Celebrating his forty second birthday right now, Yuvraj made his worldwide debut in 2000 and swiftly turned a vital part of the Indian workforce, particularly within the white-ball codecs.
Famend for his explosive batting, Yuvraj performed a pivotal function in India’s success within the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup, the place he was named the Participant of the Match.
His exceptional six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad within the inaugural T20 World Cup is etched in cricketing historical past.
Past his batting prowess, Yuvraj showcased resilience by making a triumphant comeback after efficiently battling most cancers. His contributions to Indian cricket have made him not solely a sports activities icon but additionally an inspiration for aspiring cricketers and followers worldwide.
This is a statistical highlights of Yuvraj’s exceptional profession:
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
# The one Indian batsman to handle a mean of 50-plus towards England in ODIs – his tally being 1523 runs at a mean of fifty.76 in 37 matches, together with 4 a whole lot and seven fifties (minimal 1000 runs).
# Hit a 64-ball century vs England throughout his unbeaten innings of 138 off 78 balls, together with 16 fours and 6 sixes, at Rajkot on November 14, 2008 – the quickest by an Indian batsman towards England in ODIs.
# Amassed 1287 runs at a mean of 45.96 in 33 innings in 2007, together with 100 and 9 fifties – his finest 12 months by way of run-aggregate.
# Averaged 50.06 in a profitable trigger in ODIs whereas aggregating 6008 runs, together with eleven a whole lot and 39 fifties, in 174 matches.
# One of many three Indian all-rounders to have posted 100 and claimed 4 wickets in the identical match – 118 and 4/28 vs England at Indore on November 17, 2008 – the opposite two being Sachin Tendulkar (vs Australia at Dhaka on October 28, 1998) and Sourav Ganguly (vs Sri Lanka at Nagpur on March 22, 1999).
# One of many 9 all-rounders to have managed 8000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs – the 2 different Indians being Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Yuvraj’s tally being 8701 runs (ave 36.55), 111 wickets (ave 38.68) and 94 catches in 304 matches.
ODI WORLD CUPS
# He was in India’s profitable workforce within the World Cup ultimate towards Sri Lanka at Mumbai on April 2, 2011, capturing two wickets for 49 runs other than scoring 21 not out off 24 balls.
# He loved an impressive document within the World Cup – his tally being 738 runs at a mean of 52.71, together with 100 and 7 fifies, at a powerful strike price of 90.33 in 23 matches.
# The one all-rounder within the historical past of the World Cup to handle 350 runs (362 at a mean of 90.50) and seize 15 wickets at 25.13 runs apiece in a single version of the match.
# The one Indian all-rounder within the historical past of the World Cup to put up a fifty and seize 5 wickets in an innings (50 + 5/31) – towards Eire at Bangalore on March 6, 2011.
# The primary participant to obtain 4 ‘Man of the Match’ awards other than being adjudged the ‘Participant of the Match’ in a single version of the World Cup.
T20 INTERNATIONALS
# Holds a T20 world Cup document for posting the quickest fifty, taking simply 12 balls to perform the feat towards England at Kingsmead, Durban, on September 19, 2007.
# Solely batsman to hit six successive sixes in a single over within the T20 World Cup – off Stuart Broad (England) at Durban on September 19, 2007.
# He was within the profitable workforce within the ultimate of the ICC World Twenty20 towards Pakistan at Johannesburg on September 24, 2007.
TESTS
# All his three a whole lot had been recorded by him vs Pakistan – one every at Lahore (112 in 2004), Karachi (122 in 2006) and Bengaluru (169 in 2007).
# Recorded a powerful common towards Pakistan in Checks – 572 in 9 innings, together with three a whole lot and a fifty, at a mean of 63.55.
# In his final ten Checks (15 innings), he had managed simply 378 runs at a mean of 34.20, together with three fifties.
# His high three innings in a profitable trigger had been – 85 not out vs England at Chennai in December 2008; 77 not out at Delhi and 75 at Ahmedabad, each vs Sri Lanka in December 2005.
(Stats Courtesy: Rajesh Kumar)
