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"I have never had that chat with him in the last 20 years. He's always been like a dragon to me. Just confessing to the dragon was a very difficult time. Me and my father have a very different relationship now, I think both have grown up. I have grown up but I don't know about him (laughs).

"I've had closure with him. He never appreciated me playing any other sport which always scarred me when I was a young kid. Luckily for me, later in my career I started enjoying playing cricket and made something good out of it. It was a beautiful moment talking to my parents and family about my journey. I was looking for closure and today would be the perfect day," Yuvraj Singh said in the press conference.

Yuvraj, one of the biggest match-winners in Indian cricket, retires from the sport with 8701 runs from 304 ODIs at 36.55 with 14 hundreds and 52 fifties. He played 40 Tests in which he scored 1900 runs at 33.92 with three centuries while in 58 T20Is he amassed 1177 runs at 28.02 with 8 half-centuries.

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• During his childhood, Yuvraj was very fond of roller-skating and tennis and even won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship. However, his father threw his skating medal; as he wanted him to concentrate on Cricket.

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• In his childhood, he appeared as a child actor in two Punjabi films- Putt Sardara & Mehndi Sajna Di .

• After receiving his basic training in cricket in Punjab, he was sent to Mumbai for further training at the Elf-Vengsarkar Cricket Academy.
• In the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final in December 1999, he scored a triple hundred (358 off 404 balls) against Bihar. Interestingly, MS Dhoni was a part of the Bihar team in this match.
• After his parents’ divorce, he decided to stay with his mother.
• He believes number 12 to be his lucky number.
• The first paycheck that Yuvraj had got after playing International Cricket was 21 lakh (INR), which he handed over to his mother to buy a house.
• In the 2007 ICC  T20 World Cup, he created history by hitting six 6’s against England in Stuart Broad’s over.
• After Sachin Tendulkar , he is the only Indian player to be signed by the English county team Yorkshire .
• After the 2011 World Cup, the shocking news came that he had lung cancer, he stayed strong and went through chemotherapy and came back fit and fine.
• He was the most expensive player in the IPL 2014 and 2015 auctions. (14 Crore & 16 Crore INR respectively).
• Yuvraj performed as a voice artist in the Bollywood animated film “ Jumbo “.
• He considers Sachin Tendulkar as his role model.

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• On 10 June 2019, he announced his retirement from international cricket. He played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs, and 58 T20Is for India. He put together 1900 runs in the longest format, and 8701 in the one-dayers.

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Yuvraj was a three-time ICC trophy winner, also having played a vital role in 2007 when India lifted the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, to kick start a brand new era under the leadership of MS Dhoni. He was also part of the team that shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka.

A decorated limited-overs player, and one of the world's most destructive batsmen in his prime, Yuvraj ends his career with 304 one-day internationals, in which he made 8701 runs – the seventh highest in India's one-day history – and 1177 runs in 58 Twenty20 Internationals. He also enjoyed a brief run in the Test arena, where his 1900 runs came at an average of 33.92 and included a career-best of 169, in what was co-incidentally India's last Test against Pakistan.

JUST IN: Yuvraj Singh, Player of the Tournament at #CWC11 , has announced his retirement from international cricket. pic.twitter.com/fqzEO1CnpH — ICC (@ICC) June 10, 2019

In an emotional press conference in Mumbai on Monday, 10 June, Yuvraj reflected on an international career that began in 2000, when he arrived during the ICC Champions Trophy as a brash, hard-hitting 18-year-old. "After 17 years of international cricket, I have decided to move on," he said.

"Cricket has given me everything that I have, and it is the reason I am here. This game taught me how to fight, how to fall, how to dust myself off, get up again and move forward. I have failed more times than I succeeded, but never gave up, and will never give up till my last breath. This is what the game has taught me. I gave my blood and sweat for the game, especially when it came to the country. Since my childhood, I always tried to fulfil my father’s dream of playing for India and winning the World Cup, and I can proudly say I achieved it."

That World Cup win, in 2011, was the defining moment in Yuvraj's career, and life, both because of what happened during and after the tournament. Yuvraj fought through fitness issues before the tournament to pick up four Player of the Match awards. He finished it with 362 runs at an average of 90.50, with a hundred and four fifties in eight innings, to go alongside 15 wickets, including a career-best 5/31 against Ireland.

Shortly after the tournament, however, Yuvraj was diagnosed with lung cancer, which set his career back irreversibly. A few short months after the World Cup, he played the Nottingham Test against England, during India's infamous 2011 tour, and made a promising return with 62 in the first innings, but suffered a blow to his left hand, which put him out of commission.

