Yuvraj Singh Interesting Facts and Trivia

Yuvraj Singh, born on December 12, 1981, is one of the most stylish batsmen who represented India in international cricket. Yuvraj has the distinction of being part of three World Cup-winning Indian teams — ICC U-19 World Cup (2000), ICC World T20 (2007) and ICC World Cup (2011). Check out some interesting facts and trivia about him:

1	His father Yograj Singh is a former Indian cricketer and Punjabi movie actor.
2	As a child, Yuvraj played many games. Infacts, he was an avid roller-skater and has also won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship.
3	Yuvi considers 12 to be his lucky number as his birth date is 12/12/81. He wears the jersey with number 12.
4	In 2006, he was signed by Microsoft as a brand ambassador of Xbox 360 video game.
5	Yuvraj Singh has done a voice over for a Bollywood animated movie ‘Jumbo’ produced by Akshay Kumar.
6	He hit six sixes on the bowling of Stuart Broad of England in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, a feat never before accomplished in international Test cricket.
7	He was awarded Man of the Tournament in the 2011 Cricket World Cup for his brilliant all-round performance. He scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets.
8	He was awarded Audi Car for his superb all-round performance in the ICC 2011 world cup. Audi presented a Q5 to him. In 2007, his breathtaking performances in the ICC World T20 also won him a Porsche 911.
9	He has been a fighter on and off the field. He played many match winning knocks for India on the field. In 2011, he was diagnosed with cancer but he fought and  made a comeback in the team.
10	Yuvraj has started a, initiative with 'YouWeCan', with which he plans to help cancer patients in their treatment.
11	In 2012, he was conferred with the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
12	In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.

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