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Yuvraj Singh gifted Audi Q5 for World Cup performance

"I would like to congratulate Yuvraj on being declared the Man of the Tournament at the World Cup 2011. His performance on the cricket field has made us all proud," said Perschke.

Perschke said that it was cricket which first brought Audi to India as an Audi 100 was gifted to Shastri for his winning performance at the World Cricket Championship in Australia in 1985, where he was declared the Champion of Champions.

On his part, Yuvraj said he was happy to be presented with the swanky car.

"It is after 28 years India brings the World Cup home. It is an honour to be chosen and felicitated by Audi as they continue their tradition," Singh.

Audi, with its four rings on the grille, has had a deep-rooted relationship with cricket over the years.

The memory of the 1985 Indian team's victory lap in the Audi 100 continues to live on in the minds of Indian cricket fans even today.

"My association with the iconic brand Audi began 26 years ago, when I brought home the country's first ever Audi. I am happy to see Audi India take this tradition forward and continue to recognise the achievement of champions in the cricketing field," said Shastri.

He added that Yuvraj, with his versatility, consistency, talent and thirst for excellence, has set new benchmarks in the cricketing world.
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http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/2011CricketWorldCup/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5120819
 
yuvraj made a decent comeback. will he continue his good form when india will tour england?
 
s2k said:
where is Random Aussie?
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I here. And I can't laugh at him anymore. Respect.

Still the Shaun Tait of batsmen though. Dominated a WC which his team won, great ODI stats, a couple of moments in T20 (or a couple of 160kph deliveries).

The main reason I always hacked on the YUVI is that he is immensely talented and should be a long term Test player. But not mentally up to it.

Now it seems he turned a corner, I hope he can make it back in the Test team and prove me more wrong.
 
The main reason I always hacked on the YUVI is that he is immensely talented and should be a long term Test player. But not mentally up to it.
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Agree with this. He probably can't figure out test cricket is an immense battle, a battle of attrition, a battle of scheming minds, where opposition bowlers get good chance to work on your weaknesses and expose them. More often than not, he threw it away seeing slightest of challenge posed by bowlers, case in point being India's tour to Aus in '07-'08.

As for resurrecting his test career, I think its too late now. Far more talented players than him are already waiting for their chance and are ahead of him in the pecking order.
 
Currently stands at 22nd position in list of top run getters in ODIS with just over 8000 runs.

Averaging respectable 37.62 but more importantly out of 21 people ahead of him in the list only 2 are having a better strike rate. Gilchrist and Jayasuriya. He scores at an SR of 88.

Its time people start rating this guy seriously, he has been one of the best ODI batsmen of the decade and at the end of his career will be one of the best ever most probably.
He will be over taking people like Gibbs, Waugh, Haynes, Attapattu, Chanderpaul, Anwar, De Silva, Azharudin, Yousuf, Gilchrist, Lara, Dravid and probably more in future and will be among 5 greatest run scorers on ODIs when he retires or even higher
 
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freelance_cricketer said:
Currently stands at 22nd position in list of top run getters in ODIS with just over 8000 runs.

Averaging respectable 37.62 but more importantly out of 21 people ahead of him in the list only 2 are having a better strike rate. Gilchrist and Jayasuriya. He scores at an SR of 88.

Its time people start rating this guy seriously, he has been one of the best ODI batsmen of the decade and at the end of his career will be one of the best ever most probably
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What is his average outside of the subcontinent pls?

:))
 
Ok i have found another interesting thing.

He already at 13th position in list of most man of the match awards

He has 25 player of the match records. Another point in support of Yuvraj being one of the finest ODI batsmen of our time
 
Yuvraj Singh - Among the finest ODI batsmen of his era?

Age - 29

ODI runs- 8000+ already

Standing among greatest run scorers- 22nd, will possibly get a lot higher in future as half the players ahead are retired already and remaining are about to retire while he has a lot of time left

Strike rate - 3rd best among top 22, only behind Jayasuriya and Gilchrist

MOM awards - 25, 13th in the overall list already. A serious match winner

High points- Engine behind India's two greatest triumphs of the 21st century- The 2007 T20 world cup and 2011 50 over World Cup

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One of the best LOI players, but not batsmen per se. It's his all round ability that makes him so special.
 
yes agree -handy bowler as well

love his hit over mid wicket

he will definitely be a mainstay for India once sachin retires
 
Strange thread. Average 37. Combined average of 26 in Oceania (Australia & NZ). I can think of about 50 players I'd put before him.
 
