| Net Worth: | $40 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 12, 1981 (42 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Cricket Player |
| Nationality: | — |
Indian all-rounder who won Man of the Tournament in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He served as vice-captain of India’s ODI team from 2007 to 2008 and has taken more than 100 wickets in the format. He appeared in 40 Tests between 2003 and 2012 and has scored more than 10,000 runs across all international competitions.
He was an avid roller skater as a child, winning the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship.
He hit six sixes against England’s Stuart Broad at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, a feat never before accomplished in an international competition between Test-playing nations.
Career
Yuvraj Singh started his professional cricketing career with Punjab Under-16s when he was just 13 years old. He made his first-class debut in 1997 against Orissa and was dismissed without scoring any runs. His break-out performance came in 1999 when he played against Bihar in the Cooch Behar Trophy Final in Jamshedpur.
Personal Life
His father threw away his roller skating medal and encouraged him to pursue cricket. He married Hazel Keech in 2016.
He served as ODI vice-captain under MS Dhoni.
Quotes
“Cancer has taught me a lot of things. Maybe it is the best thing that has happened to me. I can’t say right now, but maybe some years down the line, I would realise. When I was taking chemotherapy, there were a lot of elderly patients, and that would inspire me. I thought, ‘If they can be cured, why can’t I be?’”
— Yuvraj Singh
“The bad boy image is something given to me by the media. I have been in relationships earlier, even for as long as three years. I am not saying I am a saint. I am like any other guy, I guess. Unfortunately, every time I even meet a person, it is reported as a link-up.”
— Yuvraj Singh
“Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you’re batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you’re batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.”
— Yuvraj Singh
“The battle against cancer has made me strong. It’s like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn’t know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer.”
— Yuvraj Singh
“No matter what people say, about what I did, about what I am like… They say you are not dedicated or hardworking. A lot of people say things about me, but they don’t realise I have played 250 games. It’s not like you just land up in the team, sit down and play 250 games. You can’t survive like that in international cricket.”
— Yuvraj Singh