'Yuvraj Singh birthday' top Twitter trend, ex-teammates & fans flood platform with wishes

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh celebrated his 39th birthday on Saturday, December 12. One of India's pillars in the limited formats of the game, Yuvraj represented India in 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is. The former cricketer scored 1,900 runs in Tests while scoring another 8,701 in ODIs and a further 1,177 of them in T20Is.

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Yuvraj Singh birthday: Tributes pour in on all-rounder's 39th birthday

Yuvraj was also among the top performers in India's glorious 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ICC ODI Cricket World Cup triumphs. The Yuvraj Singh 6 sixes that he hit against England during the 2007 T20 World Cup has been one of the highlights of his illustrious career. Over the years, the Indian veteran gave his fans countless memories and reasons to rejoice.

As Yuvraj turned 39, wishes came from every nook and cranny of the country. Several reactions poured in as fans paid tribute to the former all-rounder and also lauded his contribution to Indian cricket. In fact, a number of Yuvraj's former teammates also took to Twitter to wish the southpaw. Let's take a look at a few reactions.

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Yuvraj Singh IPL career

The Yuvraj Singh IPL career has been full of ups and downs with the southpaw representing several franchises in his 12 years in the competition. From being the most expensive purchase in the history of the IPL to being taken by the Mumbai franchise for his base price with no competing bidders, Yuvraj has seen it all. The all-rounder has scored 2,750 runs in the IPL with 36 wickets in the 132 matches he played. Yuvi didn't really get going in the cash-rich league, which is why he could never stay with a specific team for an extended period. 

How much money did Yuvraj make by playing in the league?

Yuvraj's exploits in white-ball cricket made him one of the most lucrative buys in the auctions of the cash-rich league. The batsman represented a host of franchises in the competition and earned hefty paychecks for the same. Yuvraj Singh pocketed around ₹84.60 crore from the IPL as per InsideSport's Moneyball.

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