[forwards4all] Cricketers Who Beat Cancer

 

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Cricketers Who Beat Cancer
India's Yuvraj Singh, hero of the 2011 World Cup win, was diagnosed with a rare germ cell cancer in 2011. After initial doubts about the nature of his illness, Yuvraj travelled to the United States for his treatment. After some challenging bouts of chemotherapy during which he wondered if he'll live, let alone play again, Yuvraj made a full comeback to the Indian squad during the World Twenty20 this year. In September 1991, South African batsman Dave Callaghan was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was detected early. Callaghan had to miss the 1992 World Cup as a result. After treatment, he played his comeback ODI in December 1994, scoring an unbeaten 169 (a South African record) and then taking 3-32 against New Zealand. Unfortunately, he would play only 11 more ODIs. In 2011, he celebrated 20 years of surviving cancer. He uses his celebrity status to spread cancer awareness. Around 2000, Indian all-rounder Jai Prakash Yadav,"JP" to everyone, found that he had a tumour above his heart. He underwent three cycles of chemo, lost 15 kilos, and was advised to not play cricket even if the tumour didn't recur. But the strong-willed JP started playing for Madhya Pradesh within a month of his third chemo cycle. He recovered fully to become a prolific player for Railways, scoring over 7,000 First Class runs and nearly 300 wickets. He made his India debut in 2002 and played 12 ODIs. He continues to play for Railways. England great Geoff Boycott was diagnosed for throat cancer in 2002. He had four cancerous tumours close to his voice box. He underwent 35 sessions of radiotherapy to wipe out the tumours, a horrifically painful process. After a break from professional commentary, Boycott is back behind the mic. It wasn't easy Ashley Noffke, who played for Australia three times in 2007-08, accidentally discovered he had skin cancer when he sough medical treatment for an injured hip. What looked like a harmless mole turned out to be Grade Three melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer. He had immediate surgery, recovered. In 2010, he retired from First Class cricket. He is now Western Australia's bowling coach.
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