Yuvraj Singh |
Born: 12 December
1981, Chandigarh
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Yuvraj Singh Aggression |
18.4 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, Shiver me timbers! Broad goes round the wicket, bowls a filthy wide full toss and Yuvraj steers it over backward point and it clears the rope again. 18.5 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, down on one knee and larruped over midwicket, that one was more nine iron, it went into the night sky and dropped with a thud in the jubilant crowd. England have a team meeting. Broad looks quizzical and miserable. Can he, can Yuvraj do it. Broad looks like a man who knows he is about to be mauled again. 18.6 Broad to Yuvraj Singh,
SIX, and he has, Yuvraj leans back and smacks that over wide mid-on. It
was the maximum from the moment it left that bat and the crowd was roaring
as it flew.
The left-hander's feat in the 19th over gave him the fastest 50 in the tournament off just 12 balls, eight deliveries less than what Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful achieved against the West Indies. Yuvraj finished with 58 off 16 balls with seven sixes and three boundaries as India set England a formidable target of 11 runs an over at a Kingsmead stadium overflowing with joyous Indian fans. India, who lost their first match to New Zealand, must beat England and South Africa on Thursday to stay in contention for the semi-finals from group E. New Zealand and South Africa top the group with two wins each, while England have already been knocked out of the semi-final race after losing their first two matches. Yuvraj's blistering knock came after openers Virender Sehwag and Gambhir set the platform with a 136-run stand by the 15th over. Sehwag made 68 off 52 balls with three sixes and four boundaries. His Delhi team-mate Gambhir hit 58 off 41 balls with seven fours and a six. Gambhir began the run glut in the fifth over by smashing Broad over the mid-wicket fence for the first six of the innings. Sehwag welcomed Dimitri Mascarenhas into the attack by slicing a six over point and cut Chris Tremlett over third man for his second big shot. Sehwag's third six was over point against England captain Paul Collingwood in the 10th over, two balls after Mascarenhas floored a skier at third man. Tremlett broke the partnership in the 15th over when he bowled Sehwag as the batsman went for a wild heave. Two more wickets fell in the next two overs as Darren Maddy had Gambhir caught at short third man and Tremlett bowled Robin Uthappa in his fourth and final over. ....Karishma Kotak Profile Biography....
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One of his most memorable
innings was a partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the Natwest Series final
against England in July 2002 which led India to victory. He was selected
and represented India at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He scored his first
century in his fourth season with the Indian team against Bangladesh in
2003. After that he also scored hundreds against Zimbabwe and Australia,
including a 139 off 119 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In the Indian
Oil Cup 2005, he made 110 (of 114 balls) (his third century) and an important
partnership worth 165 runs with Mohammad Kaif, to become the man of the
match against West Indies in the last match of the round robin league.
After reaching his century, he attracted attention by angry gesticulations
to the Indian dressing room, which was postulated to be due to his clashes
with team management. Greg Chappell had been appointed as the new Indian
coach he had cricticised Singh. He later praised Chappell's techniques.
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Yuvraj made his Test
debut against New Zealand in Mohali in late 2003 in front of his home crowd
in Punjab due to the absence of regular captain Sourav Ganguly in the No.
6 position. He was omitted upon Ganguly's return but got another another
opportunity in the Test team in the 2004 Tour to Pakistan, when Ganguly
was again injured. He scored his first Test century in a losing effort
against Pakistan in the second Test at Lahore. When Ganguly returned for
the third Test, Akash Chopra was dropped and it appeared that the Indian
selectors wanted to give him a regular place in the team. He was subsequently
played as Virender Sehwag's opening partner, but after two poor matches
in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, he was dropped in favour
of Gautam Gambhir. He was recalled to the Test team, batting in the No.
6 position for the away series against Zimbabwe in August 2005 after Sachin
Tendulkar was sidelined with tennis elbow. He then retained his position
in the Test team after Ganguly was axed following a row with coach Greg
Chappell. He scored a second Test century in the third Test against Pakistan,
which India again lost
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