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Yuvraj Singh Biography

Yuvraj Singh is a talented Indian cricketer who has been a key player in the Indian National cricket team since 2000. Yuvraj Singh was born on December 12, 1981 in Chandigarh, Punjab. He is
the son of Yograj Singh who is a former Indian fast bowler and a Punjabi movie star.Yuvraj Singh is one of the renowned persoanlities in Indian cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and has
been a member of Indian cricket team in ODIs since 2000. He is mainly known for hitting six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad during a Twenty-20 match against England in the
2007. Yuvraj's charity "YouWeCan" has treated over hundreds of cancer patients. In April 2015, he decided to invest 40 to 50 crores by 2018 to help young entrepreneurs set up their businesses.

Biography
Yuvraj Singh was born on 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, Punjab. He has completed his studies from the DAV Public School in Chandigarh. During his childhood, he had two favourite sports
Tennis and Roller skating. He has also won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship. But his father wanted him to concentrate on cricket so he gave him training. He even played at
several school-level tournaments.

Personal Profile
Full Name : Yuvraj Singh
Nick Name : Yuvi
Birth Place : Chandigarh, India
Date of Birth : 12 December 1981
Age : 34 years
Height : 6'1"
Father's Name : Mr. Yograj Singh
Mother's Name : Shabnam Singh
Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius
Religion : Hindu

Family
Yuvraj Singh was born into a Sikh family.His father is a former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh and mother is Shabnam Singh. Due to certain problems his parents got
divorced and Yuvraj stays with his mother.

Career
Yuvraj started playing Cricket at an early age. He was the Captain of Under-19 Cricket team of Punjab in the final match of Cooch-Behar Trophy 1999-2000. He made his first cricket debut in
1997 against Orissa during the Ranji Trophy season. He made his ODI debut against Kenya during the I.C.C in 3 October 2000. He was the vice-captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late2008.

Other Details
National Team : India
Sports Played : Cricket
Playing Roll : Batsman
Batting : Left Hand Batsman
Batting Position : Middle Order Batsman
Bowling : Slow left-arm orthodox

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