.27	0	9	119	73	18

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w
Tests	28	19	561	316	7	2/9	2/20	45.14	3.37	80.1	0
ODIs	243	122	3656	3136	78	4/6	4/6	40.20	5.14	46.8	2
T20Is	15	6	78	121	2	1/17	1/17	60.50	9.30	39.0	0
First-class	84		1617	861	18	3/25		47.83	3.19	89.8
List A	310		4653	3957	110	4/6	4/6	35.97	5.10	42.3	2
Twenty20	57	30	360	475	20	3/13	3/13	23.75	7.91	18.0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	India v New Zealand at Mohali, Oct 16-20, 2003 scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Kenya v India at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 3, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI	India v Australia at Hyderabad (Decc), Nov 5, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	India v Scotland at Durban, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1996/97
Last First-class	New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1999/00
Last List A	India v Australia at Hyderabad (Decc), Nov 5, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Generously gifted, Yuvraj Singh is looked upon as a strong, fearless natural destined for great things. Two months short of his 19th birthday, he made an almost messianic entry into international cricket, toppling Australia in the Nairobi Mini-World Cup in 2000-01, with a blistering 84 and some scintillating fielding. In time he was to supplement these skills with clever, loopy left-arm spin. While Yuvraj's ability to hit the ball long and clean were instantly recognised, he was soon found to be troubled by quality spin and perceived to lack commitment, traits for which he temporarily lost his place in the one-day side.

But on returning, for the last two one-dayers against Zimbabwe in early 2002, he swung the series India's way with a match-winning innings in each game, and then went to England and played a key role in three Indian chases in their dream run in the NatWest tri-series. It took 15 months more, and an injury to his captain, Sourav Ganguly, for Yuvraj to get a Test look-in. On the third such opportunity, against Pakistan on the first day on a greentop at Lahore, he stroked a stunning century off 110 balls. The 2005-06 season proved to be a watershed for Yuvraj, with 1161 runs at 58 in the one-dayers, as he transformed himself into one of the keystones in India's batting line-up. He was soon preferred over VVS Laxman in Tests when India went in with five batsmen, but a lean series in the West Indies meant that he was still struggling to match potential with performance.

Yuvraj picked up his form in one-day cricket, and overcame a knee injury sustained before the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy to book a spot to the 2007 World Cup. India were knocked out early, but Yuvraj continued his form through the year. There were two highlights in the second half of the year: the first, a record six sixes in one Stuart Broad over in a 12-ball fifty during India's fairytale run at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, and an awesome Test hundred against Pakistan at Bangalore, which swung the momentum back India's way. Yuvraj was included in India's Test squad for a four-Test series in Australia, but failed. He then captained Kings XI Punjab to the semi-finals of the IPL.

Consecutive ODI hundreds against England earned Yuvraj a Test spot after Ganguly's retirement, and he stepped up with two sparkling half-centuries - the first coming in an epic 387-run chase.
Cricinfo staff December 2008

Notes

ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year 2008