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Yuvraj Singh

Six Sixes

A career defined twice over: once by fearless hitting, and once by a comeback that changed how the country talks about cancer.

Player of the Tournament at the 2011 World Cup, diagnosis months later, and a return to the national side in 2012.

Chosen cause

Aarogya Reach

Mobile health camps and nutrition support in rural and semi-urban belts.

Iconic moments

2007
Six sixes in an over
Six balls, six sixes at Durban, and a fifty off twelve deliveries.
2011
Player of the Tournament
362 runs and 15 wickets in the World Cup, while unwell for much of it.
2012
The comeback
Returned to the India side months after finishing cancer treatment.