Published 14:47 IST, June 10th 2020
Yuvraj Singh's one-year retirement anniversary leads to 'Miss You Yuvi' trend on Twitter
Yuvraj Singh decided to bring down curtains on his glorious international cricket career on June 10, 2019, after serving Indian cricket for 19 long years.
Exactly one year ago on June 10, 2019, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh announced retirement from international cricket after serving Indian cricket for 19 long years. On Wednesday, 'Miss You Yuvi' began to trend on Twitter as fans recalled the day Yuvraj Singh called time on his glorious career.
Miss you Yuvi: Yuvraj Singh retirement
Last year, the Yuvraj Singh retirement news caught Indian cricket fans by surprise. In the Yuvraj Singh retirement video, the former all-rounder went through his journey as a young kid who took up cricket only because he was scared of his father. Despite retiring from cricket, Yuvraj Singh continued to ply his trade in overseas franchise-based leagues like Global T20 Canada.
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Miss You Yuvi: Yuvraj Singh India career
Yuvraj Singh burst on the international scene as a talented middle-order batsman and went onto earn a legendary status as a cricketer. The Yuvraj Singh India career saw him help the Men in Blue lift the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa and the 2011 World Cup at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
After helping India win the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh battled cancer in 2012 and underwent chemotherapy in the US. After recovering from cancer, Yuvraj represented India that year itself and even made the squad for the World T20 in Sri Lanka. He also played in the 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups along with featuring in the 2017 Champions Trophy. Singh's last appearance for India came in 2017 against West Indies.
Coming to the Yuvraj Singh stats, the all-rounder played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20 Internationals for India from 2003 to 2017. He scored 8,701 runs in ODIs with 14 centuries and 52 fifties and took 111 wickets. In Test cricket, Yuvraj Singh amassed 1,900 runs.
Miss you Yuvi: Yuvraj Singh's IPL career
Coming to Yuvraj Singh's IPL career, the left-hander became the most expensive Indian Premier League (IPL) player when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bought him for a whopping ₹14 crore during the 2014 auction. His price escalated further at the 2015 auction when Delhi Daredevils splashed ₹16 crore for his services.
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Updated 14:47 IST, June 10th 2020