For being an inspiration on and off-field, fans wishes Yuvraj Singh the “Sixer King” a very Happy Birthday

Yuvraj Singh is a former Indian cricketer who played in all forms of the

game. An all-rounder who bats left-handed in the middle order and bowls slow

left-arm orthodox,

Yuvraj is

the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi actor Yograj Singh. One of the

greatest limited over players to play for India, Yuvraj was particularly noted

for his hitting of the ball and his fielding.

Yuvraj was a

member of the Indian cricket team in One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2000

and 2017 and played his first Test match in October 2003.

He was the

vice-captain of the Indian ODI team between 2007 and 2008. He was the Man of

the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and one of the top performers

at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, both of which India won.

In a match

against England at the 2007 World Twenty20, he famously hit “six sixes” in one

over bowled by Stuart Broad the scenario whuch was never seen in an

international match between two Test cricket teams.

 In the same match, he set the record for the

fastest fifty in Twenty20 Internationals and in all Twenty20 cricket, reaching

50 runs in 12 balls. During the 2011 World Cup, he became the first player to

take a 5-wicket haul and score a 50 in the same World Cup match.

In 2011,

Yuvraj was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left lung and underwent

chemotherapy treatment in Boston and Indianapolis.

In March

2012, he was discharged from the hospital after completing the third and final

cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April.

He made his

international comeback in a Twenty20 match in September against New Zealand

shortly before the 2012 World Twenty20.

In 2012,

Yuvraj was conferred with the Arjuna Award, India’s second highest sporting

award by the Government of India.

In 2014, he

was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour.

Today, as Yuvraj turns 38, His fans never fail to shower and express their love and support for the “sixer king” and took social media platform as a medium to express the same on his

On 10 June 2019, Yuvraj announced his retirement from International cricket. He last represented India in June 2017, against the West Indies.