Editing Yuvraj Singh (section)

===2007 World Twenty20 and vice-captaincy===
Yuvraj was the vice-captain of the Indian squad at the [[2007 World Twenty20|inaugural ICC World Twenty20]] in South Africa. In India's Super 8 match against England at Durban, he hit [[Boundary (cricket)#Six sixes in an over|six sixes]] in an over off [[Stuart Broad]]. In the process, he reached the fastest fifty ever in a [[Twenty20]] game (involving test playing nations), off just 12 balls, which was also the fastest in any form of international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305877.html |title=Twenty20 matches-Fastest fifties |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284095.html |title=One-Day Internationals-Fastest fifties |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284096.html |title=Test matches-Fastest fifties |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2010}}</ref> This was the fourth time that six sixes had been hit in one over in senior cricket, the first time in Twenty20 cricket, and the first time in any form of international cricket against a bowler from a Test playing nation. He finished his innings with 58 runs off 16 balls and won the man of the match.

Yuvraj missed the next game against South Africa due to a minor injury<ref>{{cite web |date=20 September 2007 |title=Yuvraj and I will be fit for semi-final - Dhoni |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/yuvraj-and-i-will-be-fit-for-semi-final-dhoni-311898 |access-date=6 July 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> but recovered before the semifinal against Australia. In the semifinal, he top-scored with 70 off 30 balls and also hit the longest six of the tournament ({{convert|119|m}}) off the bowling of [[Brett Lee]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iclinfo.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/indias-yuvraj-singh-smashes-the-longest-six-of-twenty20-world-cup-flicks-australias-brett-lee-for-a-119m-hit-at-durban/|title= India's Yuvraj Singh Smashes The Longest Six Of Twenty20 World Cup – Flicks Australia's Brett Lee For A 119m Hit At Durban|access-date=23 September 2007|date= 23 September 2007}}</ref> The knock later was named the Best Twenty20 Batting Performance of 2007 by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards/content/story/333325.html|title=The winners: Twenty20|date=30 January 2008|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> India won the match as Yuvraj was awarded another Man of the Match Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC World Twenty20, 2nd Semi Final: Australia v India at Durban, Sep 22, 2007|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287878.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> He was dismissed for 14 in the final against Pakistan but India went on to win by 5 runs and win the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup Tournament. All players of the victorious Indian team were given a cash reward of {{INR}}80 lakh by the BCCI while Yuvraj was rewarded with an additional {{INR}}1 crore as well as a [[Porsche 911]] by the BCCI vice-president [[Lalit Modi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Players get Rs 80 lakh each; Yuvi gets Porsche, RP Mercedes|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-players-get-rs-80-lakh-each-yuvi-gets-porsche-rp-mercedes-1123653|publisher=DNA India|access-date=6 July 2016|date=26 September 2007}}</ref> He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo for the 2007 T20I World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/312486.html|title=The chosen ones|date=25 September 2007|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

[[File:Yuvraj Singh batting.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Yuvraj during batting practice in February 2008]]
In September 2007, [[MS Dhoni]] and Yuvraj were named ODI captain and vice-captain respectively, following the resignation of [[Rahul Dravid]]. Yuvraj scored 121 at Hyderabad, albeit in a losing cause, in the third of the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2007|seven ODIs against Australia]], but accumulated only 71 in the other six matches of the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Australia in India ODI Series, 2007/08 / Most runs|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3250;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> He enjoyed a return to form in India's [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 2007–08|home ODI series against Pakistan]] in November 2007. He scored four half-centuries in five matches, averaging 68,<ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Pakistan in India ODI Series, 2007/08 / Most runs|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3253;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> and was named player of the series as India won the series 3–2. He was also fined for showing dissent in the final match in Jaipur. Although Yuvraj was included in Indian squad for the subsequent Test series against Pakistan, Test captain [[Anil Kumble]] said that Yuvraj "will have to wait a little bit more to become a regular member in the Test squad."<ref>{{cite web |date=21 November 2007 |title='Yuvraj will have to wait his turn' - Kumble |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/yuvraj-will-have-to-wait-his-turn-kumble-321422 |access-date=8 July 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He did not feature in the playing eleven in the first two matches, but was picked in the third Test at Bangalore to replace an injured [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. Batting first, India was 61/4 before Yuvraj and [[Sourav Ganguly]]<ref>{{cite news |title=As Captain, Ganguly Supported Me More Than Dhoni or Kohli: Yuvraj Singh |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/as-captain-ganguly-supported-me-more-than-dhoni-or-kohli-yuvraj-singh-2559435.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |work=News18 |date=1 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> shared a 300-run fifth-wicket partnership, and Yuvraj recorded his highest Test score of 169 off 203 balls,<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan tour of India, 3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007|work=Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/297808.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> while Ganguly went on to score 239 which was also his highest score in tests.

For his performances in 2007, he was named in the World ODI XI by ESPNcricinfo.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2007/content/story/328571.html|title=Mainly Aussie|date=3 January 2008|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He was also named in the World T20I XI by ESPNcricinfo.<ref name="auto"/>

Yuvraj had a poor Test series against Australia in Indian tour to that country in 2007/08. After his poor showing in the first two Tests, he was dropped for the remainder of the series.
In November 2008, he hit 138 not out from 78 balls against England at Rajkot, taking 64 balls to reach his century which at the time was the second fastest by an Indian in ODIs after [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]'s century in 1988 against New Zealand came off 62 balls. 
After reaching 50 from 42 balls, he added an additional 88 runs in the next 36 balls. He did so despite straining his back, which necessitated the use of [[Gautam Gambhir]] as a runner. This was followed by a score of 118 off 122 balls and bowling figures of 4/28, with all of his wickets being specialist batsmen, in the next match in Indore, earning him two consecutive man of the match awards. Yuvraj scored 85 not out and put on an unbroken partnership of 163 with [[Sachin Tendulkar]] to defeat England in the First Test at Chennai in December 2008. It was the fourth highest successful run chase in history and the highest in India. Yuvraj scored a quick, unbeaten 54 in the second innings of the Napier Test against New Zealand to help India save the game after following on. India preserved their series lead and went on to win the series 1–0.

For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2008/content/story/385077.html|title=Raucous and freakish|date=3 January 2009|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

For his performances in 2009, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/427665.html|title=Johnson and Gambhir scoop top awards|date=1 October 2009|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Yuvraj was dropped from the Asia Cup following the team's return from the World Twenty20 in West Indies. A drop in form, disciplinary issues and fitness were talked of as the reasons for his exclusion, but he made a return for the series against Sri Lanka. With [[Suresh Raina]] scoring a century on Test debut and [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] making a compelling case for higher honours with consistent first-class performances, Yuvraj was dropped from the Test squad for the two-match series against Australia.

[[File:Yuvraj against New zealand.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Yuvraj batting against New Zealand in 2010]]