150 vs England: Cuttack, 2017

Brief Scores: India 381/6 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 150, Dhoni 134; Woakes 4/60) beat England 366/8 in 50 overs (Morgan 102, Roy 82; Ashwin 3/65) by 15 runs

On what would prove to be his final comeback to the national team, Yuvraj blasted a career-best 150 off 127 balls against England at Cuttack in early 2017. The hosts were reduced to 25 for 3 by Chris Woakes, but Yuvraj then shared a stand of 256 with his old partner-in-crime MS Dhoni to steady India's ship. He drove, cut, flicked, and pulled to turn back the clock in a knock of 21 fours and 3 sixes powerfully hit in all corners of the stadium. India ended up posting 381 for 6 with Dhoni also slamming 134, and though the visitors fought hard throughout the chase, captain Eoin Morgan's 102 did not prove to be enough, as England was restricted to 366 for 8.

57* vs Australia: Ahmedabad, 2011

Brief Scores: India 261/5 in 47.4 overs (Yuvraj 57*, Tendulkar 53; D Hussey 1/19) beat Australia 260/6 in 50 overs (Ponting 104, Haddin 53; Yuvraj 2/44) by 5 wickets

In the 2011 World Cup quarter-final at Ahmedabad, Yuvraj continued his glorious form in the tournament that mattered the most. It was a must-win must-win match and Australia had won the last three World Cups - two of them under Ricky Ponting, who led the way in the game with a captain’s knock of 104. Australia put on 260 - a modest score in a knockout game in which Yuvraj shone with the ball too - but had India in trouble at 187 for 5, with only Yuvraj and Suresh Raina remaining as the recognizedrecognized batsmen. Yuvraj was involved in a mix-up with Gautam Gambhir - resulting in the latter's run out - and had the onus to carry his good form. While he started patiently, he picked the right balls to attack, beautifully caressing full, yorker-length deliveries for boundaries. He swept the spinners well and finally hit the winning runs with a four-over mid-off to seal India's place in the semi-final.

138* vs England: Rajkot, 2008

Brief Scores: India 387/5 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 138*, Sehwag 85; Harmison 2/75) beat England 229 in 37.4 overs (Pietersen 63, Bopara 54*; Zaheer 3/26) by 158 runs

On a flat pitch at Rajkot, Yuvraj decimated the England attack by carting them around for 138* off merely 78 deliveries. A troublesome back did not bother him - he batted with a belt around it - as Yuvraj went about utilizing the small boundaries to great effect. His century came up from just 64 balls - then the fastest against England in ODIs - as James Anderson and company were taken for 16 fours and 6 sixes from his bat. Yuvraj treated pace as ruthlessly as spin and dominated a stand of 105 for the fifth wicket with his captain MS Dhoni. Little could the opposition captain Kevin Pietersen do during his onslaught, as Yuvraj's heroics gave India a 1-0 lead in the series, as England was bowled out for 229, with only two notable contributions from their side.

85* vs England: Chennai, 2008

Brief Scores: India 241 (Dhoni 53; Flintoff 3/49, Panesar 3/65) and 387/4 (Tendulkar 103*, Yuvraj 85*; Swann 2/103) beat England 316 (Strauss 123, Prior 53*; Harbhajan 3/96) and 311/9 dec (Strauss 108, Collingwood 108; Zaheer 3/40) by 6 wickets

Yuvraj found a place in India's starting eleven following the retirement of Sourav Ganguly and he wasted no time in showing his abilities in the longer format. Having already hit three Test centuries - all against Pakistan but none in a winning cause - his innings of 85* in a massive chase at Chennai was a pure gem. India hunted down their highest Test run chase in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, and while Sachin Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 103, Yuvraj contributed immensely on the final day pitch. He took a special liking for left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who was attacked fearlessly with repeated shots on the leg side, including a six. Yuvraj and Tendulkar shared 153 runs for the fifth wicket, as India completed the then fourth-highestfourth-highest run chase in Tests in fading light.

