Yuvraj Singh belongs to a Sikh Jat family; his parents are Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh. After his parents divorced, Yuvraj chose to stay with his mother. Tennis and roller skating were among Yuvraj favourite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both.
Tennis and roller skating were among Yuvraj favourite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both
Yuvraj broke into the Punjab Under-16s the age of 13 years and 11 months in November of the 1995–96 season, and he scored 7 runs not out and Punjab Under-16s won by an innings and 162 runs 5/138 on his debut against Jammu and Kashmir-16s. In 1996–97, Yuvraj was promoted to the Punjab Under-19s and scored 137 not out against Himachal Pradesh Under-19s.
Yuvraj made his first-class cricket debut in late 1997 against Orissa during the 1997/98 Ranji Trophy season. In that match he didn't score any runs. Yuvraj represented India at series against Sri Lanka Under-19s in India in February 1998.in the first ODI he scored just 9 runs out of 22 balls.In the 3rd ODI, Yuvraj played a amazing innings he scored 89 run out of 55 balls. In 1999-00 Ranji Trophy a match against Haryana he scored 149. In ICC Under-19 World Cup 1999/00 Yuvraj scored high runs only against New Zealand Under-19s is 68 of 62 balls
Yuvraj Singh made his debut in ODI matches against Kenya in ICC Knock Out 2000/01 but in that match he didn't bat. Yuvraj made a good innings against Australia. He scored 84 runs out of 80 balls and he was awarded the Man Of The Match.In 2011, he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor (stage-I) in his left lung and underwent chemotherapy treatment at the Cancer Research Institute in Boston.After his chemotherapy sessions treating seminoma in Indianapolis, Yuvraj's cancer showing full signs of remission, he aimed at resuming cricket at the World Twenty20.The selectors picked Yuvraj Singh to be a part of the 15-member Indian squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka from September 18, 2012.
He made his comeback against New Zealand in a T20I at Chennai where he scored 34 off 26 balls (1 four, 2 sixes) as his side lost by only 1 run. He started his World Twenty20 campaign with a 3/24 against Afghanistan. He took 1/16 against Australia, 2/16 against Pakistan and a 2/23 against South Africa. He ended up being the highest wicket taker for India in the tournament, though he could not match up to the expectations with his bat.
He got selected to the Test series against England at home, and while preparing for test, he played a single Duleep Trophy match against Central Zone at Hyderabad where he scored 208 off 241 balls (33 fours and 3 sixes) before being caught and bowled by Murali Kartik. Then he also starred in a first class match against England as a member of India A cricket team, where he scored 59 (7 fours and 4 sixes), and took 5/94 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
