IPL stats: Top records by Yuvraj Singh in IPL history!
Team India's 2007 ICC T20 World Cup and 2011 ICC cricket World Cup winning hero Yuvraj Singh has been one of the hottest properties in the history of the lucrative Indian Premier League since its inception back in 2008. From being the face of the Kings XI Punjab (marquee player) franchise at the inaugural edition to becoming the most expensive auction buy, Yuvraj has ruled over the IPL on and off the field.
He has so far represented five different franchises in the IPL - Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors India, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad. This year though, he will be playing for his sixth IPL franchise - three-time winners Mumbai Indians after being bought at his base price of INR INR 1 crore at the auction. Let us now look at top IPL records that Yuvraj Singh holds in the history of the league!
1) Only player to have taken two hat-tricks in an IPL season
Yuvraj has proved his bowling credentials time and again in the limited overs, providing major breakthroughs at crucial junctures. The man who finished India's victorious 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup campaign with 15 wickets, has 36 IPL wickets to his name at an economy of 7.43 with his best figures being 4/29. Known for his big-hitting abilities, Yuvraj holds a special place when it comes to the IPL hat-tricks. Back in 2009 during the second season of the cash-rich league at South Africa, Singh became the first ever player to take two hat-tricks in the history of IPL.
Yuvraj took both the took both the hat-tricks in the same season (2009) and still holds the record to be the only player to have taken two hat-tricks in a single edition of the IPL. In one of the games against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban during season two, Yuvraj who was playing for Kings XI Punjab dismissed Robin Uthappa, Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher to claim his first IPL hat-trick. He followed it up with another hat-trick against the now-defunct Deccan Chargers at Johannesburg, dismissing Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds and Venugopal Rao thereby claiming his second IPL hat-trick (both in season two). Amith Mishra holds the record for most number of IPL hat-tricks- three.