B'day Special; Rare Photos of Yuvraaj Singh

• On 6th April 2006, he received the man of the match award against England for scoring 48 runs and taking 2 wickets

• On 28th November 2005, Yuvi was named man of the series against South Africa in Mumbai

Yuvraj, a key component of India's one-day squad, said on Friday that the team management will draw up a plan for the game against West Indies only after the team reassembled in Ahmadabad after the break. The eight-day Diwali break for Indian cricketers will help them to be in a better frame of mind when they take on a rejuvenated West Indies in a crucial Champions Trophy match on October 26, says Yuvraj Singh. "The break will help the players unwind by celebrating Diwali with families before getting together for the important assignment against the Caribbeans," Yuvraj said.

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Yuvraj has had a recent (late 2005 to early 2006) run of good form in the ODI format of the game. He was named as the man of the series in three consecutive series, against South Africa (joint with Irfan Pathan), and then against Pakistan and England, in which he scored three centuries and four half-centuries in fifteen matches, which propelled him into the top ten of the ICC ODI batting rankings.

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