107* vs Pakistan: Karachi, 2006

Brief Scores: India 287/2 in 46.5 overs (Yuvraj 107*, Dhoni 77*; Iftikhar Anjum 1/44) beat Pakistan 286/8 in 50 overs (Younis 74*, Yousuf 67; Sreesanth 4/58) by 8 wickets


India had already clinched their second consecutive ODI series in Pakistan but Yuvraj had unfinished business left. India was far away from the required rate in a chase of 287, the score reading 141 for 2 in the thirty-first over. Batting at three, Yuvraj started calmly before exploding in the company of MS Dhoni, his favorite compatriot in the middle-order. He reached 50 off 52 balls, but with 91 to get off 66, Yuvraj started finding boundaries at will. The counter-attack began by hammering a four over the head of Mohammad Asif and continued with equal elegance on either side of the wicket. Courtesy of Yuvraj and Dhoni - who finished on 77* from 56 deliveries - India tanked at least one boundary every over thereon and completed the chase with more than overs remaining. Yuvraj, undefeated on 107 from 93 balls, took home the Man of the Match as well as the Man of the Series awards.

58 vs England: Durban, 2007

Brief Scores: India 218/4 in 20 overs (Sehwag 68, Yuvraj 58; Tremlett 2/45) beat England 200/6 in 20 overs (Solanki 43, Pietersen 39; I Pathan 3/37) by 18 runs

Six sixes by Yuvraj off Stuart Broad in one over: that is all this match is remembered for. In a must-win Super Eight game for India in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, Yuvraj tore apart the England attack in one single over. His score of 14 from 6 balls skyrocketed to 50 off 12 as Broad - who paid the price for an argument between Yuvraj and Andrew Flintoff immediately after the previous over - was deposited into the stands off every ball in the nineteenth over. Never had as many sixes been hit in the same over in a T20 game, as Yuvraj left no part of the stadium untouched in clobbering Broad for thirty-six. India blasted 218 in their allotted 20 overs, and though England themselves touched 200, the target proved to be three sixes too many for them in the end.

70 vs Australia: Durban, 2007

Brief Scores: India 188/5 in 20 overs (Yuvraj 70, Dhoni 36; Johnson 2/31) beat Australia 173/7 in 20 overs (Hayden 62, Symonds 43; Sreesanth 2/12) by 15 runs

Defending champions in ODI cricket having won three back-to-back World Cups, Australia found Yuvraj too hot to handle in the semi-final of the first World T20 in 2007. Just days after showing England his power at the same ground, it was now time for Yuvraj to have to have fun with Australia's bowlers. He announced himself off just his second ball when Stuart Clark's short ball was sent to the square leg fence for six. That started the party, with Yuvraj treating all bowlers with equal disdain. Brett Lee was flicked effortlessly, Andrew Symonds was pulled powerfully, Nathan Bracken was caressed beautifully and Clark was whacked with authority as Yuvraj raced to his fifty from 21 balls. Michael Clarke was not to be left behind either, with Yuvraj sending the ball soaring over mid-wicket for six. His fireworks took India to 188, and despite a rapid third wicket partnership between Matthew Hayden and Symonds, Australia fell short by 15 runs.

139 vs Australia: Sydney, 2004

Brief Scores: Australia 225/8 in 33.5 overs (Gilchrist 95; Ganguly 3/41, I Pathan 3/51) beat India 296/4 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 139, Laxman 106*; Lee 2/46) by 2 wickets [D/L Method]

In a rare dominance against a world-class Australia in 2004, Yuvraj slammed his then-highest ODI score of 139 at the SCG in a tri-series game. India was reduced to 80 for 3, and Yuvraj joined hands with VVS Laxman to repair the early damage. He started sedately - his first 28 runs took 40 balls - and only found the odd boundary in the middle overs; but once he got in, Yuvraj took a liking for the batting-friendly Sydney surface. He began the carnage in the death overs, enjoying pace on the ball to find the fence more regularly against all Australian pacers. Yuvraj motored to a century off 104 deliveries before thrashing Ian Harvey for 20 in the penultimate over. India got to 294 before rain truncated the game to 34 overs a side. Australia were set 225, which they got with a ball and two wickets to spare, though Yuvraj won the Man of the Match award for his innings off 122 deliveries, including 16 fours and 2 sixes.

