10 International Cricketers Who Battled Infirmities

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10 international cricketers who battled infirmities and continued their careers

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#1 Yuvraj Singh (Cancer)

 

Months after images of India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh going down on his knees and letting out a gladiatorial roar after scoring the winning runs against Australia in the 2011 World Cup hit the headlines, national newspapers and prominent media houses were shocked to learn that the 2011 World Cup Player of the Tournament was down with cancer.

Although the doctors had assured him of cure, the initial impact had stumped the southpaw from Punjab. As he later recounted in his autobiography: “That day I cried like a baby. When no one could see me or hear me. Not because I feared what cancer would do but because I didn't want the disease. I wanted my life to be normal, which it could no longer be.”

After undergoing a grueling chemotherapy programme in the USA, Yuvraj returned to international cricket after several months and staged a heroic comeback against New Zealand in a T20 match in 2012. He remained in the playing eleven for about a year before running out of favour with the selectors owing to poor form.

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