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Yuvraj
Singh
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| Born: |
12 December 1981, Chandigarh |
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| Major
Teams: |
Punjab, India |
| Known
As: |
Yuvraj Singh |
| Pronounced: |
Yuvraj Singh |
| Batting
Style: |
Right Hand Bat |
| Bowling
Style: |
Left Arm Medium, Slow Left Arm Orthodox
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| ODI
Debut: |
India v Kenya at Nairobi (Gymk), ICC KnockOut, 2000/01 |
| Latest
ODI: |
India v New Zealand at Queenstown, 4th ODI, 2002/03 |
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Profile:
At 20, Yuvraj Singh
has already been in and out of the Indian team many times. After
making his debut in the ICC KnockOut in Kenya in dramatic fashion,
Yuvraj was celebrated as the architect of a revival in Indian
cricket. A spanking 80-ball 84 against Australia - his first knock
in international cricket - showed that the tall lad from
Chandigarh had what it took to perform at the highest level.
Following that knock, however, Yuvraj suffered a bad run of scores
before eventually being dropped from the team when the Australians
toured India in early 2001.
In the tri-series in
Sri Lanka in August 2001, Yuvraj broke a run of bad form with a
breezy unbeaten 98 against the hosts. Running out of overs on that
occasion, the century eluded - and continues to elude - Yuvraj.
After a disastrous tour of South Africa, Yuvraj was dropped for
the home series against England.
He only regained his
place in the side against Zimbabwe in early 2002. In consecutive
matches, Yuvraj came in with India chasing stiff targets. With
match-winning knocks of 80* and 75, Yuvraj was once again the
blue-eyed boy of Indian cricket.
A well-built lad, Yuvraj strikes the ball very
hard. His critics feel that he is uncomfortable and unbalanced
driving off the front foot, and that might be borne out by the
fact that he has fallen to spinners on a number of occasions. A
useful left-arm spinner, Yuvraj sometimes refrains from bowling
because of a recurring back strain that threatened to put him out
of action more than once. An explosive fielder inside the circle,
Yuvraj has impressed everyone with his ability to pull off
sensational catches and run-outs. Yuvraj's father Yograj Singh
represented India in one Test
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