Yuvraj Singh stats: A middle-order matchwinner, and England's ODI scourge
He had his periods of inconsistency, but from 2005 to 2011, Yuvraj Singh was one of the best ODI batsmen in the world

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So overall, Yuvraj averaged 29.26 before 2005 and after 2011, and in that seven-year period in between his average soared to nearly 43.
Period | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | MoM |
Jan 2005 to Dec 2011 | 154 | 5453 | 42.93 | 87.95 | 11/ 32 | 18 |
Before 2005 & after 2011 | 124 | 3248 | 29.26 | 87.21 | 3/ 20 | 9 |
Overall, Yuvraj won an MoM award once every nine games during his best seven years, and once every 16 games before and after that period. He also won seven Man-of-the-Series awards in his career, the second-highest among all India players after Sachin Tendulkar, who won 14.
Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 100s |
Yuvraj Singh | 36 | 1523 | 50.76 | 101.6 | 4 |
MS Dhoni | 43 | 1504 | 45.57 | 87.08 | 1 |
SR Tendulkar | 37 | 1455 | 44.09 | 89.2 | 2 |
SK Raina | 32 | 1207 | 41.62 | 92.06 | 1 |
V Kohli | 29 | 1112 | 44.48 | 89.74 | 3 |
R Dravid | 29 | 1012 | 38.92 | 77.48 | 0 |
V Sehwag | 27 | 1008 | 37.33 | 102.33 | 1 |
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats