Yuvraj Singh has been battling a non-malignant tumour on his lung, in addition to his on-field injuries

Yuvraj Singh , the India allrounder, had asked the BCCI not to consider him for selection for the ODI series against West Indies because he has been recovering from what his family has called an "illness that threatened his career," caused by an"abnormal tumour" on his lung.
According to a statement released by his mother, Shabnam Singh, Yuvraj had been troubled by bouts ofcoughing and vomitting during the 2011 World Cup but had ignored the problem during the tournament,"assuming it was due to stress."
When the problem persisted after the World Cup, Yuvraj sought medical advice and tests revealed "a golf-ball sized" growth on his left lung, the statement said. Initial reports had suggested that Yuvraj"had what in medical terms is called an abnormal tumor called lymphoma. The danger was, we were told, that it could be malignant."
Early medical treatment and therapyled to Yuvraj feeling better than he did during the World Cup and he"was eager to resume his India duties." However, after returning from the tour of England due to a finger injury sustained during the Nottingham Test, Yuvraj went through several rounds of tests, scans and a recent biopsy in order to ascertain the exact nature of the tumour. "Further reports have indicated that the tumour is non-malignant and non-threatening and can be treated through proper medication and therapy. In medical terms, Yuvraj is now in a much better state and on his way to a full recovery."
Yuvraj had informed the BCCI president N Srinivasan of the findings and wanted to regain his fitness. It was why he had "sought some more time ... and asked not to be considered for selection in the one-dayers versus West Indies."
In the statement Yuvraj's mother said he "did not want to rush things,wants to be 100% fit before resuming his cricket for India and has started working hard on both his fitness and his cricket. He is already preparing himself to play theone-day series in Australia."
Yuvraj was not included in the Test squad for the tour of Australia.

Really ???

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viresh mathad wrote:Really ???

YUP..ITS TRUE

only bad thing is tht it will greatly reduce his lung capacity n wont be able to sustain the similar workload as before...

@Baptu

What kind of problem he will face while playing ????

THIS IS VERY BAD 4 YUVI...MISNG HIM A LOT.

wat i read is tht he is havin a lymphoma but dont knw the exact region of the lung..so usually thr is smthg known as total lung capacity which is abt 6 litres in total....any condition in the lung tend to effect this TLC....even thr is one another term called forced expiratory value or FEV...which is equally important all these factors cm into effect once he will recover...all this values will come down a bit once he fully recovers...but he needs good physiotherapy nw once the lymphoma is cured ...but rite nw this is just bookish knowledge frm my side...dont knw the exact condition of his at present as its not written anywhr ....

sad news for yuvi fans