I can name at least 10 better ODI bats than him at this point of time.

Tendulkar, Viv, Ponting, Ganguly, Gilly, Inzi, Lara, Haynes, Anwar, Gayle etc.

He has come along nicely in ODIs but nowhere near greats of ODIs.
 
^Yes. His averages are awful outside of the subcontinent.

flat track bully hmm. However, he averages 41 in England.
 
The poor average in Australia, RSA and New Zealand is a fair criticism, and it will stay unless he improves that.

But you can't deny his achievements. Most of his runs have come in sub conitnent, true but he has done it on his own and in emphatic style. Its also about making most of what you're good at. He's good at playing in Asia, he makes most of it then. A credit to him and you can't take anything away. Numbers are there
 
I felt the need for this thread because its a given now that in a few years he will at least statisticaly be standing high on these lists among the best.
This from time to time is gonna be discussed whether he is a real fine ODI batsmen like the others.

I haven't made a statement on him. It's a ^^QUESTION^^
It will be best for you all to give your point of view. Throw in the Criticisms
 
freelance_cricketer said:
The poor average in Australia, RSA and New Zealand is a fair criticism, and it will stay unless he improves that.

But you can't deny his achievements. Most of his runs have come in sub conitnent, true but he has done it on his own and in emphatic style. Its also about making most of what you're good at. He's good at playing in Asia, he makes most of it then. A credit to him and you can't take anything away. Numbers are there
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So why is he one of the greatest ODI batsmen ever? Yes the numbers are there, he averages 37.
 
However he's not a FTB, and also not a weak bowler bully. He is just a bully. :P
When in flow he can hit sixes effortlessly, off good bowlers :lee , on good pitches and big grounds. But when in flow.
 
The debate is on.
Very ordinary record in Australia, RSA, NZ but still his demolition during 2007 world T20 only came in RSA.

Averaging 64 in Pakistan playing against the likes of shoaib, asif, gul. Not any lullooo as we call it, does that.
 
I doubt that he'll be remembered as a legend as such by anyone except Indians ... He had a good 06/07/08 but was on the downslide until the WC, which was no surprise given it was in India. Match-winner with the bat? Maybe with the ball occasionally, but no :inzi
 
If he puts in consistent performances withe the bat and ball he can certainly go down as one of the best modern all rounders in cricket.

Expect a slump sometime soon though. :malik
 
Poison said:
So why is he one of the greatest ODI batsmen ever? Yes the numbers are there, he averages 37.
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He's gonna make a strong case Poison. Its just a matter of time. 25 MOMs already, if winning matches is an important criteria, he is up there
 
Poison said:
I doubt that he'll be remembered as a legend as such by anyone except Indians ... He had a good 06/07/08 but was on the downslide until the WC, which was no surprise given it was in India. Match-winner with the bat? Maybe with the ball occasionally, but no :inzi
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I haven't said he is a great or a legend. If i have, mistake.
 
If MOM performances are most important ... (I feel this example may be incorrect because my example is currently the greatest cricket who ever lived) Afridi would be close to the top of the tree with 23 MOM performances.

:afridi
 
Poison said:
If MOM performances are most important ... (I feel this example may be incorrect because my example is currently the greatest cricket who ever lived) Afridi would be close to the top of the tree with 23 MOM performances.

:afridi
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What's your point about Afridi ? 24 MOM in 322 games is not bad for sure.
MOMs definitely give a good indication about the utility and dominance of a player. If you have two players with identical stats, the MOMs can be helpful in concluding the better one
 
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UV is a decent batsmen, 110% matchwinner but!!!!! def not the finest ODI batsmen ever
 
Not one of the finest batsmen exactly, but a match-winner.

There was a time under Greg Chappell that Yuvraj was India's best one-day player, particularly in 2005/06.

Having said that I agree with teh general consensus that batting wise Ganguly, Lara, Tendulkar, Inzamam, Yousuf, Sangakkara, Bevan, Ponting, Kallis etc are each better.

Although 37 is a very, very good one-day average. Few batsmen average above 40, on this forum some people seem to think 40 is an average one-day average when it's very good
 
Desi_Joker said:
Don't worry, his long walk of shame after getting out on a duck will also be on display in the semi-final. :ajmal

Then only will he have delivered the full Yuvraj Singh package.
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Wow how correct was this! :wahab
 
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He could have been. He still may end up as one. But too early to put him among the finest.

When he is good, he is very good but when he is bad, he is terrible. And there is a reasonable mix of both phases in his career. He needs to work out a way to contribute more during his lean phases before he can make that transition from a good to a very good / great player.
 
