Date of Birth: - December 12th, 1981
Place of Birth: - Chandigarh, India
Occupation: - Cricketer
Highest Score: - 139
Yuvraj Singh, born in a Jatt Sikh family is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the U-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358.
He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team led by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament. Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
He was named the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 (ODIs) and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad a feat performed only three times previously in any form of senior cricket.