69 vs England: Lord’s, 2002

Brief Scores: India 326/8 in 49.3 overs (Kaif 87*, Yuvraj 69; Giles 2/47) beat England 325/5 in 50 overs (Hussain 115, Trescothick 109; Zaheer 3/62) by 2 wickets

Two years after his international debut, Yuvraj booked his place in the middle-order for the near future - most importantly the 2003 World Cup a year later - when a memorable innings of 69 took India out of jail and straight to the tri-series title at Lord's. In pursuit of 326, India was off to a blazing start thanks to captain Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag adding 106 in less than fifteen overs. But 106 without loss soon became 146 for 5 with the middle-order falling apart. However, a young Yuvraj and Mohammad Kaif - perhaps the most underrated of batsmen in the line-up - had not given up yet. They brought back India's momentum by punishing the bowlers each time they erred and daring to take the aerial route fearlessly. Yuvraj hit 9 fours and a six off 63 balls, as Kaif completed the chase in the final over, reaching 87* in the process.

84 vs Australia: Nairobi, 2000

Brief Scores: India 265/9 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 84; S Lee 2/31, B Lee 2/39) beat Australia 245 in 46.4 overs (Ponting 46; Zaheer 2/40, Prasad 2/43) by 20 runs

Yuvraj was fresh from winning the Under-19 World Cup - the first for India - and in his first innings at the international stage, he let the world know of his talent from the word go. While the entire top seven threw away starts, Yuvraj capitalized on it to stitch 64 for the fifth wicket with Robin Singh. A confident knock of 84 came from 80 balls against world champions Australia, who boasted of Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie - among others - in the quarter-final of the ICC KnockOut (later renamed as the Champions Trophy) at Nairobi. Yuvraj’s innings included 12 fours; and when India fielded, the teenager showed early glimpses of his athletic fielding when he ran out Michael Bevan for 42, also being adjudged as the Man of the Match.

Brief Scores: India 381/6 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 150, Dhoni 134; Woakes 4/60) beat England 366/8 in 50 overs (Morgan 102, Roy 82; Ashwin 3/65) by 15 runs

On what would prove to be his final comeback to the national team, Yuvraj blasted a career-best 150 off 127 balls against England at Cuttack in early 2017. The hosts were reduced to 25 for 3 by Chris Woakes, but Yuvraj then shared a stand of 256 with his old partner-in-crime MS Dhoni to steady India's ship. He drove, cut, flicked, and pulled to turn back the clock in a knock of 21 fours and 3 sixes powerfully hit in all corners of the stadium. India ended up posting 381 for 6 with Dhoni also slamming 134, and though the visitors fought hard throughout the chase, captain Eoin Morgan's 102 did not prove to be enough, as England was restricted to 366 for 8.

57* vs Australia: Ahmedabad, 2011

Brief Scores: India 261/5 in 47.4 overs (Yuvraj 57*, Tendulkar 53; D Hussey 1/19) beat Australia 260/6 in 50 overs (Ponting 104, Haddin 53; Yuvraj 2/44) by 5 wickets

In the 2011 World Cup quarter-final at Ahmedabad, Yuvraj continued his glorious form in the tournament that mattered the most. It was a must-win match and Australia had won the last three World Cups - two of them under Ricky Ponting, who led the way in the game with a captain’s knock of 104. Australia put on 260 - a modest score in a knockout game in which Yuvraj shone with the ball too - but had India in trouble at 187 for 5, with only Yuvraj and Suresh Raina remaining as the recognized batsmen. Yuvraj was involved in a mix-up with Gautam Gambhir - resulting in the latter's run out - and had the onus to carry his good form. While he started patiently, he picked the right balls to attack, beautifully caressing full, yorker-length deliveries for boundaries. He swept the spinners well and finally hit the winning runs with a four-over mid-off to seal India's place in the semi-final.

