Yuvraj Singh Biography

Yuvraj Singh, who was born on 12 December 1981, is an ex-Indian international cricketer. He played in all formats. All-rounder, he batted left-handed in the middle order and bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He is the joint third-highest ODI cricket player in India with Sourav Ganguly, who has won seven Player of the Series awards. Yograj Singh, a former Indian fast bowler, is his father.

Yuvraj Singh Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography, and More

Born to former cricketers Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh, Yuvraj Singh started his career in sports with Roller Skating and Tennis.

Early Years and Personal Life

Singh was the son of Yograj Singh (a former India cricketer) and Shabnam Singh. Yuvraj was a keen roller skater and tennis player during his childhood. He was also the National Under-14 Roller Skating Champion. His father told him to stop skating and focus on cricket.

Yuvraj Singh would take Yuvraj to practice every day. Yuvraj studied at Chandigarh’s DAV Public School. He graduated in commerce from Panjab University’s DAV College. He was also a child star in Mehndi Sgna Di and Putt Sadara.

Family

Yograj Singh Yuvraj Singh Father

Shabnam Singh Yuvraj Singh Mother

Neena Bundhel Yuvraj Singh Step Mother

Zoravar Singh Yuvraj Singh Brother

Victor Yograj Singh Yuvraj Singh Step Brother

Amarjeet Kaur Yuvraj Singh Step Sister

Hazel Keech Yuvraj Singh Wife

Kim Sharma Yuvraj Singh’s Girlfriend

Deepika Padukone Yuvraj Singh’s Girlfriend

Riya Sen Yuvraj Singh’s Girlfriend

Preity Zinta Yuvraj Singh Girlfriend

Yuvraj Singh Childhood Pics

Career

Youth Career

Yuvraj started his career in Punjab Under-16s when he was 13 years old. He played 11 months in the November 1995-96 match against Jammu & Kashmir-16s. Yuvraj was elevated to Punjab Under-19s in 1996-97 and scored 137 against Himachal Pradesh under-19s.

Domestic Career

He made his debut as a Punjabi batsman against Orissa during the 1997-98 Ranji season. In his first innings, he was run out for ducks. Yuvi scored 358 runs against Punjab in the final of the U-19 Coach Behar Trophy. The entire Bihar team scored 357.

T20 Franchise Cricket

In the first two seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Yuvraj was the iconic player and captain of Kings XI Punjab. The third season saw the end of icon player status and Kumar Sangakkara was elected captain. The round-robin phase saw the Kings XI Punjab finish second to the Chennai Super Kings, who lost the semi-finals.

International Breakthrough

He was selected for the Indian squad in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy after his outstanding performances with the Under-19 team. In the pre-quarterfinal, he made his international debut against Kenya. He was out of the game after bowling four overs and conceding 16 runs.

Yuvraj was awarded the Man of the Match award in the quarterfinal match against Australia for his innings of 85 runs out of 80 balls against a pace attack that included Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee. This helped India win by 20 runs.

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ODI Career

Youngsters like Yuvraj Singh or Mohammad Kaif were able to represent the senior team in the blue color, thanks to the emergence of a new era of Indian Cricket, under the captaincy of another legend left-handed batsman Sourabh Ganguly.

IPL Career

Yuvraj Singh began his Indian Premier League career with Kings XI Punjab. In the first two seasons, he was their captain. KXIP finished second in the league stage but lost to the Chennai Super Kings in their semi-final.

Net worth

Yuvraj Singh’s net worth has been estimated at $35 million, or Rs 250 crores. Match fees from the BCCI or the IPL are the major source of the majority salary for the left-handed batsman. Yuvraj Singh’s biography has a lot more numbers. Yuvraj was the highest-paid cricketer in IPL. Yuvi made Rs 84.60 crores in 12 seasons of the league.

Retirement

On 10 June 2019

Yuvraj Singh’s Highest Score ODI

150

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