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
at the weekend that the left-hander, who turns 30 next month, had a
golf ball-sized tumour. Yuvraj played in the Delhi and Kolkata tests against West Indies this
month but will be missing for the five-match one-day series against the
same opponents that starts 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 on his
Twitter account."Need some more time to regain 100p (percent) fitness. Nothing serious, need to build up the lost stamina."One of the cleanest strikers of a cricket ball, middle-order batsman
Yuvraj is not a regular member of India's test side but is an automatic
choice in their limited-over teams.Yuvraj was instrumental in India's 2007 World Twenty20 victory in South
Africa and hit England fast bowler Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over
in one of the matches.He was also named player of the tournament in India's successful 50-over
World Cup campaign on home soil in February, March and April.The statement from his mother Shabnam Singh said Yuvraj suffered regular
bouts of coughing and vomiting during this year's World Cup but ignored
them.As the problem persisted he finally sought medical advice."Scans showed Yuvraj was dealing with something really serious. A
golf-ball sized lump (was) found over his left lung and doctors advised
us to go in for more detailed scans," his mother said."Everyone who knows Yuvraj knows he is a fighter and has been very
strong and a pillar for the family through this trying period. We are
sure that very soon he will be back on the cricket field in India
colours.
