yuvraj singh Left Handed

Country: India

Date of Birth: December 12, 1981

Place of Birth: Chandigarh

Batting Style: Left Handed

Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox

Skill: All Rounder

Teams Played: Asia XI, India, Kings XI Punjab

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	SR
Tests	34	52	6	1639	169	3	9	35.63	58.91
ODI	272	250	37	8030	139	13	49	37.7	87.6
T20s	23	22	4	567	70	0	5	31.5	151.6
IPL	43	42	5	894	58*	0	3	24.16	131.86

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	34	125.1	431	13	8	53.88	2/9	3.45
ODI	272	785.2	3954	17	105	37.66	5/31	5.04
T20s	23	24	194	0	8	24.25	3/23	8.08
IPL	43	52	377	0	14	26.93	3/13	7.25

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	October 16, 2003 v New Zealand at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali	July 18, 2010 v Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, Galle
ODIs	October 3, 2000 v Kenya at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	March 24, 2011 v Australia at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera
T20s	September 13, 2007 v Scotland at Kingsmead, Durban	January 9, 2011 v South Africa at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
IPL	April 19, 2008 v Chennai Super Kings at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh	April 18, 2010 v Chennai Super Kings at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Profile

Probably the most naturally-gifted left-hander, Yuvraj Singh made his international debut at a tender age of 19. His ability to hit the ball long and clean was recognized right away. He made an immediate impact on the international stage with his scintillating stroke play. Since then he has more or less been a permanent fixture in the ODI side.

Although it seemed like Yuvraj was troubled by quality spin, he did not let it deter him. His handy left-arm spin combined with his agility have made him an important part of the team set-up. His ability to play crucial innings when it really matters has earned him the tag of a match-winner. He rocked the ICC World Twenty20 2007 by clobbering 6 consecutive sixes off a Stuart Broad over for the fastest fifty ever in cricket. Many critics tip 'Yuvi' to be a future captain of Indian cricket but his inexperience in the Test arena was always exposed by the spinners.

After Sourav Ganguly's retirement, Yuvraj was drafted back into the Test team after a string of consistent performances in the limited overs format. He responded with two half centuries, the first of which came in a record chase of 387 where he put on an unbeaten 163 runs with Sachin Tendulkar. He thus effectively sealed his place as a batsman in all three formats of the game. He is also an effective spinner and evidence of this came when he became the first bowler to scalp two hat-tricks in the IPL 2009. On current form, he is one of the most reliable players in the team.

He continues to hold fort for India in the ODI middle-order and his ability to accelerate the innings in the Power Play is, without doubt, one of the best in the side. He is undoubtedly one of the cleanest strikers of the ball in the present day and his long heaves to mid-wicket travel way beyond the boundary rope.

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