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Yuvraj Singh
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
Yuvraj Singh is one of India Cricket's most prominent all-rounders of the ODI era, appearing across 426 career matches in Tests, One-Day Internationals, T20 Internationals and the Indian Premier League. His headline numbers read 12,204 runs at a batting average of 33.81 and 160 wickets at an economy of 5.37. In ODIs specifically, across 215 matches, he averaged 41.26 with the bat and took 92 wickets at 5.14 runs per over. His most recent competitive appearances came in the 2019 IPL season with Mumbai Indians, where a 53 off 35 balls against Delhi Capitals was the clearest sign of what he had offered at his best.
Runs
0
Wickets
0
Bat Avg
33.8
Bowl Avg
34.3
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Punjab Kings · All-Rounder
Recent form
Singh's last ten appearances span IPL and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket from 2018 and 2019, with his best return in that stretch a 53 off 35 balls for Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals in March
Strongest format
One-Day International — In 215 ODIs, Singh averaged 41.26 with the bat and took 92 wickets at an economy of 5.14, both figures meaningfully stronger than in any other format.
Career stats overview
33 Test · 215 ODI · 178 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
33 matches
1,534
Runs scored
8
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
215 matches
6,932
Runs scored
92
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
178 matches
3,738
Runs scored
60
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
Over 12,000 career runs across all formats
Across 426 matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and the IPL, Yuvraj Singh accumulated 12,204 runs at a batting average of 33.81. He also took 160 wickets at an economy of 5.37, making him a genuine two-way contributor throughout his career.
ODIs remain his strongest format by distance
In 215 ODI appearances, Singh averaged 41.26 with the bat and took 92 wickets at an economy of 5.14. That combination of volume and efficiency across both disciplines is the clearest measure of where he had the most sustained impact.
Pakistan and England his most productive opponents
Against Pakistan across 45 matches, Singh averaged 46.79 with the bat. Against England in 46 matches, he averaged 45.19 and claimed 23 wickets at an economy of 4.74, making those two fixtures consistently his richest in terms of output.
Chepauk his most fruitful ground by batting average
In 14 matches at Chepauk, Singh averaged 45.18 with the bat and returned an economy of 4.67 with the ball. That combination of batting return and bowling efficiency makes Chennai his most complete ground on record.
T20I bowling average of 18.79 is a standout number
Singh's 24 T20 International wickets came at a bowling average of just 18.79, comfortably his best in any format. His economy of 7.31 in that format reflects the pace of the game rather than any loss of control.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams Yuvraj Singh has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 48
- Runs
- 1,511
- Wickets
- 17
England
- Matches
- 46
- Runs
- 1,943
- Wickets
- 23
Pakistan
- Matches
- 45
- Runs
- 1,778
- Wickets
- 18
Australia
- Matches
- 44
- Runs
- 1,169
- Wickets
- 16
New Zealand
- Matches
- 29
- Runs
- 663
- Wickets
- 17
West Indies
- Matches
- 26
- Runs
- 932
- Wickets
- 4
South Africa
- Matches
- 20
- Runs
- 548
- Wickets
- 12
Mumbai Indians
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 274
- Wickets
- 6
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where Yuvraj Singh has turned out most often.
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
- Matches
- 28
- Runs
- 717
- Wickets
- 9
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Matches
- 24
- Runs
- 752
- Wickets
- 13
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Matches
- 21
- Runs
- 557
- Wickets
- 6
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 447
- Wickets
- 9
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 267
- Wickets
- 9
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Matches
- 15
- Runs
- 412
- Wickets
- 5
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 497
- Wickets
- 8
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 450
- Wickets
- 16
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
Yuvraj Singh's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.