I am absolutely fine, will be back soon: Yuvraj Singh

New Delhi, Nov 27: 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.

The 29-year-old left-handed batsman withdrew from the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies after revealing that he is being treated for a tumour in his left lung.

After his mother Shabnam Singh made the revelation in a formal statement on Saturday, Yuvraj tweeted that he would be returning sooner rather than later.

"Overwhelmed with ur love n support. I am absolutely fine, just need to get match fitness and training will be back soon," he tweeted.

Yuvraj has been troubled by health issues since the World Cup, which India won, and has played just one Test match in England after that.

"Reports and scans then showed us that Yuvraj was dealing with something really serious. A golf-ball size lump was found over his left lung and doctors advised us to go in for more detailed scans."

"The initial reports suggested that Yuvraj had what in medical terms, is called a abnormal tumour called lymphoma over his left lung. The danger was, we were told, that it could be malignant," Shabnam had stated.

"When he returned from England, detailed scanning, and biopsy reports indicated that the tumour is non-malignant and non-threatening and can be treated through proper medication and therapy. In medical terms, Yuvraj is now in a much better state and on his way to a full recovery," Yuvraj's mother Shabnam said in a statement.

Shabnam further said Yuvraj did not want to rush his return to the side and that's why he informed BCCI about his unavailability for the West Indies series.

"Now his entire focus is to re-gain his full fitness. He is already preparing himself to play the one-day series in Australia. He doesn't want to rush things, he wants to be hundred percent fit before resuming his cricket for India."

Sehwag to lead, Dhoni & Yuvaraj rested for first two ODIs

Mumbai, Nov 25: Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be rested for the first two ODIs against West Indies beginning on Tuesday, November 29. Dashing opener, Virender Sehwag has been chosen to lead the Indian squad against the West Indies in the five match ODI series.

Yuvraj Singh was also left out, which means he hasn't played an ODI for India since his Player of the the Tournament performance in the World Cup. The first two ODIs will be played in Cuttack and Vishakapatnam respectively.

India tour of Australia 2011 Schedule(4 Tests & 2 T20I's

India tour of Australia 2011 will begin on Monday, December 26, 2011 in Australia as per cricket schedule announced. India vs Australia 2012 is an international bilateral series to be organized by Australia. India tour of Australia 2011 will consist of 4 Test and 2 Twenty20 matches to be hosted by Australia in Dec 2011-Feb 2012.

The India tour of Australia 2011 bilateral series is a part of Future Cricket Tour Programs (FTP) prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC). Australia will host this bilateral series, beginning on December 26, 2011. In India tour of Australia 2011 bilateral series, first Test match would be between Australia - India on Dec 26, 2011 at 10:30 local time to be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
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Date and Time	Match Details and Series
Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30 10:30 local | 23:30 GMT	1st Test - Australia vs India Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Tue Jan 3 - Sat Jan 7 10:30 local | 23:30 GMT	2nd Test - Australia vs India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17 10:30 local | 02:30 GMT	3rd Test - Australia vs India W.A.C.A., Perth
Tue Jan 24 - Sat Jan 28 10:30 local | 00:00 GMT	4th Test - Australia vs India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Wed Feb 1 19:35 local | 08:35 GMT	1st T20 - Australia vs India ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Fri Feb 3 19:35 local | 08:35 GMT	2nd T20 - Australia vs India Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Yuvi, Ishant, Kohli promoted to Grade A by BCCI

KOLKATA: Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh returned to the top tier of BCCI’s contracted cricketers, while Ishant Sharma and Virat Kohli were also promoted to Grade A in the new list announced on Saturday.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan retained their places in Grade A, which now has 12 players instead of nine.

Superb & Best Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar

Matthew Hayden:
"I have seen GOD, he Bats at No.4 For India in Tests"

Brian Lara:
* "Sachin is Genius. I'm mere Mortal.
* I want my son to Bat like Sachin.

Andy Flower:
"There are two kind of batsmen in the World. One Sachin Tendulkar and Two, Rest all others.


Navjoth Singh Sidhu
"India me aap Prime Minister ko ek Baar Katghare me khada kar sakte hain..Par Sachin
Tendulkar par Ungli nahi utha Sakte " (In India,you can dock the Prime minister once,but you cannot raise finger on Sachin Tendulkar") (while Ball Tampering Case on Sachin)




Anil Kumble
"I am fortunate that I've to bowl at him only in the nets!"


Mark Taylor
"We did not lose to a team called India...we lost to a man called Sachin" -Mark Taylor, during the test match in Chennai (1997)

Andrew Symonds
"To Sachin, the man we all want to be"
What Symonds wrote on an aussie t-shirt he autographed specially for Sachin.

M. L. Jaisimha:
"The more I see of him the more confused I'm getting to which is his best knock."

Hashim Amla:
"Nothing bad can happen to us if we're on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it."
Hashim Amla, the South African batsman, reassures himself as he boards a flight

Wasim Akram:
"Tuzhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai? (Do u know,whose catch have u dropped) " Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq when the latter dropped Sachin's catch.

Waqar Younis
"He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also."

Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir put India's chase on track in the third ODI against England at Mohali 
England 298/4 v India 300/5 (49.2/50 ov)
India won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)