"Winning the 2011 World Cup, being the Man of the Series, getting four Man of the Match awards, is all I could dream," he said. "Then came the harsh reality - cancer. It was like I had touched the sky, and was falling down at the speed of light. I was at the peak of my career. In those moments, everyone stood by me - my fans, my friends, my family."

3️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ India caps 1️⃣7️⃣ international hundreds 6️⃣ sixes in an over 🏆 Player of the Tournament at #CWC11 Thank you, Yuvraj Singh! pic.twitter.com/cG5f4Y4r0B — ICC (@ICC) June 10, 2019

While the World Cup was inarguably the biggest highlight, several other moments stand out, especially from his limited-overs career. Most notable among them are the six sixes off Stuart Broad in the 2007 World T20, as well as the final of the 2002 series against England, where his 69 and stand of 111 with Mohammad Kaif, scripted a spectacular run chase for India.

From his Test career, his 169 against Pakistan in Bengaluru was noteworthy, as was the 85* in the emotionally-charged 2008 Test in Chennai, where India chased down 387 against England.

"I am extremely lucky to have played 400 games, wouldn’t have imagined doing this when I started playing," Yuvraj said. "Through the journey, the moments that stood out were the 2002 win, the Lahore Test hundred, the 2007 series win against England, and of course the six sixes, and the most memorable was the 2011 World Cup win."

Over the last few years, Yuvraj has made several comebacks, but none that has taken him to the heights of 2011 and before. His last, and perhaps most memorable return, came in January 2017 when he made a career-best 150 in the second ODI against England in Cuttack and shared another famous partnership, of 256, with Dhoni. During his last few months at the competitive level, Yuvraj was mainly involved in domestic cricket, which he played on and off.

Looking back on a rewarding career, Yuvraj took a moment to thank all those that have supported him through his journey, starting with his first captain, Sourav Ganguly.

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"Thanks to Sourav Ganguly, I started playing with my idol, Sachin Tendulkar," he said. "I thank the selectors and Ganguly for giving me an opportunity in 2000, Chandu Borde, TA Sekhar and others. The support staff, who kept me fit, especially Nitin Patel and Ashish Kaushik, national coaches, IPL coaches and staff, groundsmen and others.

"This [the team with Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and others] is the batch that won the World Cup under the great captaincy of MS Dhoni, and the coaching of Gary Kirsten, who is the best international coach I have played with."

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Yuvraj Singh would definitely be the first superstar of Indian Cricket in the 21st century. The forgotten legend of Indian Cricket is still counted among the best left-handed batsmen that the world of cricket has ever encountered. Here’s the all in one biography of Yuvraj Singh with his born Age, Family, Career Stats, Records,

In his prime, Yuvraj could hit the ball coming at him as clean and far that anybody could imagine. He used to do it all with so much ease and flamboyance that bowlers always wanted to avoid bowling to ‘the six-king’ of India.

Starting his career in cricket from a young age, Yuvraj has performed at the highest level for the better part of his life. He was always the X-Factor in the Indian Squad, taking crucial wickets and scoring match-winning innings whenever needed the most. Known for his dedication, the man has even fought cancer and came back like a champion to serve the national cricket team.

Yuvraj Singh Biography :

Born to former cricketer Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh, Yuvraj Singh started his career of sports with Roller Skating and Tennis. He was really good at skating which helped him to win the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship as a 10-year-old.

The active kid had early popularity also due to his acting skills. Yuvi has acted in 2 Punjabi films named Putt Sardara and Mehndi Sajna Di. He hailed from the DAV Public School in Chandigarh which was also the school of another great Indian Cricket legend Kapil Dev.

Yuvraj Singh Career

Yuvraj was sent to Mumbai by his father to train at the Elf-Vengsarkar Cricket Academy. His strenuous training and hard work paid off when he was selected in the U-19 Punjab State Team. An ambitious Yuvraj then worked harder and made it to the U-19 Indian cricket team.

Domestic Career

Yuvraj Singh’s first-class debut for Punjab against Orissa in the 1997-98 Ranji season. He was dismissed for a duck on his opening innings. In the U-19 Coach Behar Trophy final, Yuvi scored 358 against Punjab against Bihar. The whole Bihar team together scored 357.

In the 1999-00 Ranji Trophy season, Singh scored brilliant innings of 149 against Haryana.  His good performances saw him picked for India U19 against Sri Lanka in February 1999. In 2000, Yuvraj was selected to play in the India U19 team at the U19 ICC Cricket Cup, Sri Lanka.

