Person of the day : Yuvraj singh : 12 December

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The Forgotten  Warrior : Yuvraj Singh Bhundel

Real Name -  Yuvraj Singh Bhundel

Nickname -  Yuvi

Profession -  International Cricketer (Plays for India)


Personal Life


Date of Birth  - 12 December 1981

Age (as in 2015) -  34 Years

Birth Place -  Chandigarh, India

Zodiac sign/Sun sign -  Sagittarius

Nationality -  Indian

Hometown -  Chandigarh, India

School -  DAV Public School, Sector-8, Chandigarh

Family Father- Yograj Singh (former Cricketer and coach)

Mother- Shabnam Singh

Brother- Zoravar Singh (actor)

Coach/Mentor -  Yograj Singh (his father)

Religion  - Sikh

Address -  #508, Sector 11, Chandigarh (he used to live there)

Likes & Dislikes  - Likes- playing Tennis, Roller Skating

Dislikes- Red colour

Hobbies -  playing Table Tennis in hotel lounge

Favourite Player -  Sachin Tendulkar

Favourite Actress -  Kajol

Favourite Actor -  Shah Rukh Khan

Autobiography

The Test of My Life : From Cricket to Cancer and Back.


Affairs/Girlfriends -  Kim Sharma (actress), Deepika Padukone (actress, rumour), Riya Sen
(actress, rumour), Preity Zinta (actress, rumour), Leepakshi (fashion designer, rumour), Hazel Keech
(actress)

Girlfriend (at present) -  Hazel Keech (actress)

Fiance -  Hazel Keech (Actress)


Style Quotient

Cars collection -  Porshe 911, Lamborghini Gallardo, BMW5, Audi Q5, BMW M3, Honda City

Bikes collection -  A customized bike


Money Factor

Price in IPL Auction (2015) 16 Crore INR = 2564700 USD

Salary -  Rs 25 Lakh per annum (Retainership Fees)

Rs 7 lakh (per test match)

Rs 4 lakh (per one day match)

Rs 2 lakh (per T20 match)

Net Worth $35.5 Million = 213 Crores INR

International Debut ODI- 3 October 2000 against Kenya

Test- 16 October 2003 against New Zealand

T20- 13 September 2007 against Scotland

Jersey Number :

#3 (IPL, Delhi Daredevils)

#12 (India)

Domestic/State Team -  Punjab

IPL Team -  Delhi Daredevils (DD)

Nature on field -  Aggressive

Favourite shots -  hitting six on leg side by picking the ball by getting on knee

Records (main ones)

1. He became the first player to hit six 6's in an over in a T20 match. He did it in 2007 T20 World
Cup against England.

2. Only player to be Man of the series in both T20 & ODI World Cups.

Controversies Although Yuvraj Singh has never been involved in any controversy but his father
Yograj Singh has spoken very harsh words against M.S. Dhoni several times, Yuvraj says he does not
agree with the statements of his father and Dhoni is his close friend

Some unknown facts about Yuvraj Singh

In his childhood, he won National U-14 Roller Skating Championship but his father wanted him to be
a Cricketer and threw away the medal he got from the Championship and scolded him to concentrate
only on Cricket.

In his childhood, he played small roles as a child actor in 2 Punjabi films- Putt Sardara & Mehndi
Sajda Di.

His parents divorced Yuvraj was very young, after that he stayed with his mother.

He believes 12 is his lucky number.

As a kid, he was not interested in Cricket, he never liked the idea of playing any sport under the hot
sun so he was more interested in becoming a skater.

His father forced him to play Cricket and was very strict about coaching Yuvraj.

The first paycheck Yuvraj got after playin International Cricket was of Rs. 21 lakh which he handed
over to his mother to buy a house.

He was the top performer of the T20 World Cup 2007 and ODI World Cup 2011 (both won by India).

He got engaged to actress cricketer, Hazel Keech in Bali on November 2015.

After Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj is the only Indian player to be signed by English county Yorkshire.

After the 2011 World Cup, the shocking news came that he had lung cancer, he stayed strong and
went through chemotherapy and came back fit and fine.                                             Yuvraj during
chemotherapy   Yuvraj during chemotherapy   Yuvraj during chemotherapy

He was the costliest player of IPL 2014 and 2015 auctions. (14 Crore & 16 Crore INR respectively).

Yuvraj runs a charity called “YouWeCan”, it helps treating in cancer patients. Also, Yuvraj has
decided to invest 50 Crore INR by year 2018 to help entrepreneurs set their businesses.

Yuvraj performed as a voice artist in the Bollywood animated film “Jumbo“.

He says Sachin Tendulkar is his role model.

Ambassdor

 Puma ,  Ulysse Nardin watch , sports365.in ,  Xbox 360 video game console

Bollywood

 The Bollywood animated film, Jumbo features cricketer Yuvraj Singh's voice

The upcoming animated full-length feature film Captain India features Yuvraj Singh as the main
protagonist.

Codemasters' cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 was released with his
endorsement in India, titled "Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007"

Achievement

He won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship.

He was awarded a Porsche 911 in 2007 by the vice president of BCCI.

In a 2007 ICC World Twenty20 match, he hit six sixes in a single over.

He became the First All Rounder to score 300 plus runs and to take 15 wickets in a single World Cup.

He was the Man of the Series in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

He was awarded with the Arjuna Award (India's second highest, Sporting Award) in 2012 by the
President of India.

In 2014, he was awarded with the Padma Shri Award.

In February 2014, he was honored with FICCI Most Inspiring Sportsperson of the Year Award.

Charity

Yuvraj's charity YouWeCan has treated over hundreds of cancer patients.