Friday, July 22, 2011

Yuvraj Singh Profile-Biography

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh Indian Cricket Player Yuvraj Singh poses during the Cartier 'Travel With Style' Concours at Royal Western India Turf Club on November 2, 2008 in Mumbai (Bombay), India.  (Photo by Chirag Wakaskar/Getty Images for Cartier International) *** Local Caption *** Yuvraj Singh






Name Yuvraj Singh
Born Dec 12, 1981 in Chandigarh
Played For India, Asia XI, Pune Warriors, Kings XI Punjab, Punjab, Yorkshire
Famous Known As Yuvi
Batting Style Left Hand Batsman
Bowling Style Left arm Off Orthodox
Test Debut Against New Zealand in Mohali, Oct 2003
ODI Debut Against Kenya in Nairobi, Oct 2000
T20 Debut Against Scotland in Durban, Sep 2007
Test Highest Score 169
ODI Highest Score 139

Yuvraj Singh is a cricketer from Chandigarh in India. He was born on 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India. He is the son of former cricketer and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has played in ODIs for India since 2000. He played his first Test match in 2003. For a short while, he was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20 against England he hit six sixes in a single over, which was a rare feat in international cricket.
Yuvraj was first noticed by the selectors while he captained the U-19 Punjab team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s. He scored 358 runs in the final match. He was then selected for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000. The Indian team won the tournament. In 2000, he was selected for the first batch of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. He displayed his potential in his second ODI against the Australians where he scored fast against a pace attack by seasoned bowlers like Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie and Glen McGarth . However, he was soon out of form, and in early 2001, he was dropped for the ODIs in India against Australia. Later in the year he scored an unbeaten 98 and helped India defeat Sri Lanka.


Early career




Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the U-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358 at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur. He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team led by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament. Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.



Style

Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman but can bowl part-time left-arm orthodox spin. He is regarded as being better at batting against fast bowling than spin bowling, and cites the Indian Oil Cup 2005 as a turning point in his career. He is one of the better fielders in the Indian team, fielding primarily at point, with a good aim at the stumps. A Cricinfo report published in late 2005 showed that since 1999, he was the fourth most prolific fielder in effecting ODI run outs, and of those on the list of prolific fielders, he had the second highest rate of effecting a run out. He was previously often characterized as having attitude problems, but later often assumed leadership positions during Rahul Dravid's tenure as captain.



Commercial interests

Yuvraj was signed by Microsoft to be a brand ambassador for the Xbox 360 video game console when it was launched in India in 2006. He appeared in advertisements for the console alongside Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. Codemasters' cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007,was released with his endorsement in India, titled "Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007" The Bollywood animated film, Jumbo features cricketer Yuvraj Singh's voice therefore starting his career in Bollywood.The upcoming animated full length feature film Captain India features Yuvraj Singh as the main protagonist.

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