A decorated international career came to an end on 10 June 2019 when Yuvraj Singh announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket and from the Indian Premier League.
In an interaction with the media on Monday, Yuvraj announced he was pulling the curtains down on his international career, and was looking to play in T20 leagues around the world.
There were several highs in Yuvraj Singh's glittering 19-year old career. Here's highlighting a few of the highs:
Yuvraj Singh was a part of the Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup in January 2000.
A little over eight months after winning the Under-19 World Cup, Yuvraj was fast-tracked to the Indian ODI team. When he made his India debut in the ICC Champions Trophy in October 2000, Yuvraj Singh was only 18 years and 296 days old; he was - and still holds the record - for being the youngest Indian to play in an ICC event.
Yuvraj didn't get to bat in his debut match against Kenya, but in his first opportunity to contribute with the bat, he made an instant mark scoring a breezy and attractive 84 from 80 balls against Australia in the quarter-final of the competition.
Courtesy that knock, Yuvraj still holds the record for being the youngest Indian batsman to score a half-century in ICC events.
Yuvraj Singh's love with ICC events would continue throughout his career.
In 2007, he established two records and made headlines in the ICC World T20. He became the only batsmen in T20 Internationals - and only the second batsman in the history of international cricket - to strike six sixes in an over.
In that same knock against England in the World T20 in 2007, Yuvraj also set the record for the fastest 50 in all T20 cricket. He got to his half-century off just 12 balls - a mark that has been equalled on two occasions thereafter, but is yet to be bettered.
Fast forward three and a half years, and Yuvraj Singh made a huge contribution to India’s World Cup win in 2011.
Yuvraj, despite battling illness, contributed with the bat, with the ball and in the field. He would become the only player in World Cup history to score more than 300 runs and take 15 wickets in a single edition of the World Cup.
Not surprisingly, Yuvraj Singh was named Player of the Tournament in World Cup 2011.
Overall, Yuvraj Singh finished his career with good numbers in ICC events - particularly at the World Cup. He averaged a middling 33.92 in his ODI career, but his average in the World Cup read an astonishing 52.71.
The instant recall for Yuvraj Singh is the left-hander's ability to hit sixes effortlessly. It is therefore not surprising to find that he is India's second-highest six-hitter in T20 Internationals.
Even in ODIs, Yuvraj Singh is among the top five of India's leading six-hitters.
Among the many other things Yuvraj Singh did on the field, he revived lost causes, pulled off stunning catches and effected unbelievable run outs, and even became the only bowler to take two hat-tricks in an IPL season!
Simply given the ability he possessed, one can certainly say Yuvraj Singh's is an unfulfilled career.
But then, he encountered several testing times along the journey, fought the elements and got the better of them. He achieved what he did, and he gave Indian cricket fans plenty of joy.
Thanks for the memories, Champion.
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