No one will believe it: Syed Talat Hussain

The government was supposed to indicate its seriousness with regard to the Balochistan issue. But getting Rehman Malik, the interior minister, to announce the so called amnesty for the “naraz” Baloch is hardly the way to show seriousness. His credibility is not even feather-weight. In Balochistan is the butt of cruel political jokes, and symbolises all that is wrong with the center’s approach to this national crisis. He is flippant in his formulations and never backs up his statements with any action. In fact there are good reasons to believe that his statements are really his own inventions and reflect no real policy decision at any level. It is difficult to see his Amnesty offer becoming the bait that the insurgents would take. The olive branch policy looks nothing more than the ploy to pass time now that this has been announced by Mr Malik. It would have carried some semblance of sobriety and official empathy if the prime minister himself had bothered to un-veil the peace package. But he chose to stay in the background and instead allowed Mr Malik to become the face of the effort. This tardy and tactless. In Balochistan’s brittle environment symbolism is the key to finding the way forward. And Rehman Malik can never be the right symbol for anything serious and thoughtful.

Courtesy: Saach Media

Kohli masterclass keeps India alive

Virat Kohli smacked unbeaten 86-ball 133 and added a quick-fire 120-run stand with Suresh Raina (40*) to help India thrash Sri Lanka by seven wickets and gain crucial bonus point to keep themselves alive in the tri-series. Chasing a mammoth 321-run target, Kohli completed his 9th ODI ton and snitched two crucial stands with Gautam Gambhir (63) and Raina to help India chased down the target in 36.4 overs.

India now will qualify for the finals if Australia beat Sri Lanka in the last league match of the tri-series on Friday.

Kohli smashed two sixes and 16 boundaries in his blitzkrieg knock whereas Raina hit a six and three fours in his 24-ball innings.
Kohli raced to his hundred in just 76 balls, hitting 10 boundaries and a six.
India lost Gambhir after he added 115 runs for the third wicket with Kohli as they kept India’s chances of earning bonus point alive at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Gambhir played sensibly before he was run-out trying to snatch risky second run, he hit four boundaries in his 64 balls knock.
Gambhir smashed four boundaries in his 31st ODI fifty that came 47 balls while Kohli reached to his 21st ODI fifty in 44 balls that included three fours and a six.
Gambhir and Kohli also completed unbeaten 100 runs stand for the third wicket which was the first hundred runs stand for India in the tri-series. The pair raced to their century stand in just 89 balls.
After losing Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in quick succession, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli took India past 100 runs in 11.1 overs.
Sachin, who was going well towards his first fifty of the series, was caught in plumb of the wicket from Lasith Maliga’s Yorker. Master blaster played handy knock of 39 runs, hitting five fours in his 30 balls stay at the crease.
Sehwag also made quick-fire 30 runs in 16 balls before went back to the pavilion. Farveez Maharoof removed the dangerous Sehwag, who smacked five boundaries and huge six in his cameo.
India got off to blistering chase with Sehwag and Sachin putting 54 runs in just 38 deliveries for the first wicket.
Earlier, India’s hopes of winning their last ODI with a bonus point of the tri-series suffered a big blow as Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka post a mammoth 321 runs target.
Dilshan remained unbeaten on 160 which is exactly half the score of what Sri Lanka piled against India in the 11th ODI of the tri-series.
Sangakkara was sent back to the pavilion by Praveen Kumar just after scoring his 13th ODI ton. Sanga’s brisk knock of 105 came in just 87 deliveries that included eight fours and two sixes.
Sangakkara and Dilshan also stitched a record 200 runs second wicket stand at Bellerive Oval, bettering the previous best 145 between greats West Indian Desmond Haynes and Jeff Dujon in 1988.
Flamboyant Dilshan stood firm to reach his 11th ODI ton to add the India’s worry to stay in the race for the tri-series finals.
Sangakkara slammed quick-fire fifty in just 55 balls, smacking three boundaries and a six in his 39th ODI fifty and first of the series.
Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan played a steady knock to take Sri Lanka past 100 runs against the beleaguered Indians.
Dilshan reached to his 27th ODI half-century in 68 balls, smashing five boundaries in his second knock of more than fifty in the series.

Recovering Yuvraj posts bald picture on Twitter

Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the U.S. has posted his latest picture.
Undergoing chemotherapy for a malignant lung tumour, Yuvraj Singh has gone bald and the Indian cricketer has posted his latest picture showing the after-effects of the treatment on Twitter.

