These are his final international and first-class figures, based on ESPNcricinfo data. They are final figures, as of his retirement from all cricket in June 2019, and wicket totals match the ICC’s retirement summary.
Format
Matches
Runs
Average
100s / 50s
Highest Score
Wickets
Test
40
1,900
33.92
3 / 11
169
9
ODI
304
8,701
36.55
14 / 52
150
111
T20I
58
1,177
28.02
0 / 8
77*
28
First-class
139
8,965
44.16
26 / 36
260
41
Breakthrough: The 2000 ICC KnockOut in Nairobi
Yuvraj made his ODI debut against Kenya on 3 October 2000 at the ICC KnockOut Trophy in Nairobi. In his first innings, in the quarter-final against Australia, he scored a quick 84 that helped India knock out the world champions, and his fielding at point quickly became a talking point as well. He soon became a regular in the one-day side. His Test career took longer to settle, and he made his Test debut against New Zealand in Mohali in October 2003.
Yuvraj Singh World Cup Record
Tournament
Result
Yuvraj’s Contribution
Under-19 World Cup 2000
Winner
Player of the Tournament
ODI World Cup 2003
Runner-up
Middle-order batter and part-time spinner
World T20 2007
Winner
Six sixes in an over and a 12-ball fifty against England; 70 off 30 balls in the semi-final
ODI World Cup 2011
Winner
Player of the Tournament: 362 runs and 15 wickets, four Player of the Match awards
World T20 2014
Runner-up
Member of the squad that reached the final
Yuvraj Singh Records and Milestones
Six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad at the 2007 World T20 in Durban
12-ball T20I fifty in the same game, a record that stood until 2023
First player to score 300 runs and take 15 wickets at a single ODI World Cup (2011)
First player to score a fifty and take five wickets in the same World Cup match (against Ireland, 2011)
Record IPL auction prices of ₹14 crore (2014) and ₹16 crore (2015) at the time
