Early career

Yuvraj Singh is an Indian cricketer born in Chandigarh, a city closely connected to Punjab. The International Cricket Council’s profile records his birth in 1981 and his emergence at the 2000 Under-19 World Cup before his senior one-day international debut later that year. A separate ICC account credits him with the player-of-the-tournament award at the youth event. Chandigarh’s administrative status and a person’s cultural or sporting connections are distinct: describing his Punjab links does not change the city’s status. Youth and senior records should likewise be identified separately when tracing his career.[1]

Six sixes in 2007

At the 2007 men’s T20 World Cup, Yuvraj hit six sixes in one over bowled by England’s Stuart Broad. The ICC identifies the performance as one of the tournament’s memorable moments. A single over can become a powerful part of a sporting career’s public memory, but it is only one passage in a match and one contribution to a team tournament. A scorecard records the deliveries and result, while interviews and later coverage show how the event was experienced and remembered. Comparing the two helps avoid turning a highlight into the entirety of a player’s career.[2]

The 2011 World Cup and later reflection

Yuvraj was named player of the tournament at the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, which India won. The ICC’s contemporary announcement records the award at the conclusion of the tournament. The award is an individual honour within a team competition; the victory belonged to the team. A player’s later reflections can be read alongside match records. His career included different formats and roles, so a biography benefits from identifying the tournament, year and type of contribution when discussing an achievement. Dated scorecards allow later readers to check the sequence of results and the contribution recorded in each match.[3]

Sources & notes

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  1. International Cricket Council. Yuvraj Singh player profile ↗Written source · Source date: publication date not established · Locator: Birthplace and early career. Accessed 2026-11-03.Cricket federation profile or contemporary record inspected.Return to Early career, paragraph 1 ↑
  2. International Cricket Council. Iconic performances at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ↗Written source · Source date: publication date not established · Locator: Six sixes in 2007. Accessed 2026-11-03.Cricket federation profile or contemporary record inspected.Return to Six sixes in 2007, paragraph 1 ↑
  3. International Cricket Council. Yuvraj named as ICC CWC 2011 player of the tournament ↗Written source · Source date: 2011 · Locator: 2011 tournament award. Accessed 2026-11-03.Cricket federation profile or contemporary record inspected.Return to The 2011 World Cup and later reflection, paragraph 1 ↑
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