Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh with his wife❤
Yuvraj singh slams six sixes off stuart broad
Personal and Early Life

  • Born: December 12, 1981, in Chandigarh, India.

  • Family: Yuvraj was born to Yograj Singh, a former Indian cricketer, and Shabnam Singh. His parents later divorced, and he chose to live with his mother.

  • Childhood: As a child, Yuvraj was a multi-talented sportsman. He was a keen roller-skater and even won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship. However, his father, who was very strict about his cricket training, threw away his medal and pushed him to focus solely on cricket.

  • Education: He attended DAV Public School and completed his commerce degree from Panjab University in Chandigarh.

  • Personal Life: On November 30, 2016, he married British-Mauritian actress and model Hazel Keech. The couple has a son, Orion, and a daughter, Aura.

  • Acting: Yuvraj also had a brief stint as a child actor, appearing in two Punjabi films, Putt Sardara and Mehndi Sagna Di.

This is a more detailed biography of Yuvraj Singh, expanding on his personal life, playing style, and career milestones.

Personal and Early Life

  • Born: December 12, 1981, in Chandigarh, India.

  • Family: Yuvraj was born to Yograj Singh, a former Indian cricketer, and Shabnam Singh. His parents later divorced, and he chose to live with his mother.

  • Childhood: As a child, Yuvraj was a multi-talented sportsman. He was a keen roller-skater and even won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship. However, his father, who was very strict about his cricket training, threw away his medal and pushed him to focus solely on cricket.

  • Education: He attended DAV Public School and completed his commerce degree from Panjab University in Chandigarh.

  • Personal Life: On November 30, 2016, he married British-Mauritian actress and model Hazel Keech. The couple has a son, Orion, and a daughter, Aura.

  • Acting: Yuvraj also had a brief stint as a child actor, appearing in two Punjabi films, Putt Sardara and Mehndi Sagna Di.

Youth and Domestic Career

  • First-Class Debut: Yuvraj made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 1997-98 Ranji Trophy season. His first big performance came in the 1999-2000 Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final, where he scored an astounding 358 runs in a single innings.

  • 2000 U-19 World Cup: His standout performance in this tournament catapulted him into the national spotlight. Under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif, India won the tournament, and Yuvraj was named the Player of the Tournament for his all-round heroics, including a quickfire 58 off 25 balls against Australia in the semi-final.

  • International Debut: Following his U-19 success, he was selected for the Indian squad in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy. He made his ODI debut on October 3, 2000, against Kenya and won the Man of the Match award in his second match against Australia with a blistering 84 off 80 balls against a formidable pace attack.

Major Records and Achievements

  • Fastest Fifty in T20I History: He holds the record for the fastest T20I fifty, scored in just 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup.

  • Six Sixes: In the same match, he became the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in T20I cricket, a feat achieved against Stuart Broad.

  • Player of the Tournament Double: He is the only player to have won the Player of the Tournament award in the U-19 World Cup (2000) and the ICC Cricket World Cup (2011)