He is a match-winner and one of the best batsmen plying the trade, currently. But, I don't think he is good enough to be among the world's finest ODI batsmen ever!

In two WCs that India has won, he has shown that he has the ability to be among world's best. But, he just doesn't have the mentality or consistency to actually stay there for a long period.
 
Dr. Schaden Freud said:
He is a match-winner and one of the best batsmen plying the trade, currently. But, I don't think he is good enough to be among the world's finest ODI batsmen ever!

In two WCs that India has won, he has shown that he has the ability to be among world's best. But, he just doesn't have the mentality or consistency to actually stay there for a long period.
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You Sum Up Very Well and Pin Point it....
 
He is a decent bowler, Bully batsman but one thing no one is mentioning is he is a excellent fielder. Undoubtedly one of the best odi package in cricketing history.
 
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cricket_coach said:
He is a decent bowler, Bully batsman but one thing no one is mentioning is he is a excellent fielder. Undoubtedly one of the best odi package in cricketing history.
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Alright, this thread is now moving :ahmed
 
If the title of the thread is a statement, I don't agree with it.

If it is a question, No he is not among the finest ODI batsmen ever.
 
cricket_coach said:
He is a decent bowler, Bully batsman but one thing no one is mentioning is he is a excellent fielder. Undoubtedly one of the best odi package in cricketing history.
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his not even the best of his time forget in history, kallis is better then him as a package...
 
@ Afridi_fan
Apart from Yuvraj, only Mcgrath,Tendulkar,Klusner,Jaysurya,Crowe have been winners to ICC, Man of the series. Allthough you are entitled to opinion , But that doesnt alter the fact. Stats speak for themselves
 
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His averages are awful outside of the subcontinent, not enough to say that he's the 'finest'. & even his overall average is only 37 which isn't great, but not that bad I guess.
 
High impact player, match winner and decent allrounder but is not one of the finest ODI batsmen because of lack of consistency. He may have finally matured and if he continues to perform at the level he did during WC around the globe he still has a chance to retire as one of the greats in ODI...but I am not willing to bet on that happening.
 
Definitely a match winner and a top class middle order batsman. You can count on him to come good when the team really needs it. Just look at the WC for example...those were some fine knocks...top player..got India the WC.
 
His bowling is not good at all. A part timer who was lucky in the world cup.


His batting on the other hand. One of the finest batsmen of the modern ODI game.
 
Mods can you please change the title to - ' one of the finest odi batsmen of his era' instead of 'ever'

Would be better i guess
 
Lets see what he becomes till we reach 2015 cricket world cup !

Would love to bump this up then
 
Yuvraj Singh doesnt do justice to his talent he is way better than people think he is, the talent is abundant, big match player as seen in the WC, my favorite Indian player dhoni & Yuvraj two gems of Indian cricket
 
Probably not yet, but he has the potential. He needs to prove himself at test level though otherwise he'll never be a great in my eyes.

I will however, never forget his 12 ball 50. Amazing.
 
pakistandiehardfan said:
His averages are awful outside of the subcontinent, not enough to say that he's the 'finest'. & even his overall average is only 37 which isn't great, but not that bad I guess.
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:pissed: This is what I'm talking about. 37 is a bloody good average for one-day/limited overs games. Yousuf, Pakistan's statistically best, averages 41 which is only 10 percent higher. Tendulkar averages 44. Inzamam averaged 39.

Anything above 35 is a very good one-day average for a batsman. It irks me when people talk about players like Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik being average one-day batsmen when their averages of about 32-33 are up there with Jayasuriya, Jayawardene, Stephen Fleming, etc.

Having said that I think Yuvraj isn't one of the finest batsmen because of inconsistency but can be if he plays to his potential.
 
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The major advantage India had in this world cup over other teams like Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka was that India had top quality finishers that could come in under high pressure situations with the match on the line and Perform well more often than not. And Yuvraj was the best of them throughout this tournament.
 
1137moiz said:
:pissed: This is what I'm talking about. 37 is a bloody good average for one-day/limited overs games. Yousuf, Pakistan's statistically best, averages 41 which is only 10 percent higher. Tendulkar averages 44. Inzamam averaged 39.

Anything above 35 is a very good one-day average for a batsman. It irks me when people talk about players like Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik being average one-day batsmen when their averages of about 32-33 are up there with Jayasuriya, Jayawardene, Stephen Fleming, etc.

