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==Early years and personal life== Yuvraj Singh was born in a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Jat Sikh]] family to [[Yograj Singh]], a former Indian cricketer, and Shabnam Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Avinash |date=3 August 2017 |title=Jat quota stir: Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh appeal agitators to shun violence |url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/jat-quota-stir-virender-sehwag-yuvraj-singh-appeal-agitators-005154.html |access-date=14 April 2024 |website=MyKhel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/188217-my-son-has-come-back-as-a-winner-says-yuvraj-singhs-father |title=My son has come back as a winner, says Yuvraj Singh's father |publisher=NDTV.com |date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626064524/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/188217-my-son-has-come-back-as-a-winner-says-yuvraj-singhs-father|archive-date=26 June 2012|access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dani |first1=Bipin |title=Yuvraj Singh's father not pleased with Hazel Keech's reported name change |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/141216/yuvraj-singhs-father-not-pleased-with-hazel-keechs-reported-name-change.html |access-date=9 March 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=14 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref> [[Tennis]] and [[roller skating]] were Yuvraj's favourite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both. He had also won the National Under-14 Roller Skating Championship. His father threw away the medal and told him to forget skating and concentrate on cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Yuvraj-Singh-Inside-out/articleshow/7930584.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106001226/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-10/top-stories/29403147_1_yuvi-local-train-cricket|url-status=live|archive-date=6 November 2011|title=Yuvraj Singh: Inside out |date=10 April 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 April 2011}}</ref> He would take Yuvraj to training every day. Singh studied at the DAV Public School in [[Chandigarh]]. He completed his graduate degree in commerce from [[DAV College, Chandigarh|DAV College]], [[Panjab University]], [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031016/cth1.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> He also did two short roles as a[[child actor|child star]] in ''Mehndi Sagna Di and Putt Sardara''. On 12 November 2015, Singh got engaged to British actress [[Hazel Keech]] and married her on 30 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/Yuvraj-Singh-and-Hazel-Keech-exchange-wedding-vows/article16732191.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech exchange wedding vows|date=30 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> The couple had their first child, a boy named Orion, on 25 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Yuvraj Singh, wife Hazel Keech blessed with baby boy |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/yuvraj-singh-wife-hazel-blessed-with-baby-boy-7741687/ |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 January 2022}}</ref> Their second child, a girl named Aura, was born on 25 August 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaubey |first1=Pranita |title=World, Meet Yuvraj Singh And Hazel Keech's "Little Princess" Aura |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yuvraj-singh-and-hazel-keech-blessed-with-baby-girl-aura-4331335 |access-date=1 October 2023 |work=NDTV |date=26 August 2023}}</ref>
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