Yuvraj Singh's birthday: Tendulkar, KL Rahul & Gill chip in with wishes as 'Yuvi' turns 40

As former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh celebrates his 40th birthday on Sunday, December 12, wishes have been pouring in for the man who played the sport with his heart on the sleeve.

The Punjab-born southpaw is a beloved figure in the Indian cricket fraternity and is known for his incredible passion for the game. 

Birthday wishes pour in for Yuvraj Singh

Several members of the cricket world took to their respective social media handles to convey their birthday wishes for Yuvraj Singh.

Former and current big names of cricket like Sachin Tendulkar, Mithali Raj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and many others all expressed their love for Yuvraj Singh.

Yuvraj Singh - Career stats

It's safe to say that Yuvraj Singh was no ordinary talent even during his early years. The man was a star in the domestic circuit and it carried onto the international stage as well. Many moments of the stylish left-hand batter are a part of cricket history, be it his big over against Stuart Broad where he hit six 6s in an over, or how he battled cancer to come back and play cricket. The man is an epitome of courage and determination, to say the least.

Yuvraj played 40 Test matches, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is for India. While he only has 1900 runs to his name in the longest format, the southpaw was a superstar in the ODI format, as he has 8701 runs to his name at an average of 36.55. His best innings of 150 came against England in 2017. In T20Is, Singh scored 1177 runs at an average of 28.02, with a highest score of 77* against Australia in 2013. 

'Yuvi', as he is fondly known, was one of the best fielders in the game as well. He took a total of 137 catches in his international career, 94 of which came in ODIs, 31 in Tests and 12 in T20Is. 

In the bowling department, Yuvi took 111 wickets in ODIs, 28 in T20Is and 9 in Tests. The stats simply suggest that Yuvraj Singh was a 'three-dimensional' player as pundits usually call it.

Here are some tweets from former and current cricketers wishing Yuvraj Singh on his birthday:

Image: Twitter/Yuvraj Singh