Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh and his wife Hazel Keech became parents for the second time. The couple announced the birth of a baby girl on Friday (August 25) and shared a post on Instagram sharing the news with all his fans and followers. The left-handed cricketer revealed the name of the newborn baby to be "Aura". The 41-year-old captioned the picture: "Sleepless nights have become a lot more joyful as we welcome our little princess Aura and complete our family ❤️."
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While Yuvraj is best remembered for his invaluable contribution to Indian cricket as he played a pivotal role in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup victories for Team India. Meanwhile, his wife Hazel Keech is a model and actress and is known for her work in the Salman Khan-starrer Bodyguard. The couple had welcomed their first child in January 2022, welcoming a baby boy whom they had named Orion.
It was on the occasion of Father's Day that Yuvi had disclosed the name of his son. "Welcome to the world 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵. Mummy and Daddy love their little “puttar”. Your eyes twinkle with every smile just as your name is written amongst the stars," he had written.
The former Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab) captain represented India in all the three Test matches, playing 40 Test matches, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is. He made 1900, 8701 and 1177 runs in the three formats respectively also picking 9, 111 and 28 wickets. It was his all-round performance in the 2011 World Cup that helped India lift the World Cup after 28 years and Yuvi fittingly was adjudged the Player of the Tournament. Yuvraj announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in June 2019.