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Yuvraj Singh

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Yuvraj Singh, born in 1981, is an Indian former international cricketer who played in all formats of the game. An all-rounder, he batted left-handed in the middle order and bowled slow left-arm orthodox, and he won seven Player of the Series awards in one-day internationals. He played for India in one-day internationals from 2000 to 2017, made his Test debut in October 2003, and famously hit six sixes in one over against England at the 2007 World Twenty20. At the 2011 World Cup he scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets, and was the first player to take a five-wicket haul and score a fifty in the same World Cup match. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012 and the Padma Shri in 2014.

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is an Indian former international cricketer who played in all formats of the game
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    born 12 December 1981
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    He is the son of former Indian cricketer and actor Yograj Singh.
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    is an Indian former international cricketer who played in all formats of the game
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    is an Indian former international cricketer who played in all formats of the game
  • Competed In: Cricket World Cup, Lead, Cricket World Cup
    During the 2011 World Cup, he became the first player to take a 5-wicket haul and score a 50 in the same World Cup match.
  • On The Roster Of: India National Cricket Team, Lead, national team
    Singh was a member of the Indian cricket team in ODIs from 2000 to 2017
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