Yuvi's no more a catch

Updated on: 09 June,2010 09:32 AM IST |
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For the first time ever, Yuvraj Singh has been dropped from the One Day side for the Asia Cup

For the first time ever, Yuvraj Singh has been dropped from the One Day side for the Asia Cup. It is rumoured that the National selectors want to send a strong message to Yuvi to focus on his game, since he was seen dancing with Hard Kaur at an event a couple of days earlier. Here's some trivia on this cricketing stud:u00a0

>>u00a0Yuvraj Singh is the son of Punjab fast bowler and movie star Yograj Singh.

>>u00a0He first captured the attention of the selectors when he captained Punjab's U-19 cricket team in the final of the Cooch Behar trophy. He scored 358 runs and was selected for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2000.

>>u00a0He soon made it to the Indian cricket team. In 2005, there were reports of Yuvraj's rifts with the team management, especially Greg Chapell, the then coach. But he later praised him.

>>u00a0At the same time, gossip circles were abuzz with stories of his relationship with Kim Sharma. They had an on-off relationship for four years.

>>u00a0In 2007, he had an affair with actress Deepika Padukone but it ended in a few months when the latter began her love story with Ranbir Kapoor. In 2009, Yuvraj was linked to Anusha Dandekar, Jennifer Kotwal and Karishma Kotak. But none of the ladies confirmed having an affair with him.

>>u00a0This year Yuvraj also made cricketing headlines when he hit six sixes in one over in the T20 World Cup. He was the first batsmen to do it in a T20 match.