Having said that I think Yuvraj isn't one of the finest batsmen because of inconsistency but can be if he plays to his potential.
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His average is marginally below the people ahead but his strike rate is much better than most of these 70 something SR people which makes him far more dangerous than them :afridi
And adding to this his ability to finish off games, makes a heck of good Batsman



Shayan said:
Probably not yet, but he has the potential. He needs to prove himself at test level though otherwise he'll never be a great in my eyes.

I will however, never forget his 12 ball 50. Amazing.
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ODI great he can still become. Remember Michael Beven !

And there are quite a few test greats who failed in ODIs. Remember Justin Langer!
So its not like you can't be called a great if you only do good in ODIs. You need to have the goods to exceed at anything.

Similarly in 10 years from now, there will be a few ^^T20 GREATS^^
They wont be any lesser, no matter how hard Michael Holding cries
 
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Yuvraj will probably play another 100 odis before retirement - judge him at the end, its too early to do so now.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
Yuvraj will probably play another 100 odis before retirement - judge him at the end, its too early to do so now.
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He will play that many till the 2015 world cup where he will be 33.

After that probabaly 100 more when he will be 37 in 2019 world cup. So possibly 200 more ODI matches and 6-7 k more runs means he will end up with close to 15,000 runs . Sounds good :)
 
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He is probably amongst the top 3 finishers in the world along with Dhoni and Michael Hussey. And unlike them Yuvis really left his mark in the world cup where it matters most. Yuvi bowling and batting stats in world cup matches is unbelievable,
 
SG said:
I can name at least 10 better ODI bats than him at this point of time.

Tendulkar, Viv, Ponting,Ganguly, Gilly, Inzi, Lara, Haynes, Anwar, Gayle etc.

He has come along nicely in ODIs but nowhere near greats of ODIs.
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No, just no.

Inzis batting average isn't much better than Yuvis but the difference in strike rates is massive.

And Inzi averages 20 runs less outside the subcontinent. I think yuvi averages 8 runs or so less outside the subcontinent.They both struggled outside the subcontinet but Inzi was much worse. Yuvi also has a much better record in World cup matches as well. And thats not even counting what he bring the team with his fielding and Bowling. And your forgetting that all those batsman played different roles than Yuvi apart from Inzi maybe.
 
Shayan said:
Probably not yet, but he has the potential. He needs to prove himself at test level though otherwise he'll never be a great in my eyes.

I will however, never forget his 12 ball 50. Amazing.
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According to that logic, Afridi isnt great in your eyes ? Considering he has been equally bad if not worse than Yuvi in Tests.
 
Sara din tukkey aur conspiracy theories yahan udti rehti hain.
bound to get one correct.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Currently stands at 22nd position in list of top run getters in ODIS with just over 8000 runs.

Averaging respectable 37.62 but more importantly out of 21 people ahead of him in the list only 2 are having a better strike rate. Gilchrist and Jayasuriya. He scores at an SR of 88.

Its time people start rating this guy seriously, he has been one of the best ODI batsmen of the decade and at the end of his career will be one of the best ever most probably.
He will be over taking people like Gibbs, Waugh, Haynes, Attapattu, Chanderpaul, Anwar, De Silva, Azharudin, Yousuf, Gilchrist, Lara, Dravid and probably more in future and will be among 5 greatest run scorers on ODIs when he retires or even higher
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Ah no. You cannot compare SR from today's games to previous years, all batsmen score at a greater SR in general.

And most of those batsmen you mentioned are far superior to the YUVI, no offence. One great tournament is all.
 
ace58 said:
No, just no.

Inzis batting average isn't much better than Yuvis but the difference in strike rates is massive.

And Inzi averages 20 runs less outside the subcontinent. I think yuvi averages 8 runs or so less outside the subcontinent.They both struggled outside the subcontinet but Inzi was much worse. Yuvi also has a much better record in World cup matches as well. And thats not even counting what he bring the team with his fielding and Bowling. And your forgetting that all those batsman played different roles than Yuvi apart from Inzi maybe.
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Well, thats my opinion. And I was strictly talking about their batting abilities as the topic of this thread might allude to.

Inzi's finishing abilities were legendary.
 
Whenever its time to talk about finishing in one day cricket,its time to take the name of one man.there is always daylight between him and the rest.

1.michael bevan
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inzamam,hussey,yuvraj blah blah blah

No matter who plays there wont be another guy like bevan,who has the highest average and also played when the bowlers were far more menacing,who had to bat in one of the most difficult positions ,and every time in pressure(And im literally talking almost every time)situations he delivered with his relatively poor technique.
 
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