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Former Indian allrounder Yuvraj Singh has expressed his desire to participate in the Big Bash League (BBL). No Indian player has ever featured in Australia's T20 domestic tournament as the BCCI doesn't allow players to participate in the overseas league.  Yuvraj, 38, who retired from international and domestic cricket last year, is now looking for opportunities in the southern hemisphere. Yuvraj's manager Jason Warne has confirmed that he is currently working with Cricket Australia (CA) to find the left-handed batsman a franchise for the 10th edition of the BBL.  Yuvraj, who last played for India in 2017 - has scored 8701 runs in 304 ODIs, he also played 40 Tests and 58 T20Is for the Indian cricket team. The Big Bash League is slated to begin on December 3.

Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is all set to tie the knot with model-turned-actress Hazel Keech in December this year. Yuvraj's mother Shabnam Singh has revealed that the wedding will be before December 12, which is also the 34-year-old’s birthday. The couple, who opted for a low-key engagement in Bali, Indonesia, have been dating for quite some time now. Hazel Keech, who is a model-turned-actress - has acted in the bollywood movies like Billa and Bodyguard. The wedding function will be held in New Delhi followed by the reception.

The Indian cricketers - Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir will have to prove the selectors that they are still capable of playing in the 2015 World Cup. Probably it will be their last chance to prove themselves when Delhi takes on Mumbai in the pre-quarterfinals of Vijay Hazare trophy at Rajkot in-order to get selected for the World Cup, which begins on February 14 in Australia and New Zealand. It is understood If both Sehwag and Gambhir manage to score a decent runs on scoreboard, the possibilities for their return to national team. In Yuvraj’s case - Punjab will have to face Gujarat in Rajkot. Despite had a poor performance in the North Zone qualifiers - all eyes will be on the 32-year-old allrounder and the spinner Harbhajan Singh, who will look to improve on their game in order to earn a ticket to the World Cup. It might be the last opportunity for all these four player to convince the selectors for the World Cup selections....

Doing an endorsements for a brand is always a huge part of any athlete's annual income. Here’s a look at the brand endorsement deals of the top Indian cricketers . 1. Virat Kohli Virat Kohli's endorsement price have been hiked by 40% having brands like PepsiCo, Adidas, TVS Motors, Fastrack, Royal Challenge, Sangam Suitings, Fair and Lovely, Herbalife, Flying Machine, 3C Company, Red Chief Shoes, Boost, Toyota Motors, Celkon Mobiles, Cinthol, Munch and Clear Hair care. 2. MS Dhoni Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the world’s highest-paid cricketers announced by Forbes. Dhoni, 32, will be featuring in a Pepsi ad during the upcoming season of IPL 7. 3. Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir's major endorsements include Reebok, Red Bull and Hero Honda. 4. Virender Sehwag With endorsement deals like Fila, Hero Honda and Royal Challenge, Virender Sehwag fetching $4.1 million annually to his income. 5. Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh has been associated w...

India 's All-rounder Yuvraj Singh and medium-pacer Mohit Sharma both have been included for the World T20 Tournament in Bangladesh. All-rounder Stuart Binny has been added to the squad for his outstanding performance in Irani Cup, while fast Bowler Ishant Sharma has been dropped from the squad The World Twenty20  will be played from March 16 to April 6 in Bangladesh India Squad for World Twenty20 : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Stuart Binny, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron.

India's all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh has made a comeback to Twenty20 and first three ODIs squad for the home series against Australia , starting from 10-October-2013. The 31-year-old, Yuvraj played his last ODI against England in Dharamsala, January 2013. The seam-bowlers Shami and Unadkat have been retained. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the side for the entire home series against Australia. India squad : MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Vinay Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Mohammed Shami and Jaydev Unadkat

After being ruled out for almost a year, Yuvraj singh has been selected for the first two Tests against England, starting from November 15. Harbhajan Singh has also been included in test squad while Suresh Raina was dropped and has been replaced by Vijay. Yuvi played his last Test in Mumbai against the West Indies in November 2011. India Test squad for first two Tests : MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Cheteshwar Pujara, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Harbhajan Singh, M Vijay, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan.

All-rounder Yuvraj singh has named in 30-men preliminary squad for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka starting from september. India preliminary Squad : MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja, Mandeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Naman Ojha, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar Harbhajan Singh, L Balaji.

Yuvraj Singh has gone bald after his treatment in the Cancer Research Institute in Boston, He has posted his exclusive image on Twitter. Yuvraj posted : " Finally the hair has gone ! But #livstrong #yuvstrong " In his tests cricket career, Yuvraj has scored 1775 runs in 37 matches with an average of 34.80. In ODI, He has scored 8051 runs with an average of 37.62 in 274 matches.

Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of cricket for six months due to the treatment of his lung tumour. He would not be available to play the Asia Cup and the IPL season 5 starts on April 4.

