Yuvi diagnosed with 'lung cancer'

01 / 22

Just a few weeks after winning the World Cup, its man of the tournament - Yuvraj Singh - was diagnosed with 'Lung Tumour'. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

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02 / 22

"After all the excitement and the celebrations, we went for medical advice when the problem persisted," she revealed. "To our horror, we found a golf-ball sized lump over his left lung," she said. (BCCL/Pradip Dutta)

03 / 22

The entire family was incredulous, to begin with. "We were devastated. We just couldn't accept it. He has had bouts of cough for a long time; but we were told it was common allergy... to dust and pollution." (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

04 / 22

Yuvraj Singh, a known fighter, was indignant though. "I didn't believe the reports," he said. "I felt fine, and deep inside, I felt good too," he said, almost embarrassed to go into the painful details.(Pic: Viral Bhayani)

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05 / 22

For over three months or so, as he went for one scan after another, and one test after another, he all but looked death in the eye every day. He had a smile on his face, though, and the faith instilled by his guruji, in his heart. (BCCL)

06 / 22

"We were all worried. But he would only keep telling us one thing. 'I am a brave boy. I will come out of this,'" his mother said. (Pic: Viral Bhayani) (BCCL)

07 / 22

Finally, in October, his self-belief triumphed: the third biopsy confirmed that the tumour was benign. "Until then, we believed it was malignant, that it could be life-threatening," Shabnam said. (BCCL)

08 / 22

Yuvraj himself had gone into a shell. "He became quieter and endured everything in the privacy of his home; he made sure nobody got to know about it," his mother revealed. He, however, never gave up hope or, indeed, on life. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

09 / 22

He skipped the tour to West Indies, citing lung infection; he underwent rigorous treatment and, at the same time, gingerly resumed his practice. After all, he still had a raging, old dream: cement his place in the Test squad. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

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10 / 22

Indeed, only his closest friends in the Indian team were aware of his condition or mental state. He scored a gritty 62 in the second Test; but sadly, he broke his finger and had to cut short his tour. It has been the story of his Test career.(Pic: Viral Bhayani)

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