Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has completed the second cycle of chemotherapy, continuing his recovery from a rare germ cell cancer in Boston.
Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Krunal Pandya is a big fan of swashbuckling cricketer Yuvraj Singh and idolises the Punjab all-rounder who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad this IPL season.
The 37-year-old all-rounder would seek release from the Board of Control for Cricket in India to play in other, lower profile, Twenty20 leagues.
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh have been ruled out of the remainder of the England Test series because of injuries. Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha have been named replacements.
A call on him playing the match will be taken after he undergoes a fitness test on Wednesday.
Yuvraj Singh will miss his second straight game in the ongoing Indian Premier League. His Pune Warriors' teammate Ross Taylor confired that the injured all-rounder will not be part of the playing eleven against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Haryana will meet the winners of the second semi-final between Rajasthan and Karnataka to be played in Rajkot on Thursday.
A veterans' cricket match involving India and Pakistan in the World Championship of Legends in London on Sunday has been cancelled after Indian players, including Shikhar Dhawan, refused to be a part of it citing the Pahalgam terror attack in April.
Yuvraj Singh failed to make it for Punjab's Ranji Trophy match against Bengal on Saturday after being laid low with a stomach ailment. The left-hander was rushed to play the match in Siliguri after being left out of the team for the second Test against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens.
The big-hitting former batter also lauded Rohit for dropping himself from the Sydney Test, saying it was a selfless act.
Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday questioned India batting coach Vikram Rathour's ability to guide Indian cricketers in the T20 format. Yuvraj, who had retired from international cricket last year, also took a veiled dig at India chief coach Ravi Shastri.
Star batsman Yuvraj Singh, who played a key role in India's World Cup win, said leading new IPL entrants Pune Warriors is big responsibility but he is excited to take up the challenge.
BCCI orthopaedic consultant Dr Anant Joshi said a functional assessment test will be conducted after a month to determine the actual progress.
Fierce on-field rivals, India's Yuvraj Singh and England batsman Kevin Pietersen have taken their battle to the virtual world with the duo engaging in an online banter in a social networking site.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Thursday, threw his weight behind out-of-form team-mate Yuvraj Singh and said the middle-order batsman needs support as he is going through a difficult phase of his career.
Indian team manager Lalchand Rajput said both players' fitness would be assessed on Saturday before the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against Australia.
Star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said he has been batting with more freedom after making a successful return to the Indian ODI team earlier this year.
Stating that all plans against players like Virender Sehwag could simply flop if they get going, Pune Warriors skipper Yuvraj Singh on Saturday hoped that the Delhi Daredevil have an off day when the two teams clash against each other in Mumabai on Sunday.
Gary Kirsten, who led the Indian cricket team to their second ODI World Cup glory, turned 53 on Monday.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen is impressed by the likes of Yuvraj Singh and feels players like him are taking Twenty20 cricket to the next level.
Indian batting star Yuvraj Singh reckons that India have a good chance to beat Australia in the quarter-finals as the defending champions are not the same intimidating force due to retirements of some key players.
India's dislike for the controversial Umpire Decision Referral System (UDRS) was never a secret and Yuvraj Singh is the latest player from the side to put question the technology.
Yuvraj Singh has recovered from the chest infection that laid him low after the cricket World Cup and is gearing for next month's England tour. The middle-order batsman, who was ruled out of India's ongoing West Indies tour because of the infection, said he is available for selection for the full tour of England, beginning July 15.
Tendulkar's words of appreciation for Yuvraj once again brought to the fore the cherished friendship that they share.
The left-hander looked a little gingerly fielding at his regular backward point but carved out a careful 62.
India beat South Africa by six wickets in a rain-truncated 31-overs-a-side third and final ODI and clinched the series 2-1.
Balram Singh met Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh in Sydney.
Reader Bhagya Vasudev sent us these pictures from Wellington.
His fight against cancer might have kept him away from cricket for close to 10 months, but it was a vintage Yuvraj Singh who was on display in his comeback match against New Zealand, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said.
Mentor Yuvraj Singh was very happy when I got out for duck, he must be proud now: Abhishek Sharma
It would've been my best innings had we won, said Yuvraj Singh of his valiant knock of 93 in the second ODI
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The duo, donning the Spring Summer Collection 2006 of Reebok, posed for the shutterbugs along with a host of models.
Axed from the One-Day International squad due to lack of fitness and form, Yuvraj Singh is likely to make a Test comeback when the selectors meet in Chennai on Saturday to pick the Indian team for the three-match series in Sri Lanka.
World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who survived a rare germ cell cancer, will lead the list of awardees at Sports Illustrated India's third annual Sportsperson of the Year awards, to be held in Gurgaon on May 4.
Out of form Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh conceded he is short on confidence and is not at the peak of his fitness.
Rishabh Pant has often been criticised for not putting a price on his wicket. But Suresh Raina said that the wicket-keeper is as dominant as Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag.
Whether in cricket or business, Kohli continues to play the long game.
