New Delhi,(thestates.news): Yuvraj Singh, former all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, is celebrating his 41st birthday on Monday. Former India captain Virat Kohli posted on his Instagram and wrote, May God bless you abundantly. BCCI tweeted, 402 international matches, 11778 international runs, 17 centuries, 148 wickets. Wishing former Team India veteran all-rounder, ICC T20 and ODI World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh a very happy birthday.
Former India batsman Suresh Raina wrote on Twitter: Wishing my big brother Yuvraj Singh a very happy birthday, thank you for all the fun memories we’ve shared together on and off the field. God bless you. Wish you happiness and success. Lots of love Yuvi Pa. Have a great day!” Yuvraj’s former teammate Gautam Gambhir tweeted, Happy Birthday to the best white-ball cricketer India has ever produced!
Team India opener Shikhar Dhawan wrote on Twitter: Wishing you a very happy birthday Pa ji. Lots of love always. Former Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj tweeted: Yuvraj, a fighter on and off the field, your journey is an inspiration to many. Wishing you a very happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead. Former fast bowler Munaf Patel tweeted, Under-19 World Cup winner and Player of the Tournament, T20 World Cup winner, ODI World Cup winner and Player of the Tournament, 6 sixes in an over in T20 International cricket. Happy birthday to Yuvraj Singh, the first batsman to score the fastest half-century in T20 Internationals, 2-time IPL winner and battle against cancer.
In 2011, Yuvraj became the first all-rounder to score more than 300 runs and take 15 wickets in the World Cup. He won four Man of the Match awards in the 2011 World Cup, scoring 362 runs and taking 15 wickets, for which he was named Man of the Tournament. Yuvraj had retired from all forms of cricket in 2019. He played 304 ODIs, scoring 8,701 runs at an impressive average of 36.55, including 14 centuries. He has scored 1900 runs in 40 Tests at an average of 33.9 and a strike rate of 58.0, during which he has scored 11 half-centuries and 3 centuries. 169 is his highest score.
Yuvraj has played 58 T20Is for India, scoring 1177 runs at an average of 28 and a strike rate of 136.4. During this he has scored 8 half-centuries, 77 not out being his highest score. (HS)
