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Happy Birthday Yuvraj Singh: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Mithali Raj and others wish Yuvraj on 39th birthday

Dixit Bhargav
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Happy Birthday Yuvraj Singh: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Mithali Raj and others wish Yuvraj on 39th birthday

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JUNE 04: Yuvraj Singh of India hits to the offside as wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed looks on during the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan at Edgbaston on June 4, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Happy Birthday Yuvraj Singh: The former Indian all-rounder has received heartening birthday wishes on his 39th birthday.

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has turned 39 today. The southpaw, who had played pivotal roles in India’s World Cup winning campaigns in 2007 and 2011, is receiving heartening birthday wishes since midnight.

Post his retirement from international cricket last year, Yuvraj captained Toronto Nationals in the second season of the Global T20 League 2019 and represented Maratha Arabians in the Abu Dhabi T10 League the same year.

The two-time World Cup winner also traveled to Australia to take part in the Bushfire relief match in addition to playing for India Legends in the Road Safety World Series earlier this year.

In 402 international appearances across formats, Yuvraj’s 11,778 runs had come at an average of 35.05 including 17 centuries and 71 half-centuries. A handy left-arm spinner, Yuvraj had picked 148 wickets across formats which also included an ODI five-wicket haul (10-0-31-5) against Ireland during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

In his 12-year long IPL career, Yuvraj represented six franchises namely Kings XI Punjab (twice), Pune Warriors India, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals (then Daredevils), Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.

In 133 IPL matches, Yuvraj scored 2,750 runs at an average of 24.77 and a strike rate of 129.72 including 13 half-centuries. Yuvraj’s 36 IPL wickets had come at an average of 29.92, an economy rate of 7.44 and a strike rate of 24.14.

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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