http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 undergoing fitness drills at the NCA – Cricket News Update
Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh has revealed that he is undergoing gruelling training sessions at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore (where his fitness was also assessed by a medical team earlier this year), after setting himself the target of returning
to international cricket in time for the ICC World Twenty20, scheduled to held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 this September.
“Grilling session at nca! Happy to hit a few balls after almost 6 mnths. Strength is ok need to build on cardio!! Target t20 w cup. Let's c,” Yuvraj tweeted on Monday.
The 30-year-old last played for the national side in November 2011, in a Test match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, after which he was diagnosed with a rare germ cell tumour located in between his lungs. Yuvraj received chemotherapy treatment at the Cancer Research
Institute in Boston, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lawrence-c72288 Eisenhower, renowned cancer specialist who also treated Lance Armstrong.
Following his return to India, post-treatment, the all-rounder’s return to international cricket has been a topic which has attracted much debate. Initially, following his return, Yuvraj claimed that he aimed to concentrate on regaining full fitness before
thinking of making a comeback to the sport.
However, recently, at a ceremony held in his honour by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 government, for the purpose of rewarding him for his stellar performance in the Men In Blue’s victory in the ICC World Cup last year, he announced that he aimed to return to the national team
by September this year.
The flamboyant southpaw offered a more specific timeframe in a Twitter interview with the ICC earlier this month, when he revealed that he intended to be back in time for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 are among the favourites for the cup.
Sources close to the cricketer have revealed that his chances of making a comeback look stronger than before, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Robert-Taylor-c50989 scans showed that the scarring tissue around the players’ lungs had almost completely healed. They also revealed that he aimed to ease
back into the sport by playing in domestic pre-season tournaments such as the Buchi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Athumani-Kakonzi-c46628 Trophy and the Moin-Ud Dowla Gold Cup before starting to play first-class cricket.
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