138* vs England: Rajkot, 2008

Brief Scores: India 387/5 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 138*, Sehwag 85; Harmison 2/75) beat England 229 in 37.4 overs (Pietersen 63, Bopara 54*; Zaheer 3/26) by 158 runs

On a flat pitch at Rajkot, Yuvraj decimated the England attack by carting them around for 138* off merely 78 deliveries. A troublesome back did not bother him - he batted with a belt around it - as Yuvraj went about utilizing the small boundaries to great effect. His century came up from just 64 balls - then the fastest against England in ODIs - as James Anderson and company were taken for 16 fours and 6 sixes from his bat. Yuvraj treated pace as ruthlessly as spin and dominated a stand of 105 for the fifth wicket with his captain MS Dhoni. Little could the opposition captain Kevin Pietersen do during his onslaught, as Yuvraj's heroics gave India a 1-0 lead in the series, as England was bowled out for 229, with only two notable contributions from their side.

85* vs England: Chennai, 2008

Brief Scores: India 241 (Dhoni 53; Flintoff 3/49, Panesar 3/65) and 387/4 (Tendulkar 103*, Yuvraj 85*; Swann 2/103) beat England 316 (Strauss 123, Prior 53*; Harbhajan 3/96) and 311/9 dec (Strauss 108, Collingwood 108; Zaheer 3/40) by 6 wickets

Yuvraj found a place in India's starting eleven following the retirement of Sourav Ganguly and he wasted no time in showing his abilities in the longer format. Having already hit three Test centuries - all against Pakistan but none in a winning cause - his innings of 85* in a massive chase at Chennai was a pure gem. India hunted down their highest Test run chase in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, and while Sachin Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 103, Yuvraj contributed immensely on the final day pitch. He took a special liking for left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who was attacked fearlessly with repeated shots on the leg side, including a six. Yuvraj and Tendulkar shared 153 runs for the fifth wicket, as India completed the then fourth-highest run chase in Tests in fading light.

107* vs Pakistan: Karachi, 2006

Brief Scores: India 287/2 in 46.5 overs (Yuvraj 107*, Dhoni 77*; Iftikhar Anjum 1/44) beat Pakistan 286/8 in 50 overs (Younis 74*, Yousuf 67; Sreesanth 4/58) by 8 wickets


India had already clinched their second consecutive ODI series in Pakistan but Yuvraj had unfinished business left. India was far away from the required rate in a chase of 287, the score reading 141 for 2 in the thirty-first over. Batting at three, Yuvraj started calmly before exploding in the company of MS Dhoni, his favorite compatriot in the middle-order. He reached 50 off 52 balls, but with 91 to get off 66, Yuvraj started finding boundaries at will. The counter-attack began by hammering a four over the head of Mohammad Asif and continued with equal elegance on either side of the wicket. Courtesy of Yuvraj and Dhoni - who finished on 77* from 56 deliveries - India tanked at least one boundary every over thereon and completed the chase with more than overs remaining. Yuvraj, undefeated on 107 from 93 balls, took home the Man of the Match as well as the Man of the Series awards.

58 vs England: Durban, 2007

Brief Scores: India 218/4 in 20 overs (Sehwag 68, Yuvraj 58; Tremlett 2/45) beat England 200/6 in 20 overs (Solanki 43, Pietersen 39; I Pathan 3/37) by 18 runs

Six sixes by Yuvraj off Stuart Broad in one over: that is all this match is remembered for. In a must-win Super Eight game for India in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, Yuvraj tore apart the England attack in one single over. His score of 14 from 6 balls skyrocketed to 50 off 12 as Broad - who paid the price for an argument between Yuvraj and Andrew Flintoff immediately after the previous over - was deposited into the stands off every ball in the nineteenth over. Never had as many sixes been hit in the same over in a T20 game, as Yuvraj left no part of the stadium untouched in clobbering Broad for thirty-six. India blasted 218 in their allotted 20 overs, and though England themselves touched 200, the target proved to be three sixes too many for them in the end.

