Yuvraj Singh met 17 cancer survivor children with the youngest of them being just eight years old in Mohali. They had an opportunity to see Kings XI Punjab face Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match at Mohali, but also a chance to spend some time with Indian cricketer and himself a cancer survivor, Yuvraj Singh.
Yuvraj Singh gave some vital tips to 17 young kids, who fought their own battles against the dreaded disease, during an interaction. “I always wanted to watch Yuvraj bat in the stadium and it was a dream come true for me today. Although my favourite cricketer is Suresh Raina, as a cancer survivor and cricketer, Yuvraj sir has always inspired me. I was diagnosed with cancer when I was one-and-a-half-years-old and it was fourth stage cancer. After undergoing treatment which also included chemotherapy and medication, I recovered in 2012,’’ said eight-year-old Delhi resident Vedant Vidhani, who is a student of Salwan Public School, Delhi.
Yuvraj, who hit 24-ball 42 runs to guide his IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad to a seven-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab, interacted with a group of children, many of them are aged 7 or 8 years, at the PCA stadium last night. When a young kid asked Yuvraj if he will again hit those six sixes, the 34-year-old who hails from Chandigarh, said, “You pray, I will hit six sixes again.”
The left-handed batsman, however, said he doesn’t know how he hit those six sixes. “Many years have passed since then.” Yuvraj’s six sixes in an over remain one of the most cherished moments in Indian cricket, and this came off England’s Stuart Broad in a Twenty20 World Cup match in 2007 in South Africa.