Yuvraj scored 203 runs in 8 matches at an average of 33.83 and strike rate of 103.57. In the semi-final against Australia U19, Yuvi scored 58 as he powered India 284.  He followed it up with 27 of 40 balls as Boys in Blue beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to lift their maiden U19 World Cup.

With the ball, Yuvraj picked 12 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 11.50 and economy of 3.39. His best bowling performance in the tournament (4/15) came against Nepal U19 in the group stage. On the field, Yuvraj took 4 catches in 8 matches. His all-round performance ensured the wonder boy from Punjab won the Man of the Tournament.

With the dawn of a new era in the Indian Cricket under the captaincy of another legendary left-handed batsman, Sourabh Ganguly, youngsters like Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif got the opportunity to wear the blue colour and represent the senior team.

Yuvraj Singh made his ODI debut on 3rd October 2000 in the ICC KnockOut Trophy against Kenya. The first-timer did not produce any notable performances in the beginning.

  View this post on Instagram   Major throwback to getting selected for the first time to play for team India 🇮🇳 . #proudmoment #pricelessmemory A post shared by Yuvraj Singh (@yuvisofficial) on Oct 2, 2019 at 11:45pm PDT

But the 19-year-old showed his intent to perform under pressure scoring 84 off 80 balls in the quarter-finals against Australia. The then world champions contained the likes of Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, and Glen McGrath.

After mixed performances in the 2000-01 season, both domestic and international, Yuvi returned with strong outings in the NatWest Series. The series featured 3 teams- India, England and Sri Lanka.

Yuvraj’s all-round performance of 3/39 and 64* won the man of the match in the first match at Lords. In the next match against the Lankans, Yuvraj scored 31 runs and built a crucial partnership with Mohammed Kaif. The left-handed allrounder continued to show amazing performances including the final.

Yuvraj came to bat at 146/5 after 24 overs, with 325 runs to chase. Impossible right! Yuvi and Kaif built a steady partnership and went on to win the match with 3 balls to spare. Yuvraj scored 69 of 63 balls in a win regarded as the Men in Blue’s greatest ODI victories. He then went on to become one of India’s indisposable middle-order batsmen until 2011.

After his inspiring return from defeating cancer, Yuvi was not able to regain his position in the Indian team. After missing out the ODI format for 4 years between 2013 to 2017, Yuvi made a blockbuster return.

He scored 150 against England in the second game after returning. However, he played his last ODI months later in June against the West Indies, scoring 37.

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Yuvraj Singh has played in three world cups for India – 2003, 2007, and 2011. In 2003, WC, Yuvi’s performances in India’s matches against England (42), Pakistan (50*), and Kenya (58*) helped India reach the finals. With the ball, he picked 5 wickets in the 5 matches he bowled. These are highs to be noted in the biography of Yuvraj Singh

In 2007, Yuvaraj hit his peak form. However, while he was able to help India win the T20 World Championships, he would have been disappointed that he was not able to do the same in the World Cup.

In the three matches, Yuvraj scored 136 runs with an average of 45.3. He scored 47 in the shock loss against Bangladesh in the first group game and followed it up with a brilliant 83 against Bermuda. However, Yuvi was unable to help much in the third game as India lost to Sri Lanka and were knocked out of the Carribean.

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

Yuvraj Singh was on an absolute tear in the 2011 ICC World Cup. He won the man of the match award 4 times in the tournament. He was Mr. consistent whenever the team needed him to chip in some runs or break a partnership taking some crucial wickets. In nine matches, Yuvraj scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets with his slow left-arm spinners to emerge as the man with the golden arm for his country.

Test Career

Yuvraj Singh made his test debut for India in the 2003 New Zealand tour of India. In his first match at Mohali, Yuvi scored 20 and 5*. After a 5-month gap, Yuvraj was selected for the tour to Pakistan. He impressed with the scores of 59,112 and 47 as India went to win the series against their arch-rivals.

Incidentally, all of Yuvraj’s test centuries have come against Pakistan. 2 years after his first century, Yuvi went on to score 122 for a losing cause for the Men in Blue in Lahore. His third century, which is also his highest score in test matches came at Bengaluru in 2007. Yuvi scored 169 in 203 balls as India drew the match and won the series.

Just like many players, Yuvraj Singh made T20 international debut for India in the T20 WC in South Africa. Yuvraj was not impressive on his first two matches as he scored 1 and 5. He came back with a bashing performance against England with 58 off 16 balls. Yes, this was the meach in which he hit Stuart Broad for six sixes.

He followed it up with another man of the match performance against Australia, scoring 70 in 30 balls. Needless to remind how crucial his performances were as India went on to win the maiden T20 World Championships.