70 vs Australia: Durban, 2007

Brief Scores: India 188/5 in 20 overs (Yuvraj 70, Dhoni 36; Johnson 2/31) beat Australia 173/7 in 20 overs (Hayden 62, Symonds 43; Sreesanth 2/12) by 15 runs

Defending champions in ODI cricket having won three back-to-back World Cups, Australia found Yuvraj too hot to handle in the semi-final of the first World T20 in 2007. Just days after showing England his power at the same ground, it was now time for Yuvraj to have fun with Australia's bowlers. He announced himself off just his second ball when Stuart Clark's short ball was sent to the square leg fence for six. That started the party, with Yuvraj treating all bowlers with equal disdain. Brett Lee was flicked effortlessly, Andrew Symonds was pulled powerfully, Nathan Bracken was caressed beautifully and Clark was whacked with authority as Yuvraj raced to his fifty from 21 balls. Michael Clarke was not to be left behind either, with Yuvraj sending the ball soaring over mid-wicket for six. His fireworks took India to 188, and despite a rapid third-wicket partnership between Matthew Hayden and Symonds, Australia fell short by 15 runs.

139 vs Australia: Sydney, 2004

Brief Scores: Australia 225/8 in 33.5 overs (Gilchrist 95; Ganguly 3/41, I Pathan 3/51) beat India 296/4 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 139, Laxman 106*; Lee 2/46) by 2 wickets [D/L Method]

In a rare dominance against a world-class Australia in 2004, Yuvraj slammed his then-highest ODI score of 139 at the SCG in a tri-series game. India was reduced to 80 for 3, and Yuvraj joined hands with VVS Laxman to repair the early damage. He started sedately - his first 28 runs took 40 balls - and only found the odd boundary in the middle overs; but once he got in, Yuvraj took a liking for the batting-friendly Sydney surface. He began the carnage in the death overs, enjoying pace on the ball to find the fence more regularly against all Australian pacers. Yuvraj motored to a century off 104 deliveries before thrashing Ian Harvey for 20 in the penultimate over. India got to 294 before rain truncated the game to 34 overs a side. Australia were set 225, which they got with a ball and two wickets to spare, though Yuvraj won the Man of the Match award for his innings off 122 deliveries, including 16 fours and 2 sixes.

69 vs England: Lord’s, 2002

Brief Scores: India 326/8 in 49.3 overs (Kaif 87*, Yuvraj 69; Giles 2/47) beat England 325/5 in 50 overs (Hussain 115, Trescothick 109; Zaheer 3/62) by 2 wickets

Two years after his international debut, Yuvraj booked his place in the middle-order for the near future - most importantly the 2003 World Cup a year later - when a memorable innings of 69 took India out of jail and straight to the tri-series title at Lord's. In pursuit of 326, India was off to a blazing start thanks to captain Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag adding 106 in less than fifteen overs. But 106 without loss soon became 146 for 5 with the middle-order falling apart. However, a young Yuvraj and Mohammad Kaif - perhaps the most underrated of batsmen in the line-up - had not given up yet. They brought back India's momentum by punishing the bowlers each time they erred and daring to take the aerial route fearlessly. Yuvraj hit 9 fours and a six off 63 balls, as Kaif completed the chase in the final over, reaching 87* in the process.

84 vs Australia: Nairobi, 2000

Brief Scores: India 265/9 in 50 overs (Yuvraj 84; S Lee 2/31, B Lee 2/39) beat Australia 245 in 46.4 overs (Ponting 46; Zaheer 2/40, Prasad 2/43) by 20 runs

Yuvraj was fresh from winning the Under-19 World Cup - the first for India - and in his first innings at the international stage, he let the world know of his talent from the word go. While the entire top seven threw away starts, Yuvraj capitalized on it to stitch 64 for the fifth wicket with Robin Singh. A confident knock of 84 came from 80 balls against world champions Australia, who boasted of Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, and Jason Gillespie - among others - in the quarter-final of the ICC KnockOut (later renamed the Champions Trophy) at Nairobi. Yuvraj’s innings included 12 fours; and when India fielded, the teenager showed early glimpses of his athletic fielding when he ran out Michael Bevan for 42, also being adjudged as the Man of the Match.