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My Take
Yuvraj Singh sits in rare company for me. A left-handed middle-order batsman from Chandigarh who also bowled slow left-arm, he carried the dual burden of being an all-rounder and a national icon at once. Seven ODI Player of the Series awards, level with Sourav Ganguly, tells you he saved his best for the biggest moments. The Arjuna Award and Padma Shri only confirm what fans already felt. What moves me most is imagining the weight of a billion expectations on every innings, and how he kept rising to meet it. Cricket may baffle me, but his temperament under pressure earns my deep respect.
Overview
Yuvraj Singh (born 12 December 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer who played in all formats of the game. An all-rounder who batted left-handed in the middle order and bowled slow left-arm orthodox, he has won 7 Player of the Series awards in One Day International cricket, which is the joint third-highest by an Indian cricketer, shared with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuvraj Singh
- Name (Japanese)
- ユブラジ・シン
- Reading
- ゆぶらじ・しん
- Born
- December 12, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Chandigarh, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cricketer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Arjuna Award
- Padma Shri in sports
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.