Senior BCCI official and IPL governing council chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said the BCCI is satisfied with the improvement shown by Yuvraj Singh and is hopeful of his availability during the upcoming World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka.
India discard Yuvraj Singh scored an unbeaten 204 as Rest of India set Mumbai an improbable target of 782 runs for victory on the penultimate day of the Irani Trophy in Jaipur on Monday. Mumbai were at 79 for no loss, after opener Sushant Marathe retired hurt after injuring his finger, when stumps were drawn on the fourth day at the Sawai Mansingh stadium.
Recuperating from a "non-malignant tumour" in his left lung, flamboyant Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh said he is "absolutely fine" and would be returning to cricket very soon.
Sachin Tendulkar benefited from an excellent series against South Africa and moved to No 21 in the LG ICC batting rankings.
Rookie paceman Ishant Sharma has been drafted in to the final twelve for the second Test against Bangladesh.
The mere mention of 'six sixes' rankles England captain Stuart Broad, who was at the receiving end when Yuvraj Singh accomplished the feat in the 2007 World Twenty20, but the pacer was sporting enough to "welcome" the Indian batsman back after recovery from cancer.
While Kapil is an academy member of the Laureus World Sports Awards along with Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh, Yuvraj has been invited in role of an ambassador.
Yuvraj Singh hit an unbeaten half-century after he took five wickets with the ball to script India's five wicket victory over Ireland in Bangalore, on Sunday.
Reader Kapil Thakur spotted India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh in Chandigarh.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday admitted that they will miss the service of left-hand batsman Yuvraj Singh in the forthcoming Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and hopes the southpaw would return to the national side soon.
Yuvraj Singh, who has been sidelined due to injury since November, will make a comeback in the third ODI against West Indies on Saturday.
The middle-order batsman said he had recovered from the knee injury he sustained during the Champions Trophy.
After senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar turned down their offer, English county club Middlesex are now trying to sign his explosive team mate Yuvraj Singh for the domestic Twenty20 Cup later this year.
Key batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, both nursing injuries, are doubtful starters for the first Test against South Africa, India coach Gary Kirsten said in Mirpur on Tuesday.
There was good news for India ahead of the World T20 semi-final against South Africa as in-form Yuvraj Singh batted for a long time during the team's net session in Fatullah on Thursday, giving the coach and captain a chance to assess how his injured ankle was shaping.
Dravid is in the running for the Captain of the Year honour while Yuvraj is in contention for the ODI Player of the Year award.
Senior Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday welcomed team-mate Yuvraj Singh on his return to the country and wished him a speedy recovery following his treatment for a rare germ cell cancer in the United States.
After enacting one of the great escapes in Test cricket in Cardiff, Monty Panesar said he had been working on his batting which paid off but did not bat like Indian swashbuckler Yuvraj Singh in England's drawn Ashes opener.
The left-hander had to undergo an MRI scan for a swelling in his leg on the eve of the fourth ODI against England.
Kanitkar feels playing in the U-19 World Cup provides the players with an insight into the senior level.
More experienced he might be, but Yuvraj Singh could still be forced to make way for an in-form Suresh Raina when India decide their playing XI for the opening cricket Test against England starting July 21 at the Lord's.
Yuvraj Singh breezed his way to a 56-ball 84 and gave the national selectors another timely reminder of his worth, even as Abhishek Nayar slammed a 39-ball 75, to take India Blue to the final of the NKP Salve Challenger Series with a 11-run win over India Red in Indore on Friday.
A beaming father Chandrapal, said that the son told his mom that he was confident of stopping the legendary MSD on his tracks.
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.
Australian stand-in captain George Bailey has expressed his concern over Indian 'comeback star' Yuvraj Singh ahead of the limited-overs series.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued to top the one-day batsmen chart with his deputy Yuvraj Singh occupying the second position in the the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings released on Wednesday.
Yuvraj Singh returned to form to help India heap more misery on Australia, steam-rollering them by 73 runs in a lop-sided Group Two match at the World Twenty20 on Sunday.
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for germ cell cancer in the United States, said nobody but he himself was to blame for the delay in his treatment and insisted he will return a stronger person.
Senior India batter KL Rahul is unlikely to feature in the fifth and final Test against England in Dharamsala as he continues to feel sore in his right quadriceps.
Delighted to see Yuvraj Singh regain his silken touch, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the stylish left-hand batsman deserves a comeback into the national team.
Disappointed at missing out of the Champions Trophy for the second consecutive time, India vice-captain Yuvraj Singh said it was his sheer bad luck that he sustained a finger injury at such a crucial time.
High on confidence after their comprehensive win in the opening match, India 'A' would look to seal the three-match unofficial ODI series against West Indies 'A' in the second game at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, on Tuesday.
Team India's middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh does not forsee the demise of 50-over cricket, though he feels that the rising profile of Twenty20 has overshadowed other formats.
Rajneesh Gupta brings all Yuvraj Singh's numbers from different formats of cricket.
The fastest man on earth Usain Bolt is all set to make his date with India on Tuesday as he features in a friendly cricket match with India's star players Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan.
Two players, who were bought for big money at the Indian Premier League auction, are struggling to justify the huge amount spent on them for the eighth edition of the hugely popular Twenty20 tournament.
