In the Platinum Jubilee Match against Pakistan in November 2004, he scored a 62-ball 78 in a losing cause. He scored 0 & 77* in the second Test at Delhi, and 0 & 75 in the third Test at Ahmedabad as India won both the matches by comfortable margins. In the following games, he had scores of 0, 1 and 7* against Australia, Zimbabwe and Namibia respectively. [24] However, he proved to be useful with the ball as he took 8 wickets at an average of 27. Find out in our quiz. In October 2013, Yuvraj scored 77 off 35 in the only T20I against Australia at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Yuvraj scored a quick, unbeaten 54 in the second innings of the Napier Test against New Zealand to help India save the game after following on. [113][114], In the 2016 IPL auction he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.7 crores. The Pune Warriors were a new team introduced for the 2011 IPL. [29], After winning the ODI series in the West Indies 2-1, where Yuvraj managed scores of only 1 and 10, the Indian team toured England in June for the NatWest triangular series, featuring England, Sri Lanka, and India, and a four-match Test series against the hosts. For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World ODI XI by the Cricinfo. His innings of 107* which came off 93 balls with 13 boundaries helped India comfortably chase down a target of 287 while losing only two wickets. of 2007 by ESPN Cricinfo. In 2011, Yuvraj was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left lung and underwent chemotherapy treatment in Boston and Indianapolis. Batting first, India was 61/4 before Yuvraj and Sourav Ganguly[83] shared a 300-run fifth-wicket partnership, and Yuvraj recorded his highest Test score of 169 off 203 balls,[84] while Ganguly went on to score 239 which was also his highest score in tests. Despite concerns over his fitness, Yuvraj was selected in the 15-man Indian squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, with chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar confirming that Yuvraj was fit. Yuvi was also awarded the Man of the Tournament award in World Cup 2011. And then the most memorable one was the 2011 World Cup finals. India went on to lose the series 4-1. He scored 53 and 49 in the final two matches at Delhi and Ahmedabad respectively, and the series was drawn 2-2. Batting at six, he scored 20 in the first innings, and 5* in the second innings. Yuvraj was dropped from the Asia Cup following the team's return from the World Twenty20 in West Indies. [103] Yuvraj recounted his best memories through his career, while also recalling his worst. The campaign took cancer awareness to many students across the country. [55] Yuvraj had a mixed home Test series against Sri Lanka in December 2005 as he registered two ducks and two half-centuries. Before the World Cup, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina had one thing in common: they were both struggling for form. In the Super Six stage of the tournament, Yuvraj had scores of 58* against Kenya and 5 against Sri Lanka. "[82] He did not feature in the playing eleven in the first two matches, but was picked in the third Test at Bangalore to replace an injured Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 16 in the semifinal against Kenya, and 24 against Australia in the final. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. He scored a total of 237 runs in the series at an average of 47.40 and took 6 wickets with his part-time bowling. Yuvraj and South African captain Graeme Smith were jointly awarded the man of the series award as both of them scored 209 runs at 69.66, finishing as the joint-highest run-scorers of the series. He played several crucial knocks at crunch moments, and some experts called him the "Unsung hero of SRH's titular run". Both Yuvraj Singh & Ashish Nehra have been a part of many of India's famous triumphs that include the 2002 Natwest tri-series in England, ICC Champions Trophy 2002 (India and Sri Lanka were the joint-winners), drawing the … [77] He was dismissed for 14 in the final against Pakistan but India went on to win by five runs and win the tournament. He had a very successful IPL campaign with the Sunrisers Hyderabad with them winning the 2016 Indian Premier League. [31] India's next match against England was washed out due to rain after Yuvraj had scored an unbeaten 40 off 19 balls to take India to 285/4 in their 50 overs. He also took his 100th ODI wicket with the dismissal of Wesley Barresi in the World Cup match against the Netherlands. In January 2007, less than two months before the World Cup, he made a comeback from injury for the last two matches of the four-match ODI series against West Indies, but