Yuvraj Singh started his Indian Premier League career at Kings XI Punjab. He was their captain in the first two seasons. In the 2010 IPL season, KXIP came second in the league stage of the tournament but lost their semi-final to the Chennai Super Kings.

Yuvraj Singh took his first T20 hattrick against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 1 May 2009. 2 weeks later he picked his second hattrick against former franchise Decan Chargers by dismissing Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds and Venugopal Rao.

In 2011, Yuvraj was purchased by newcomers Pune Warriors and was appointed as their captain. He scored 343 runs at an average of 34.30, including two half-centuries as Pune finished 9th.

Yuvi made the headlines in the IPL 2014 auctions when he was purchased for Rs 14 crores by the RCB. He had his best IPL season as he scored 376 runs in 14 matches with an average of 34.18 and strike rate of 135.25.

The following season, Delhi Daredevils purchased for Rs 16 crores. After a below-par season with 248 runs with an average of 19.07 and 118.09 strike rate, Yuvi was purchased by the Sunrisers Hyderabad the next season for Rs 7 crores.

He had a successful IPL campaign with the SRH. Yuvi scored 38 runs from 23 balls in the finals and won the IPL title. The 2018 IPL season was the worst as he scored only 64 runs with an average of 12.80 for the KXIP.

Prior to the 2019 season, Mumbai Indians purchased him for ₹ 1 crore. However, Yuvraj did not contribute much in their title-winning season, leading the franchise to release him.

Defeating Cancer – Highlight in Biography of Yuvraj Singh

In the shining lights of Wankhede stadium in 2011, when the whole nation was feeling the joy of being Indian, the man of the match’s cancer surfaced. People thought Yuvi might not be seen at all but he rose like a phoenix from the ashes and then return proves the mettle this man possesses.

The experience of going through chemotherapy led him to start his new great initiative “YouWeCan” which helps cancer patients in their treatment.

To rise again to the international level, Yuvi started from the basics again. With his relentless hard work, he led the Punjab Team to begin the second innings of his career. And, then the lightning struck again when Yuvi scored 600 runs in just 5 Ranji matches. He continued the form in the IPLs followed and was the most expensive player in 2014 and 2015.

And, all hell broke loose, when he posted his career’s best total of 150 runs in 127 balls. Every shot he hits now strengthens the belief of cancer patients across the world that life can be normal after the illness. As normal as Yuvraj Singh hitting those nonchalant sixes. Cancer survivors couldn’t have asked for a better brand ambassador.

Yuvraj Singh Six Sixes

Yuvraj Singh helped India win the first-ever T-20 World Cup after a disappointing ICC World Cup exit. In the process, Yuvraj scored the fastest fifty ever. He did so by smashing 6 sixes in an over. His 12 ball half-century is a record still intact in the record books. Yuvraj Singh also scored 70 off 30 balls against Australia in the semi-finals to help India qualify for the Finals.

Yuvraj Singh Records

• Hit consecutive six 6s in an over in the T20 format.
• Man of the series in both ICC T20 and ODI World cups.
• Picked up 5 wickets and hit a half-century in a single world cup match.
• Yuvraj is the second Indian cricketer signed by English county Yorkshire after Sachin Tendulkar.
• First all-rounder to score 300 plus runs and to take 15 wickets in a single World Cup.
• First Indian player to cross 100 sixes in Twenty20 Cricket.

Yuvraj Singh Wife

Yuvraj Singh is married to Hazel Keech and is also known as Gurbasant Kaur. Hazel is a British−Mauritian film actress and model born on 28 February 1987 in Essex, England. She has made appearances in various Indian movies and TV shows.

She has appeared in Billa and Bodyguard, a Suzuki advertisement, and a reality television program Bigg Boss 7 in 2013. Yuvraj and Keech were engaged on 12 November 2015. They married a year later on 30 November 2016 in a traditional Sikh marriage ceremony at the Fatehgarh Sahib gurudwara near Chandigarh.

Awards & Achievement

• ICC named Yuvraj Singh the Man of the Tournament in the Cricket World Cup 2011.
• Yuvraj Singh received the Arjuna Award (India’s second-highest Sporting Award) in 2012.
• Yuvi received the Padma Shri Award in 2014.
• The FICCI recognized Yuvraj as the Most Inspiring Sportsperson of the Year Award (2014).
• In August 2018 Power Brands awarded Yuvraj Singh the Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar for being an impact player on the field and off it, for demonstrating humility in greatness, and for leading the charge in the battle against cancer, reinforcing the belief that together, YUWECAN!