 “Finally the hair has gone! But #livstrong #yuvstrong,” Yuvraj posted alongside a link to a picture of him without hair on the site.

 The 30-year-old left-hander has been in the U.S. since last month and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the Cancer Research Institute in Boston.

 “I will fight and come back as a stronger man cause I have the prayers of my nation! Thank you to the media for their support and respecting my privacy,” Yuvraj had written earlier.

 “and of course everyday I look forward to come back and wear my india jersey my india cap and represent my country again jai hind,” he had stated.

 Giving a glimpse into his routine there, Yuvraj today tweeted “20 minutes cycle in the gym felt good after a while!”

 “Amuls new ad is very cute I must say!” he added referring to a new print ad by the dairy product company, which goes with the tagline ‘Yu and Vi will fight it out together’

Aqib Javed resigned and joining UAE Team

Pakistani bowling coach Aqib Javed resigned,

It is speculated that this decision came when he received an offer to join the UAE team as coach.

PCB is left stranded when it comes to bowling coaches, first after loosing Waqar Yunus and now Aqib Javed leaving the side PCB is now on the look-out for a new bowling coach for team Pakistan.

Pakistan has produced the game’s best fast and spin bowling attack since the very beginning. Bowling assets like Shoaib Akhtar and Waseem Akram have previously claimed to be on-call when ever the national side needs them.

The BPL T20 complete Schedule

BPl T20 The Fixture 

The BPL T20 tournaments’s Schedulae have been accounced today. The match will be held at Dhaka and Chittagong. The first match will be 0n 10th Februarry and final match of BPl T20 will held on 29th February.

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

10 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners VS Sylhet Royals (2 PM – 5 PM),
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Duronto Rajshahi (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

11 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Dhaka Gladiators VS Khulna Royal Bengals (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Burners VS Duronto Rajshahi (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

12 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Khulna Royal Bengals (2 PM – 5 PM) BPL T20 Cricket Match – Dhaka Gladiators VS Sylhet Royals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

13 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners VS Khulna Royal Bengals (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Dhaka Gladiators (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

14 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Duronto Rajshahi VS Sylhet Royals (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners VS Dhaka Gladiators (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

15 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Sylhet Royals (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Khulna Royal Bengals VS Duronto Rajshahi (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

16 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners vs Chittagong Kings (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Dhaka Gladiators vs Duronto Rajshahi (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

Chittagong Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

18 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Khulna Royal Bengals (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners VS Sylhet Royals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

19 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Duronto Rajshahi (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Dhaka Gladiators VS Khulna Royal Bengals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

20 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners vs Duronto Rajshahi (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Sylhet Royals vs Khulna Royal Bengals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

22 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Dhaka Gladiators vs Sylhet Royals (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barishal Burners VS Khulna Royal Bengals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium

20 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Dhaka Gladiators (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Duronto Rajshahi VS Sylhet Royals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

25 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners VS Dhaka Gladiators (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Chittagong Kings VS Sylhet Royals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

26 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Khulna Royal Bengals VS Duronto Rajshahi (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Barisal Burners VS Chittagong Kings (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

27 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Dhaka Gladiators VS Duronto Rajshahi (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Khulna Royal Bengals VS Sylhet Royals (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

28 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Semi-Final-1 (2 PM – 5 PM)
BPL T20 Cricket Match – Semi-Final-2 (6.30 PM – 9.30 PM)

29 February : BPL T20 Cricket Match – Final (6 PM – 9 PM )

Player Sold in BPL T20

Dhaka Gladiators bought Shahid Afridi for 700 thousand US Dollar.
Khulna Royal Bengals bought Neil o’brien for 80 thousand US Dollar
Dhaka Gladiators bought Naved Ul Hasan for 100 thousand US Dollar
Barisal Burners bought bought Ahmed Sehzad for 50 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Royals bought Edwards for 60 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Roayls bought Kamran Akmal for 100 thousand US Dollar

Chittagong Kings bought Mahmudullah Riad for 110 thousand US Dollar
Khulna Royal Bengals bought Abdur Razzak for 85 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Royals bought for Imrul for 50 thousand US Dollar
Duronto Rajshahi Junaed Siddique for 70 thousand US Dollar
Dhaka Gladiators bought Mashrafee Murtaza for 50 thousand US Dollar
Barisal Burners bought Yasir Arafat for 80 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Royals bought Trego for 75 thousand US Dollar
Duronto Rajshahi bought Tahir for 50 thousand US Dollar
Khulna Royal Bengal bought Russel for 85 thousand US Dollar
Khulna Royal Bengal bought Sanath Jayshuria for 110 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Roayls bought Brad Hogg for for 50 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Royals bought Sahil Tanvir for 100 thousand US Dollar
Sylhet Royals bought Summy for 55 thousand US Dollar
Duronto Rajshahi bought Samuels for 360 thousand US Dollar