did not make much of an impact in either game. [99], Yuvraj was picked in India's ODI squad for the home series against England in January 2017. In a Super 10 match against Pakistan he missed a full delivery and was bowled on his second ball by pacer Bilawal Bhatti. However, he then pulled out of the ODI series against West Indies in November citing an abnormal tumor in his lung. In the first Test at Multan, he scored 59 - his maiden Test fifty - as India registered an innings win. His 84-run partnership with Mahendra Singh Dhoni is India's third-highest for the fifth wicket. Although Yuvraj was included in Indian squad for the subsequent Test series against Pakistan, Test captain Anil Kumble said that Yuvraj "will have to wait a little bit more to become a regular member in the Test squad. On 17 May 2009, Yuvraj took his second Twenty20 hat-trick against Deccan Chargers at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. [40][41] Yuvraj's Test debut came on 16 October 2003 at his home ground Mohali against New Zealand. Yuvraj was released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2019 IPL Auction, where was purchased by Mumbai Indians for his base price of ₹1 crore. ICC World Cup 2011: Yuvraj Singh creates history against Ireland Yuvraj's figures of 10-0-31-5, still the best figures for an Indian spinner in World Cup cricket. He won the Man of the Match award for his efforts. How much do you know about the ICC World Cup in 2011? 362 & 15: The Aggregate Runs and Wickets Tally for Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 World Cup. [66] In India's next group match at Port-of-Spain against World Cup debutants Bermuda, he hit 83 off 46 balls to help India post a total of 413/5, the highest total in World Cup history at the time. and scored 27* against England and 27 against West Indies. However, months after the historic title win, Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer, before staging a … [47] In December 2004, Yuvraj scored 94 runs at an average of 31.33 in the three-match ODI tour of Bangladesh including a quickfire knock of 69 from 32 balls in the final ODI at Dhaka. Yuvraj Singh also participated in the ‘Celebrity Clásico 2016[130]′ which was played with an objective to generate funds for charitable initiatives. Yuvraj scored just 55 runs in five innings at an average of 11. In the process, he became the first allrounder to score 300-plus runs and take 15 wickets in a single World Cup. His valiant century propelled India to 268. Yuvraj scored 85 not out and put on an unbroken partnership of 163 with Sachin Tendulkar to defeat England in the First Test at Chennai in December 2008. He had also won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship. [86], For his performances in 2009, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC.[87]. He played against New Zealand in a T20I at Chennai where he scored 34 off 26 balls (1 four, 2 sixes) as his side lost by only 1 run. In 2012, Yuvraj was conferred with the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award by the Government of India. He ended up being the highest wicket taker for India in the tournament though he could not meet expectations with his bat. "I would say I am extremely lucky to play 400-plus games for India. [105] However, his return was denied from Punjab Cricket Association, as he took part in foreign franchise league's.[106]. His performance in the tournament included 68 off 62 and 4/36 against New Zealand in a group stage match,[19] and a quickfire 58 off 25 balls against Australia in the semifinal. The Rest of the World finished on 293 for 7 after 50 overs, but the MCC went on to win the match by 7 wickets. The pair shared a partnership of 121 runs for the sixth wicket which came to an end when Yuvraj was dismissed for 69 off 63 balls when he top-edged a sweep shot in the 42nd over off the bowling of Paul Collingwood resulting in a simple catch to Alex Tudor at short fine leg. [129] In 1996–97, Yuvraj was promoted to Punjab Under-19s and scored 137 not out against Himachal Pradesh Under-19s. World Cup 2011 Three sleepless nights before semi-final - Riaz Apr 5, 2011 Wahab Riaz, who picked up his maiden ODI five-for against India in the World Cup semi-final, had spent three nights planning his strategy against India's batsmen ahead of the clash; India crowned world champions Dhoni the greatest Indian captain - Ganguly 4. After his chemotherapy sessions treating seminoma in Indianapolis, Yuvraj's cancer showing full signs of remission, and he aimed at resuming cricket at the World Twenty20. [35] This was India's first win in the final of an ODI tournament since 2000, after nine consecutive defeats. In the semifinal, he