Yuvraj Singh, India’s 2011 World Cup hero, calls it a day – see pics

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Yuvraj Singh retires: India's 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Sindh announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. The 37-year-old scored 362 runs and picked 15 wickets in the tournament and was adjudged the Player of the Series. Yuvraj Singh has represented India in 304 one-day internationals and has 8701 runs to his name. He has also played 40 Tests, scoring 1900 runs. The attacking left-hander listed the the 2011 World Cup triumph, being man of the match in the event's final, getting six sixes in an over against England in the same tournament and his first Test hundred, against Pakistan in Lahore in 2004, as the three most special moments of his career.

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Yuvraj Singh retires: Eight years after he prevented cancer from dictating his life choices, a tearful Yuvraj Singh on Monday brought the curtains down on a roller-coaster international career. (AP Photo)

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Cricketer Yuvraj Singh with his mother Shabnam and wife Hazel Keech at the event 'In Conversation With Yuvraj Singh' in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

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Yuvraj was also part of the Indian team that lifted the maiden T20 World Cup in 2007. Yuvraj was every bowlers’ nightmare in that tournament where he also hit six sixes in an over. Yuvraj achieved the rare feat against English pacer Stuart Broad. (Reuters File)

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Indian Cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni before leaving for the Sahar Airport from Hyatt hotel in Andheri on Friday for the ICC T20 World Cup in England in 2009. (Photo: Indian Express)

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Yuvraj Singh was also a sensational fielder and has taken 94 catches in ODIs and 31 in Test matches. (Photo: Indian Express)

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Yuvraj Singh rated Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as his favourite captains. On being asked about the toughest bowlers he faces in his career, Yuvraj picked Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and Australian pace great Glenn McGrath. (Photo: Indian Express)

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Yuvraj Singh retires: Current Team India skipper Virat Kohli posted a congratulatory message on Twitter. Kohli said, "Congratulations on a wonderful career playing for the country paji. You gave us so many memories and victories and I wish you the best for life and everything ahead. Absolute champion." (Photo: Twitter)