Duronto Rajshahi bought Abdul Razzak for 100 thousand US Dollar
Barisal burners bought Brad hodge for 140 thousand US Dollar
Chittagong Kings bought Shoib Malik for 150 thousand US Dollar
Chittagong Kings bought Sayeed Ajmal for 100 thousand US Dollar
Chittagong Kings bought Bravo for 150 thousand US Dollar
Chittagong Kings bought Muttiah Muralitharan for 100 thousand US Dollar
Barishal Burners bought Chris Gayle for 530 thousand US Dollar
Dhaka Gladiators bought Pollard for 300 thousand US Dollar
Khulna Royal Bengal bought Nasir Hossain for 200 thousand US Dollar

Complete list of Player for each team

Barishal Burners
Chris Gayle $550,00
Yasir Arafat 80,000 $
Darean Sammy 50,000 $
Ahmed Sehzad 50,000 $
Suhrawadi Shuvo 45,000 $
Hamid Hossian Hassan $40,000
Mohammad Mithun $80,000
Ramiz Raja Jn $25,000
Souwrav
Sohag Gazi $25,000
Nazmul Hossain Apu $50,000
Alauddin Babu $65,000
Farhad Hossain $20,000
Mohminul Hoque $20,000
Nazmul Hossain Opu $50,000
Al Amin $20,000
Kamrul Hossain Rabbi $20,000
Kamrul Islam Rabbi 20,000 $
Brad Hog

Chittagong Kings
Shoaib Malik 100,000 $
Mutthiah Muralidaran 100,000$
Mahmudullah Riyad 110,000 $
Farad Reza 55,000 $
Nasir Jamshed $100,00
Farhad Reza $55,000
Jahurul Islam $110,000
N. Jamshed $100,000
K. Cooper $25,000
L. Simmons $25,000
Sanjamul Islam $40,000
Faisal Hossain$20,000
Ziaur Rahman $40,000
Shamsur Rahman $45,000
Enamul Hoque Jr. $55,000
Arafat Sunny $50,000
J. Taylor (WI) 50,000 $

Dhaka Gladiators

Saeed Ajmol ($ 100,000)
Kerion Pollard ($ 3000,000 )
Rana Naved ul Hasan $ 100,000
Mashrafi Bin Mortaza $ 50,000
Nazimuddin $ 85,000
Elius Sunny $75,000
Darren Steve (England) $25,000
Imran Nazir (Pakistan) $85,000
Stuart Mcgill $50, 000
Nazmul Hossain $ 30,000
A Kervezee $35,000
Imran Nasir $85,000
Anamul/Enamul Huq Bijoy $20,000
Tanvir Haider
Mosharraf Rubel
Mosharraf Hossain $65,000
Aftab Ahmed $ 20,000
Diman Ghosh $ 20,000

Duronto Rajshahi

Abdur Razzak $100,000
Junaed Siddiqui 70,000 $
Imran Tahir 50,000 $
Marlon samuels 360,000 $
Riaz Cheema $ 25,000
Mohammad Sami $70,000
Kaisar Abbas $25,000
Md. Sammy (pak) $70,000
Muktar Ali $20,000
Shabbir Rehman $40,000
Syed Rasel $ 20,000
Ariful haque
Mizanur rahman
Shumaya Sorkar $20,000
Saqlain Sajib $35,000
Asif Hossain Ratul $20,000
Fuad Alom (pak) $45,000
S. Ervine (ZIM) $25,000
Asif Ahmed Ratul 25,000 $

Khulna Royal Bengals
Dwayne Bravo 100,000 $
Shahid Afridi (700,000 $)
Abdur Razzak (85,000 $)
Nasir Hossain (200,000 $)
Andrew Russle 85,000 $
Sanath Jaysuria 110,000 $
Nial O Brien $80,000
Shafiul Islam $65,000
Shivnarine Chanderpaul $25,000
Shafiul Islam $ 65,000
J. butler $25,000
Maishukur
Sahagir hossain
Shamsur rahman
Marshal Ayub
Nazmul Hossain Milon $35,000
Nazmul Hossain $35,000
Dollar Mahmud $20,000
Shadaat Hossain $20,000
H. Gibbs (SA) $100,000
D. Smith (WI) $50,000