top-scored with 70 off 30 balls and also hit the longest six of the tournament (119 metres (390 ft)) off the bowling of Brett Lee). [20] Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of cricketers in the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[21]. [110], In 2014, Yuvraj was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for 14 crore. Yuvraj made 47 in India's first match of the World Cup, a shock defeat to Bangladesh. India clinched the World Cup title for the second time in April, 2011. In the process, he reached the fastest fifty ever in a Twenty20 game, off just 12 balls, which was also the fastest in any form of international cricket. a) 231 runs b) 46 runs c) 5 wickets d) 1 wicket. Man-of-the-Match Yuvraj Singh, whose impressive all-round performance helped India beat Ireland by five wickets on Sunday, created history during the match. His father threw away the medal and told him to forget skating and concentrate on cricket. He averaged 54 with the bat in the series, scoring 216 runs from 5 matches. With 362 runs and 15 wickets, Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Man of the Tournament. This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in the final. In November 2008, he hit 138 not out from 78 balls against England at Rajkot, taking 64 balls to reach his century which at the time was the second fastest by an Indian in ODIs after Mohammad Azharuddin's century in 1988 against New Zealand came off 62 balls. He scored 314 runs from 8 innings at an average of 39.25, including his second ODI hundred - 139 runs from 122 balls, with 16 fours and two sixes - against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh (57 not out) and Suresh Raina (34 not out) helped India register five-wicket victory over Australia and booked a dream World Cup semifinal against arch-rival Pakistan in Mohali. He scored a fifty in three of his first three innings in that World Cup and got his maiden five-wicket haul in the match against Ireland. In the third match, he made 103 from 76 balls, and in the fourth match, he picked 2/34 and scored 48. However, as a result of failing to clear the yo-yo test, Yuvraj was dropped from the squad before the tour of Sri Lanka in August 2017 which ended his international career. He was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and one of the top performers at the 2007 ICC World T20, both of which India won. In the TVS Cup tri-series in October–November 2003 involving India, Australia and New Zealand, he scored 113 runs from 7 games at an average of 18.83 and top-score of 44.[42]. He batted at four different positions during those six innings and was not given a consistent run by the team management. [46] However, he suffered a drop in form in the latter half of 2004 with batting averages of 31 in the 2004 Asia Cup, 12.33 in the Natwest Series in England and just 4.50 in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. World Cup 2011 Three sleepless nights before semi-final - Riaz. He had a successful stint with RCB, scoring 376 runs and taking six wickets. [111][112] A Kingfisher employee union sent a letter to Yuvraj requesting him not to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore. [28] In the final ODI at Guwahati, Yuvraj made 75 runs from 52 balls, sharing a 157-run fifth-wicket partnership with Mongia who scored his career-best unbeaten 159, to help India post a total of 333 in their 50 overs. Yuvraj slammed eight fours, including the winning boundary, in his 65-ball whereas Raina hit a six and couple of fours in his 28-ball blitzkrieg. Having only taken four or more wickets on five occasions 312 one-day internationals, he has achieved the feat four times in seven matches at the tournament. In April 2015, he announced the intention to invest INR 40–50 crores in online startups, expanding the YouWeCan proposition by setting up YouWeCan Ventures in order to do so. [12], Yuvraj began his career with Punjab Under-16s at the age of 13 years and 11 months in November of the 1995–96 season against Jammu and Kashmir-16s. Yuvraj Singh match winning innings in the quarterfinals against … [2] One of the greatest limited over players to play for India, Yuvraj was particularly noted for his aggressive stroke play of the ball and his fielding. Yuvraj had scores of 5 and 8 in the final round of matches but proved to be useful with the ball as he picked one wicket in each of the two games. In the 2018 IPL auction, he was picked by Kings XI Punjab for base price of 2 crores. A drop in form, disciplinary issues and fitness were talked of as the reasons for his exclusion, but he made a return for the series against Sri Lanka. 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