New Delhi: Crowd-pleasing batsman Yuvraj Singh has told cricket fans it is simply a matter of time before he is back playing again after being diagnosed with a non-malignant lung tumour.
A wave of sympathy swept the country when his mother said in a statement on the weekend that left-hander, who turns 30 next month, if the golf ball-sized tumor. Yuvraj played in New Delhi and Calcutta Test against West Indies this month, but there will be no five-day match series against the same opponent, which begins in Cuttack on Tuesday.
"Overwhelmed with your love and support. I am absolutely fine, just need to get match fitness and training, will be back soon," he said in his account Twitter.
"You need a little more time to recover 100p (in percentage) of fitness. Nothing serious, you need to build stamina lost."
One of the cleanest strikers of the cricket ball, the batsman Yuvraj middle order is not a regular member of the Test side in India, but is an automatic choice in their limited overs team. Yuvraj played an important role in the 2007 India World Twenty20 victory in South Africa and then England fast bowler Stuart Broad six sixes in one over of the matches. He was also named player of the tournament in a successful 50-over India World Cup campaign
native land in February, March and April.
A statement from the mother Shabnam Singh, Yuvraj said, suffered regular bouts of coughing and vomiting during the World Cup this year, but ignored them. Since the problem persists, he finally sought medical advice.
"Scan revealed, Yuvraj had to deal with something really serious. Golf-ball sized lump (was) found in the left lung and the doctors advised us to go into more detailed scan," said the mother. "Everyone who knows, Yuvraj knows that he is a fighter and was very strong and support for families through this difficult period. We are confident that very soon he will be back on the cricket field in the colors of India."
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