Sylhet Royals 
Peter Trego $ 75,000
Imrul Kayas $ 50,000
CBrad Hogg $ 50,000
Sohel Tanvir $ 100,000
Kamran Akmal $ 100,000
Feidal Edwards $ 60,000
D. Summy $ 55, 000
Rubel Hossain $70,000
Naeem Islam $ 90,000
Faisal Iqbal $25,000
Shuvagoto Hom Chowdhury $80,000
Alauddin Babu $65,000
Noor Hossain $20,000
Arafat Salauddin $20,000
Talha Zubair
Nabil Samad
Nadif Chowdury $30,000

Govt sitting on ticking bomb: A.A. Saeed

The unprecedented judicial restraint adopted by the Supreme Court by just suspending the 28 Parliamentarians and not de-seating them on one hand has provided the much needed breathing space to the ruling alliance to get the matter resolved through the adoption of the 20th Constitutional Amendment from the Parliament while on the other hand added to the problems of the government, already struggling to attain the two-third majority in the National Assembly by placing the bar on another six solid votes of the PPP who were among the suspended MPs.Political and legal experts said that by not disqualifying the 28 MPs the apex court had given a great favour to the incumbent political dispensation and just suspended these MPs whose fate was linked with the passage of 20th Amendment.These analysts said that in case the 28 Parliamentarians which included three Senators, two of them sitting Federal Ministers, nine MNAs and rest of MPAs, if disqualified by the apex court, which it could rightly do under the law, could have pushed the crises-marred incumbent government into another turmoil. But once again by adopting judicial restraint, the apex court has given a breathing space to the government, so that it could settle the matter in the Parliament by passing the 20th amendment for which the government was holding negotiations with the main opposition party – PML-N.But at the same time the suspension of the 28 MPs, which included nine MNAs, the government’s dependence on PML-N has also increased as out of these nine MNAs four belonged to PPP while one each from PML-F and PML-Q, both allies of ruling alliance and an independent, who would also have leaning toward the ruling coalition. So in all seven out of the total nine members would be casting vote in favour of the 20th amendment. Hence the already short of strength ruling coalition would further be pushed down and now just the support of JUI-F would not be enough for the ruling alliance to get the 20th amendment through as they remain short of three to four votes to attain the golden figure of 228 required for the passage of the 20th amendment.So the reliance of the ruling PPP on PML-N has increased and that was the reason PPP was compelled to accept the demands of the PML-N, which they wanted to be annexed with the 20th amendment draft. The PML-N demands list included fixation of the term of eight members of the Election Commission of Pakistan at five years instead of two years, appointment of independent Chief Election Commissioner strictly in the line of the 18th Amendment, and appointment of the independent interim government, not by just consultation with the opposition but by evolving consensus with the opposition.Sources in the ruling PPP informed that now the government has comfortable time to woo the PML-N support as the court had adjourned the hearing in the case till February 21 and by that date both the ruling PPP and PML-N would definitely strike some common ground to have a way forward, as surely neither the ruling PPP nor the PML-N would avoid deadlock as the deadlock and clash-like situation between the treasury and opposition benches would provide an opportunity to forces of status quo to take advantage to the disadvantage of the ongoing political process. The political observers and analysts were optimistic that the politicians both sitting in government and those on opposition benches would let the ball of democracy rolling and would not take any step, which would derail the system.

England batsmen must learn from Younis by Marcus Trescothick

England’s batsmen would do well to carefully study film of Younis Khan’s 127 in the final Test againstPakistanas part of their preparations for the next series inSri Lanka.

We need to be more positive against the spinners as part of our game plan if we are to quickly put the 3-0 whitewash in the UAE behind us and justify our position of the top Test side in the world.

That doesn’t mean simply trying to hit more boundaries. A method has to be found to work ones and twos to keep the scoreboard ticking and stop the bowlers settling into their preferred line and length.

Younis Khan is brilliant at doing exactly that. He never seems content to merely block a delivery, but is constantly using his hands to get the ball into the off-side and his feet to get across his stumps and work it into the on-side.

He makes liberal use of the sweep – a shot I feelEngland’s batsmen could use more often – and is not afraid to leave his crease and advance down the wicket. In fact, he is on the move most of the time.

I was really impressed with how he swept inDubai. He keeps really low with his bat virtually horizontal when he gets to the pitch of a delivery and he has great wrists, which flick through the ball and keep on top of it.

