Team India’s discarded middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh turned 37 on Wednesday. On his big day, the stylish southpaw took a pledge to support the treatment of 25 children suffering from cancer. Yuvraj Singh was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left lung following India’s World Cup triumph in 2011.
On Wednesday, Yuvraj expressed his wish to help the cancer patients and shared a video message on Twitter, saying: “Today, on my birthday, I pledge to support the treatment of 25 children suffering from cancer, through my foundation YouWeCan.”
In a minute-long video, the discarded all-rounder said: “Today is my birthday. Today, I celebrate the precious gift of life after cancer. Today, I thank god for giving me the strength to defeat cancer. Today, there are billions of people in this country who cannot afford the cost of this treatment. It is my mission to address my this gap through my foundation YouWeCan.”
Yuvraj has played more than 400 international matches for India and made 8,701 runs in 304 ODIs with 14 centuries and 52 half-centuries.