Indian all rounder Yuvraj Singh , who is recovering from tumour in his lung, said his aim to return to the one-day international triangular series in next year, February in Australia. Yuvraj Singh, told reporters " I'm getting ready to play again. I am targeting the ODI series in Australia "

The announcement of Indian cricket team for Australia tour in the Next month has been announced on Saturday. Best performance in the test series against West Indies, Off-spinner R Ashwin and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has been selected in the test team. Whereas, Harbhajan Singh and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh both were dropped out for tour of Australia. Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha and Zaheer Khan have been selected in the seventeen-Member test team. Squad : MS Dhoni (Capt. &wk), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha and Zaheer Khan. 10 DEC UPDATE: Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured Praveen Kumar Vinay Kumar replaces injured Varun Aaron

Middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh has been out of the Indian test team in the third and last test against West Indies and replaced by Rohit Sharma . Indian Team : M.S. Dhoni (captain & wicket-keeper), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, V.V.S. Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, R. Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma and Rahul Sharma.

Kolkata, Friday, October 28, 2011 National selectors has been finally excluded off-spinner Harbhajan Singh from Indian test team, Whereas, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh has been included in the test team squad. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, pragyan Ojha and young leg spinner Rahul Sharma has included in the team. However, leg spinner Amit Mishra has been discharged from the test team squad. Virender sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh have been out of his injuries and are included in the team. Selectors gave a new look to fast bowling Department Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron has been in for the test squad in place of Praveen Kumar and S. sreesanth Great performances against the England Ajinkya Rahane reserve a place in the team for opener. Virat Kohli has earned a place in team and replaces Suresh Raina . Indian Test Team : M S Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Rahul Drav...

Yuvraj Singh said that his finger injury is improved rapidly and he will soon return to the national team. When asked about his injury from the Yuvraj, he said "Injury is recovered faster and soon you'll know, when I return to the team." Yuvraj got injured during the test series against England.

Dhoni has been choosen the Captain of ICC ODI Team of Year and the three more Indian players Virender Sehwag , Yuvraj Singh , Zaheer Khan has made their place in ICC ODI Team of the Year. Opener Virender sehwag, World Cup's man of the series Yuvraj Singh and the fast bowler Zaheer Khan has got a place in the ICC ODI team. Dhoni appointed as a team wicketkeeper. ICC Team of the Year : Virender Sehwag, AB de Villiers, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper/captain), Shane Watson, Umar Gul, Dale Steyn, Graeme Swann, Zaheer Khan. Lasith Malinga is the 12th Man

Indian Star Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh were approached to buy a car racing team in the proposed i1 Super Series which begins from December 18. The base price of a team will be USD 5 million . Nine teams, with two-two cars each, will compete in the races that will take place in seven cities of Asia. The CEO of event promoters Machdar Motorsports , M Darshan has today said in a press conference " Cricket and Bollywood stars and a few top industrialists have already shown a keen interest to own the nine Indian city-based franchise teams. Cricketers Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh have been approached. " Great batsman Tendulkar himself is a big fan of formula 1 and recently sachin sold his ferrari to a surat city based businessmam.

India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh will not play third Test due to injury. Batsman Virat Kohli and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has been called in the third Test match. In the absence of Harbhajan, leg-spinner Amit Mishra or Pragyan Ojha might get a chance in the third Test. Indian team management has reported today that it takes 10 to 12 days to recover from Harbhajan's injury. Harbhajan has been battling from poor form at this time. In addition, due to a shoulder injury of Virender Sehwag, who missed the first two Tests. He will play in the third Test. India's hopes now pinned on Virender Sehwag.

Tournament Player of the World Cup 2011, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has said that He is perfectly Fit for the tour to England in next month. Yuvraj said that he is completely confident for the England tour to perform better. He said that the tour will be challenging. Ace batsman Yuvraj Singh made it clear that they can play under any captaincy, whether if its Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir or Suresh Raina. Yuvraj said he is play for the team not for the captain. He said I need to tell everyone that I play for the team, not for captain or not to be captaincy.

New Delhi, Sunday, 12 June 2011 Indian star Cricketer Yuvraj Singh could not be a part of the West Indies tour because of illness, but he will be perfectly fit before the Tour of England starts from 21 July 2011. In Cricket World Cup 2011, Man of the tournament Yuvraj singh physio Dr. Jatin Chaudhry said he had recovered from infection and he started practicing. Chaudhry said that Yuvraj Lung infection has been cured.the patch of Pneumonia was also cured. There is nothing to worry about. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Tennis player Sania Mirza, Golfer Arjun Atwal such a star players has a crucial role in the physio Chaudhry to heal injuries. When asked about Yuvraj being fully fit, he said that it was not possible to send Yuvraj to West Indies tour due to infection, but he will be perfectly fine before the England Tour. Physio said that the Yuvraj is taking Medicines. Just, He has to focus more on food.He said that Yuvraj has started practicing and he is not getting...