New Delhi: Wishes pour in for former India all-rounder and 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh as he turned 40 on Sunday. His former teammates including cricketing Legend Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir were among others who extended their warm wishes to the southpaw.
Sachin wrote, “Happy birthday Yuvi! Have spent some of my most memorable moments with you on and off the field. Look forward to many such moments…. Wish you a great day and year ahead soooperstar!!”
Happy birthday Yuvi! Have spent some of my most memorable moments with you on and off the field. Look forward to many such moments…. Wish you a great day and year ahead soooperstar!! ?@YUVSTRONG12 pic.twitter.com/SFMR2vkuBn
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 12, 2021
Here we are revisiting some special moments from Yuvraj Singh’s cricket career and personal life you should go through if you’re a die-hard ‘Yuvi’ fan.
A look at lesser known facts of Yuvraj Singh:
# Born on December 12, 1981, this superstar player gave gifts to Indian fans for not one, not two, but four World Cup victories. Yuvraj became the bone of the Indian team’s middle order after his debut in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2000.
# Interestingly, Yuvraj won 4 World Cups in his career. Everyone is aware of the Under-19, T20 World Cup and ODI World Cup, but Yuvraj was also a member of the team that won the Under-16 World Cup.
# Yuvraj played the finals of 7 ICC tournaments at the senior level and he is the only player to do so. He has been a part of Champions Trophy 3 times and 50 over World Cup twice and World T20 final twice.
# He created history by hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls by Stuart Broad against England. Along with this, he had made a world record for scoring a half-century in just 12 balls.
# Yuvraj Singh has played 402 matches for India. Only Sachin Tendulkar (664), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (538), Rahul Dravid (509), Virat Kohli (446), Sourav Ganguly (424) and Anil Kumble (403) have played more matches than him.
# Yuvraj Singh married Bollywood actress Hazel Keech in the year 2015. You will be surprised to know that Hazel has worked in three films of the famous film Harry Potter series. She later worked in Salman Khan starrer Bodyguard as well as participated in TV reality show Bigg Boss.
# Yuvraj Singh was arrested by the police in October for using a casteist slur against spinner Yuzvendra Chahal during Instagram Live with Rohit Sharma last year. However, he was released on interim bail soon after his formal arrest.
Yuvraj announced retirement from all forms of cricket on June 10, 2019.
