India's hero during the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh, announced retirement from all forms of cricket on Monday after spending 25 years in and around the 22 yards and almost 17 years of international experience.The Chandigarh-born cricketer captured the imagination of world cricket with his gravity-defying fielding abilities and effortless power-hitting."Only if I could articulate what Cricket has done for me, to me! But let me tell you this, cricket has given me everything I have and it is the reason why I sit here today," said Yuvraj, whose on-field exploits defined India's last two World Cup triumphs.A career that spanned over 304 ODIs, 58 T20Is and 40 Tests, Yuvraj imprinted his place in the echelons of cricket as a player who could pretty much win matches for his side either through his electric fielding, deceiving bowling or fierce batting. Big events brought out the best in him - be it his international cricket entry at 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, the mind-numbing batting ...
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Akhtar also insisted that the 37-year-old will always be remembered for his impeccable performance in the 2011 World Cup and his 6 sixes which he hit in an over in the 2007 World T20
In his international career of about 19 years, Singh delivered many match-winning performances, and some firsts that will forever remain etched in the annals of cricket
Yuvraj on Monday called time on his glorious international career and expressed a desire to play overseas leagues
Skipper Virat Kohli led the sporting fraternity in applauding Yuvraj Singh after the flamboyant cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. Yuvraj, who last played for India in June 2017 in an ODI against West Indies, had been contemplating bringing down the curtains on a highly successful international career for some time. During his 17-year stint in international cricket, he won two World Cups the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007 and then the ODI World Cup in 2011. Following is the compilation of tweets by current and former players. Virat Kohli: Congratulations on a wonderful career playing for the country paji. You gave us so many memories and victories and I wish you the best for life and everything ahead. Absolute champion Stuart Broad: Enjoy retirement legend Kevin Pietersen: Happy retirement, Pie Chucker. A quite remarkable career with plenty highs and some pretty brutal lows. You showed resilience, courage & pure brilliance throughout your ..
The 37-year-old, who announced his retirement here after almost 17 years of international cricket, last played for India in June 2017
Bucking the international trend of continuing IPL stints after international retirements, Yuvraj said he was clear about ending his sojourn with glamorous event last year itself
The man from Chandigarh will be remembered for giving India two world titles, one while coughing blood and suffering from a rare germ cell cancer
At the inaugural World Twenty20, Yuvraj entered the record books, smashing Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over
One of India's greatest limited overs cricketers, Yuvraj has been seriously contemplating retirement from international cricket and pursue a freelance career in ICC approved foreign Twenty20 leagues.
'Upcoming IPL holds great significance for him as a good performance in the T20 event will help him keep in the fray for a spot in the 2019 World Cup,' Yuvraj Singh
"To be a successful man, to be a successful person in your life, you need failure and you've got to be defeated." Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj's younger brother Zorawar had married Gurgaon girl Akanksha Sharma in 2014
So, is time up for Yuvraj Singh? Perhaps, it is if one reads between the lines of what experts feel
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Yuvraj said that he had told batting coach Sanjay Bangar that he will go for big shots