Yuvraj Singh is an Indian cricketer who played for the Indian national team. He was a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler and is considered one of the greatest limited over cricketers of all time. After overcoming cancer and returning to cricket, he established the YouWeCan foundation to raise awareness about cancer and help patients fight the disease. He also founded the Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence to provide training and opportunities to young cricketers.

1. CONTRIBUTOR PERSONALITY
DEVELOPEMENT
NAME : KUKADIYA DHRUVIT
BRANCH : ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION
ENROLLMENT NO: 110210111045
COLLEGE : GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING
COLLEGE, BHAVNAGAR

2. YUVRAJ SINGH AS A CONTRIBUTOR
PERSONALITY

3. PERSONAL BIODATA
Personal information: Born 12 December
1981 Chandigarh, India
Nickname: Yuvi, UV
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style: Left-handed
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Role: All-rounder
Relations: Yograj Singh (father)

4. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
National side: India
Test debut (cap 247):
16 October 2003 v New Zealand; Last Test5 - December
2012 v England.
ODI debut (cap 134): 3 October 2000 v Kenya; Last ODI11
December 2013 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 15): 13 September 2007 v Scotland; Last
T20I 06 April 2014 v Sri Lanka

6. THE TEST OF MY LIFE: FROM CRICKET TO
CANCER AND BACK
Author Yuvraj Singh
Country India
Language English
Subject Autobiography
Genre Autobiography
Publisher
Random House
India / Ebury
Press
Publication date March 19, 2013
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 216
ISBN 818400298X

7. THE TEST OF MY LIFE
The Test of My Life is an autobiography of
Yuvraj Singh in which he describes the ups and
downs of his career.
It's the story of his toughest days and how he
managed to come out of it.
It’s the story of not just his triumphs but one of
the biggest setbacks and his comeback from a
life-threatening cancer that could have ended
his career.
This book is dedicated by Yuvraj to his mother
Shabnam Singh, who was with him through the
thick and thin and in the worst moments of his
life.

8. THE TEST OF MY LIFE
The Test of My Life is a book of two stories,
one of Yuvraj’s growing up and becoming
one of the most successful cricketers of
Indian cricket, becoming a role model for
millions of people.
In the first story Yuvraj describes his growth
as a cricketer and how he matured as a
cricketer but in the second part it’s about how
he changed and matured as a person, his
growth as an individual.

9. YOU WE CAN
FIGHT AGAINST
CANCER

10. YOU WE CAN
YouWeCan is a foundation established by Indian cricketer
Yuvraj Singh meant to fight Cancer by spreading
awareness about the fatal disease.
During Yuvraj singh treatment for cancer is undergoing,
he experienced the level of pain a cancer patient suffers.
So he immediately founded You We Can, an NGO(non
government organization) to help the cancer patients fight
against cancer.
“I am determined to make a dent in the society and fight
for controlling cancer but cannot achieve my objectives
without your participation and support. I believe, together
You and We CAN. And remember, if Yuvi Can, You Can!!”

12. UV AS A STAR CRICKETER
Yuvraj’s form improved late in 2005 and early in
2006 in the ODI cricket. In three consecutive
series, against South Africa and then against
Pakistan and England, he scored centuries and
was soon among the top ten of the ICC ODI
batting rankings. Although India lost a series
against West Indies, Yuvraj’s performance was
noticed and he was shortlisted by the ICC as
one of four nominees for the International One
Day player of the year award.

14. ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
• After winning numerous of
awards in his cricket career,
Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh
honoured with the Arjuna
Award by the President of India
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at the
Rashtrapati Bhavan on
Wednesday (29th August 2012).
• Arjun Award comes as a
reward for playing a lead role
with bat and ball in India’s
march to the World Cup title in
2011.
• Yuvraj was the only cricketer
among 25 sportspersons to be
honoured with the award this
year.

15. Yuvraj Singh receives a
special award for a world
record of six sixes in an
over in Twenty20 cricket
from an official of Asian
Cricket Council (ACC)
during the first Castrol
Asian Cricket Awards
ceremony in Karachi, June
27, 2008.

16. YUVRAJ SINGH CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

17. YSCE
The Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence is the culmination of
many years of toil and sweat from a passionate, dedicated
cricketer who has become one of India’s cricketing icons.
Cricket has given Yuvraj Singh everything he has today and
with YSCE, Yuvraj is looking to give something back to the
game.
Through YSCE, Yuvraj, in collaboration with sports
management company, Final Score India, hopes to give
young, budding cricketers the platform to follow and realize
their dreams.
Through innovative training techniques, national and
international exposure and focused, individual development,
the Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence provides an
unparalleled opportunity to passionate youngsters to excel
on the cricket pitch.