Today is Yuvraj Singh’s 43rd birthday. In the 2007 T-20 World Cup, UVA wreaked havoc with batting. Yuvraj also made an important contribution in the 2011 ODI World Cup.
Yuvraj hit six sixes in six balls. Half century in 12 balls. 2011 World Cup Man of the Series player. And know how many memorable moments Yuvraj Singh gave to Indian cricket. MS Dhoni’s captaincy is praised a lot for winning the 2007 T-20 World Cup, but Yuvi gave his whole life to win that title. Innings of 58 runs in 16 balls in an important match against England. Played a brilliant inning of 70 runs in 30 balls in the semi-final against Australia. This was the innings which played an important role in making India the T20 World Champion. Four years later, Yuvi performed similarly in the ODI World Cup, which made him one of the most loved players in world cricket. Yuvraj is celebrating his 43rd birthday today.
Team India became T-20 champion in 2007
Played an important role in making Team India the T-20 World Champion in the year 2007. Yuvi’s performance was excellent throughout the tournament. UVA made a splash in the important match played against England. The left-handed batsman created history by hitting six consecutive sixes in Stuart Broad’s over. Yuvi scored a half-century in just 12 balls. After this, Yuvi’s innings in the semi-final match played against Australia changed the course of the match. Yuvraj played a brilliant inning of 70 runs in 30 balls and faced the Kangaroos bowling aggressively.
A memorable performance from the 2011 World Cup
Yuvraj’s performance in the 2011 ODI World Cup is considered to be the most memorable moment of his career. Yuvi shone in this tournament not only with batting but also with bowling. Yuvraj broke many important batting partnerships in his over. Yuvraj has scored 362 runs in 9 matches at an average of 90.50. UVA scored one century and four half-centuries in the tournament. In big matches, Yuvraj not only scored runs with batting but also shone with bowling. UVA took 15 wickets in 9 matches. These 15 wickets were all of the big batsmen. Yuvraj dedicated himself completely to the country, ignoring the vomiting of blood on the field due to cancer.
Apart from these two World Cups, Yuvraj achieved many big milestones in his career. Playing at number four, Yuvraj played many brilliant innings, which are recorded in golden letters in the record books of cricket. After Yuvi’s retirement, Team India could not find any batsman like him for the fourth position. This is the reason that whenever the great players of Indian cricket and their contributions are talked about, Yuvraj Singh’s name will definitely be included in that list.