India's prolific batsman and former cricketer Yuvraj Singh achieved many accolades and glorious feats during his cricket career. As Yuvi celebrates his 40th birthday today, here is a look at the cricketer's coolest, funniest and most lovable pictures on Instagram along with his career at a glance.
Updated On: 2021-12-12 07:00 AM IST
Yuvraj Singh played for the Indian cricket team as a left-arm all-rounder, he was considered one of the most destructive middle-order batsman in the shorter format of cricket.
Yuvraj Singh is known to be one of the most prolific and flamboyant cricketers and has 8,701 runs and 111 wickets to his name in ODIs, with 1,177 runs and 28 wickets in T20Is.
Yuvraj Singh was known for his hard-hitting ability as well as his fielding talent
At the 2007 T20 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh hammered 6 sixes off Stuart Broad in a single over. He became the first cricketer to do it on an international stage between two teams with Test status. Yuvraj also slammed the fastest fifty (12 balls) in all of T20 cricket.
Yuvraj Singh became the first cricketer to score 50 runs as well as take 5 wickets in a World Cup match. This was during the 2011 World Cup tournament.
In his biggest feat in cricket, Yuvraj Singh smashed England pacer Stuart Broad for six huge sixes during the India vs England match at the ICC World Twenty20 in 2007
Yuvraj Singh got engaged to Bollywood actress and dancer Hazel Keech on November 12, 2015. The couple got married on November 30, 2016
In picture: Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech during one of their holidays
Yuvraj Singh featured in the IPL 2019 as a Mumbai Indians player and also played a few matches for Mumbai Indians in the tournament
Yuvraj Singh was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 in his left lung and was under chemo therapy. After completing his third and final cycle, he was discharged in March 2012.
Yuvraj Singh was bought by Mumbai Indians for a price of Rs. 1 crore. In the months following the auctions, Yuvraj Singh had worked hard on his fitness and lost weight too.
Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to international cricket in September 2012. In the same year he was conferred with the Arjuna Award
In his first-class career, Yuvraj played 139 matches and scored 8965 runs averaging above 44 and a top score of 260. Yuvi has 26 hundred and 36 fifties in first-class cricket.
Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest fifty in T20 history when he scored in 12 balls against England in the same match
Yuvraj Singh ranks sixth in the list of cricketers with the most Player of the Series awards. He has 7 to his name.
In November 2021, Yuvraj Singh decided to come out of retirement in February 2022 on public demand, more than two years after he called it quits. In a surprise late-night post on Instagram on Monday, Yuvraj, 39, posted a clip of his final century for India when he smashed 150 against England in Cuttack in January 2017 and posted a message about his possible comeback.
Yuvraj Singh is known to be one of cricket's liveliest characters. Here is seen sporting a whacky wig
Yuvraj Singh all geared up for Holi! Yuvraj Singh's thirst for life and his fighting nature is admired by cricketers and fans
Pump it! Yuvi seen here at the gym adding in a bit of the 'fun' element. Yuvraj Singh is very high on fitness
Biker Boy: Yuvraj Singh on a sports bike during a YouWeCan event
Yuvraj Singh with his Team India buddy Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra on their wedding day
Daddy Dearest: Yuvraj Singh in a a throwback picture on Father's Day. Seen here with his father Yograj Singh, who also played for the Indian cricket team
Yuvraj Singh at his home during Ganesh Chaturthi
Blue buddies: Yuvraj Singh with Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli on a bay trip
Yuvraj Singh with good friend and former pacer Zaheer Khan on the latter's birthday
Paaji! Yuvraj Singh with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj Singh has an autobiography titled 'The Test of My Life : From Cricket to Cancer and Back'
