Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh celebrates his 43rd birthday today. Born on December 12 in Chandigarh, Singh comes from a sports-oriented Punjabi family. This background influenced his cricket career.
Singh excelled in limited-overs cricket, known for his powerful hitting. A reliable player, he delivered many winning performances in international tournaments, helping India secure victories. His 17-year international career is marked by several records.
In his nearly two-decade international cricket career, Yuvraj played 402 matches and scored 11,778 runs at an average of 35.05 and strike rat eof 83.74. He struck 17 centuries and 71 fifties.
Most of his accomplishments came in the 50-over format. He played 304 ODIs throughout his career and scored 8701 runs at an average of 36.55 laced with 14 centuries and 52 fifties.
He brought out his best when it mattered as he scored 783 runs across three ODI World Cups (2003, 2007 and 2011) slamming a century and seven fifties for an average of 52.71 and strike rate of 90.33.
We take a look at some of his records in cricket during a 17-year international career.
Fifty and five wickets in an innings in an ODI
In March 2011, Yuvraj took 5/31 against Ireland in Bengaluru. He then followed it up with an unbeaten 50 off 75 to steer India to a 5-wicket win with 24 balls to spare. He was adjudged Player of the Match for this performance. In the process, he joined elite company of Vivian Richards, Mark Waugh, Sourav Ganguly and Shahid Afridi to name a few.
1000 runs, 50 wickets and 50 catches
Once again, highlighting his achievements all around. Besides being a nifty batter in the middle order and a wicket-taker with his spin bowling, Yuvraj was also one of the best fielders in the Indian team. He took 94 catches in ODI matches in his career to go with the 8701 runs and 111 wickets.
5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals
Yuvraj struck 8701 runs and inflicted 50 fielding dismissals in ODI matches through his career. It brought him in elite company of Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Richards, Javed Miandad and Rahul Dravid to name a few.
