Yuvraj Singh Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More
Fast Facts : Role : Batsman Batting Style : Left-handed Bowling Style : Slow left -arm Orthodox DOB : 12 December 1981 | |
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Full Name | Yuvraj Singh Bhundel |
Nick Name | Yuvi |
Names Earned | N/A |
Date of birth | 12 December 1981 |
Birth Place | Chandigarh, India, |
Profession | Cricketer |
Favorite Shot | Slog -Sweeps |
Batting Style | Left -handed |
Bowling Style | Slow left-arm Orthodox |
Nature of Fielding | Aggressive |
Coach/Mentor | Sukhwinder Singh alias Bawa |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Sikhism |
Caste | Jat |
Shoe Size | 11 |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
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Skin Colour | Fair |
Tattoo | A tattoo with Roman “XII” on his right-hand bicep PHOTO |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Food Habits | Non-vegetarian |
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Records(Main Ones) : • The first player in a T20 contest to hit six sixes in an over He did it against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup in Stuart Broad’s over. • Fastest T20 fifty by scoring it in 12 balls against England during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. | |
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Awards, Honours, Achievements : • During an ICC World Twenty20 contest in 2007, he smashed six sixes in a single over. He owns the record for the fastest T20 fifty, achieving it in 12 balls against the England national cricket team during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. • In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, he was named Man of the Tournament. • In 2012, the President of India bestowed upon him the Arjuna honor (India’s second highest sporting honor). In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri Award. In February 2014, he was named the FICCI Most Inspiring Sportsperson of the Year. He has two Indian Premier League titles to his name. He won a title with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 and another with the Mumbai Indians in 2019. | |
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Controversies : ⚫ On June 10, 2019, when announcing his retirement from international cricket, he sparked controversy by making a remark about the BCCI’s Yo-Yo Test. “I have a lot to say about the Yo-Yo Test, but I won’t say anything now to create any controversy for Team India in the World Cup,” he added. • On October 18, 2021, the player was temporarily detained in Haryana after a complaint was filed accusing him of using a casteist insult in an Instagram live video against cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal. He was eventually released on bond. Yuvraj Singh allegedly made the claimed statements in an Instagram live video with ex-teammate Rohit Sharma in June 2020, which was widely shared on social media. | |
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Marriage Date | 30 November 2016 |
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Salary | INR 1Crore+ |
Income | INR 12 Crore+ |
Income Source | Cricket, Brand endorsement, |
Networth(approx.) | $35 million |
Some Unknown Facts about Yuvraj Singh
- Sometimes Yuvraj Singh consume alcohol.
- Yuvraj enjoyed roller skating and tennis as a child, and he even won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship. His father, however, threw away his skating medal because he wanted him to focus on Cricket.
- Yograj Singh, his father, is a former Indian fast bowler and prominent Punjabi film actor.
- He began his career as a kid actor in two Punjabi films, Putt Sardara and Mehndi Sajna Di.
- After obtaining his basic cricket training in Punjab, he was moved to Mumbai for additional training at the Elf-Vengsarkar Cricket Academy.
- In the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final against Bihar in December 1999, he struck a triple hundred (358 off 404 balls). Interestingly, MS Dhoni was a member of the Bihar side in this match.
- After his parents divorced, he chose to live with his mother.
- He considers 12 to be his lucky number.
- Yuvraj’s first salary check from international cricket was 21 lakh (INR), which he gave to his mom to help her buy a house.
- During the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup, he made history by smashing six sixes against England in Stuart Broad’s over.
- He is the only Indian player signed by Yorkshire County Cricket Club after Sachin Tendulkar.
- After the 2011 World Cup, he received the unexpected news that he had lung cancer. He remained strong through treatment and returned fit and well.
- He was the most expensive player in the 2014 and 2015 IPL auctions. (14 and 16 crore INR, respectively).
- Yuvraj was a voice actor in the Bollywood cartoon film “Jumbo.”
- Sachin Tendulkar is his role model.
- A Roman “XII” tattoo on his left arm.
- He launched YouWeCan for cancer patients in 2012.
- He published his autobiography, The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back, in 2013.
- He declared his retirement from international cricket on June 10, 2019. He represented India in 40 Tests, 304 ODIs, and 58 T20Is. He ran 1900 runs in the longest format and 8701 in one-dayers.
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