Yuvraj Singh turns 40, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir join in to wish the legend

Wishes poured in as India’s former star
all-rounder Yuvraj Singh turned 40 on Sunday. Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir,
Shubman Gill, Suresh Raina among others took to Twitter to extend their
birthday greetings to Yuvraj, who played important roles in India’s T20 World
Cup win in 2007 and World Cup triumph at home in 2011.

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Legendary Sachin Tendulkar shared a
photograph with Yuvraj on Twitter and recollected the time he spent with the
latter “on and off the field”.

“Happy birthday Yuvi! Have spent some
of my most memorable moments with you on and off the field. Look forward to
many such moments…. Wish you a great day and year ahead soooperstar!!”
tweeted Tendulkar.

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Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir
wished Yuvraj a “long and healthy life”. “You make everything look easy
Prince be it on the field or of it! May God bless u with a long & healthy
life,” tweeted Gambhir, who was Yuvraj’s teammate in the 2007 T20 World Cup as
well as in the 2011 World Cup.

Thanking Yuvraj for his
“guidance”, youngster Shubman Gill wrote, “A fantastic cricketer
and a wonderful human being. Thank you for all your guidance @YUVSTRONG12 paaji
and I wish you a very happy birthday.”

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“Wish you a very Happy Birthday Yuvi
Pa @YUVSTRONG12. May God bless you with loads of success, happiness & good
health Hugging face. See you soon,” wrote former teammate Suresh Raina.

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What is Yuvraj Singh called a legend of
Indian cricket?

The southpaw has gifted Indian cricket fans
some of the most remarkable moments. His six sixes off Stuart Broad in the 2007
T20 World Cup in Durban was an example of his sheer ability to fire with the
bat. In the 2011 World Cup, he shone both with the bat and all. He scored 362
runs and took 15 wickets in the tournament. He was adjudged Man of the
Tournament for his stellar performances. He was later included in ICC’s Team of
the Tournament, and even in the year’s ODI XI.

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In fact, Yuvraj was the first cricketer to
score 300 plus runs and take 15 or more wickets in a single edition of the
50-overs World Cup. His 2 for 44 against Australia, which was followed by an
unbeaten 57 runs innings, was a key contribution to India’s title heist.

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After the World Cup, Yuvraj Singh was
diagnosed with lung cancer. He eventually recovered from the disease and made a
return to the team next year, but he could never play with the same grandeur.

The Chandigarh-born cricketer represented
India in 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is. He is among the only three Indians
(other being Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly) to score more than 5,000 runs
(8,704 runs) and take 100-plus wickets (111) in ODIs.