Yuvraj Singh Net worth

Yuvraj Singh’s net worth is estimated to be at $35 million or ₹ 250 crores. The left-handed batsman’s majority salary comes from match fees from the BCCI and the IPL. The biography of Yuvraj Singh also has built with a lot of numbers.

Yuvraj was one of the best-paid cricketers in IPL. In the 12 seasons that he played in the league, Yuvi earned a total of ₹ 84.60 crores.

Apart from this, Yuvi has earned from various brand endorsements and sponsorships like Microsoft (2006), Codemasters’, Puma, Pepsi, Revital, Reebok, Birla Sun Life, Royal Mega Stag, Laureus & Benz, Whirlpool, Cadbury, and LG.

He also has written an autobiography. The biography of Yuvraj Singh is named as ‘The Test of my Life’, which talks about he battled cancer and made a comeback. The biography of Yuvraj Singh has seen all his ups and downs. Currently, Yuvraj is living in a luxurious flat along with his wife in Worli, Mumbai. The flat is worth ₹60 Crore.

Other than his home, Yuvraj has properties worth ₹45 Crore all across the country. He owns a lot of luxury cars like Audi Q5, BMW 3 Series, Bentley Continental etc. which are worth ₹8 Crore.

In 2016, Yuvraj Singh invested in his own fashion-brand called ‘YWC Clothing’. It has earned a lot of positive response in the Indian market and has been successfully making sales on online platforms like Myntra.

Unknown Facts

• Yuvraj was an ardent fan of tennis and roller skating.
• He was so good at his chosen craft, roller skating, and won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship.
• Yuvraj featured in Punjabi movies as a child actor in Mehndi Sajda Di and Putt Sardara. His voice also features in the Bollywood animated film, Jumbo.
• Codemasters’ cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 was released as “Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007” in India.
• Biography of Yuvraj Singh is titled: The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back.
• After defeating cancer, Yuvi started his NGO YouWeCan. YouWeCan has treated hundreds of cancer patients.

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My father was like a 'dragon' but have made peace with him: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj's relationship with his father has been far from perfect but just before he decided to call it quits from international and first-class cricket, the batting all-rounder said he has managed to "achieve a closure" with him.

Yuvraj's relationship with his father has been far from perfect but just before he decided to call it quits from international and first-class cricket, the batting all-rounder said he has managed to "achieve a closure" with him.

"I actually made peace with it a couple of days ago when I was talking about it to my father. I spoke to him, demons inside as young kid came out and that conversation happened with him and he came with his side of the story. And it was a very peaceful moment for me to have that closure and have that chat with him, because I had never had that chat with him in the last 20 years," Yuvraj said.

"He's always been like a dragon to me and just facing the dragon was a very difficult task for me," he added after announcing his retirement.

Yograj, who has played one Test and 6 ODIs for India, never allowed Yuvraj to play any other sport other than cricket, and eventually, the left-handed batsman started playing the game, and relishing it too.

Yuvraj not only realised his father's dreams of playing cricket at the highest level but also achieved huge success during his 17-year long international career.

"I have had closure with him. He never appreciated me playing any other sport which always started from when I was a young kid. He appreciated when I played cricket and (I was like) so be it and luckily for me later in my career I started enjoying it and made something good of it.

"And it was beautiful moment talking to my father, mother, family about my journey and I was looking for closure and today is a perfect day," said the 37-year-old.

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"He has always been a driving force to me as you saw (in the video), just confessing that the driving was a difficult time. My father and I have a very different relationship now, we both have grown up - I have grown up, I don't know about him. All his life he has taken off on me in the media, now it's my turn. I don't know when he is going to grow up," said Yuvraj.

Yuvraj said his father, who was not present at the press conference here, is satisfied with his journey.

"I was speaking to my wife and mother since two years that I want to retire and move on in life. Mentally I was not happy, after playing international cricket for so many years, going back and playing domestic cricket was bit of a struggle.

"He was happy that I was retiring and he was satisfied with the journey, he lived his dream through me, he said that when Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup, he was not in the team, but he got same happiness when I lifted the World Cup," said Yuvraj.

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Yuvraj Singh Biography

Birthday: December 12 , 1981 ( Sagittarius )

Born In: Chandigarh, India

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Nick Name: Yuvi

Age: 42 Years , 42 Year Old Males

Spouse/Ex-: Hazel Keech

father: Yograj Singh

mother: Shabnam Singh

siblings: Zoravar Singh

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Height: 6'2" (188 cm ), 6'2" Males

Notable Alumni: Panjab University, Chandigarh

City: Chandigarh, India

education: Panjab University, Chandigarh

awards: Arjuna Award Padma Shri

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