When someone like him is constantly rotating the strike it makes batting look so easy. It is a mind-set more than anything to get into a rhythm of knocking the ball around, rather than concentrating solely on defence.

Englandnegotiated six successive overs of dot balls in their second innings inDubaibefore Jonathan Trott got out attempting a big shot. If you get that defensive in your mind as a batsman it is very difficult to suddenly dispatch even a bad ball.

We need to treat the three Tests just played as an education. That’s why, for me, Younis provided a template from which our batsmen can definitely learn.

I wouldn’t change much in terms of personnel for theSri Lankaseries. I would take the same squad and have a shoot-out between Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara for one place by playing both in the warm-up games and see who grasps the opportunity.

Ian Bell is not vulnerable in my view, even though he has had a really tough time in the UAE, because his past record speaks for itself. The problem he and Andrew Strauss have now is another period without cricket while the one-day series againstPakistanis fought out.

Englandhave had an eye-opener. They now know that becoming the top team in the world is tough and staying there even tougher. But I believe the batsmen picked againstPakistanwere the best we have and we must back them to emerge stronger and wiser.

I can’t end this column without a word about mySomersetteam-mate Jos Buttler, who has rightly been chosen inEngland’s one-day international and T20 squads for the games againstPakistanafter a fantastic Lions tour toSri Lanka.

I’m thrilled by Jos’s selection because I can’t wait for a wider audience to see what a special talent he is. I have stood in awe watching some of his performances for our county.

When Craig Kieswetter, Peter Trego or myself get going we remain fairly orthodox in how we play. But when Jos starts hitting out he is so dynamic that his shots cover all 360 degrees of the playing area.

If I can help it, I don’t miss a ball when Jos is batting. I can think of no higher recommendation than to say that.

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Labs to kill the poor: Syed Talat Hussain

Away from the hype of high-flying contempt case against the prime minister of Pakistan, tucked away in the dark and dingy streets of inner cities and forgotten villages, are stories of the lives of real people. They only make headlines when they die—in larger numbers as otherwise they are just a statistic in the brief-news corner. Property number 2, New Town, Multan Road, is one such area where lives have been lost in considerable number to draw our attention. This is where the Orient Laboratory was located that collapsed four days ago burying dozens in its five-story large debris. During my ongoing Lahore visit, I have seen findings of some of the inquiry reports on the incident. The facts of this tragedy are revealing. They show utter, and consistent contempt of the rights of the people by a system that treats ordinary lives like trash. The building’s original office record is unavailable. It was in April 2006 that public complaint against the illegal nature of this construction was brought to the notice of LDA, which planned demolition of the structure, but the owner first agreed to stop his activities then moved the court and got a stay order. Then the High Rise Commission found the owner to be in violation of construction rules and the laboratory was sealed. The owner, by now a very rich man thanks to the booming business of fake live saving (life taking in reality) drugs, pulled his weight and de-sealed the premises initiating a contempt of court proceedings against officials. This matter continued till the whole structure came down last week throwing up all of the accumulated crimes against humanity. The owners, who have several houses all across the country, employed very women from the shanty town who toiled for long hours for a pittance. They manufactured spurious drugs in millions that were then supplied through hundreds of drugs stores across Pakistan affecting millions of unsuspecting (and again poor) patients, possibly killing any number of them. However, they have been swift on their feet and have disappeared—as they always do—in thing air along with all of their near and distant relatives. Incredible! Such factories are in their hundreds and can be found everywhere. These work day and night to kill the poor the Pakistan. I hope someday this contempt is also taken notice of, not by the judges, but by those who get votes from the wretched of Pakistan and then abandon them to work in places like the Orient Laboratory.

Courtesy: Saach Media

Stylish Cricketer Yuvraj Singh Diagnosed With Cancer

India’s World Cup hero and man of the tournament, Yuvraj Singh, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoingchemotherapy in the United States, his physiotherapist revealed on Sunday.
This was corroborated by sources in the family and in the Indian cricket board.
Yuvraj had earlier been detected with a tumour between his left lung and heart, which has since been termed malignant.
“He is suffering from cancer and this is the first stage. It’s curable and he will be fit to play in May. He will be back on the field very soon,” his physiotherapist .
BCCI officials, however, said the lay-off could be longer and that chemotherapy was scheduled to continue for nine weeks.
Family sources said Yuvi, who has made many comebacks into the Indian team, is determined to overcome the disease. They said the chemo sessions had begun and he had lost weight.
“He is showing common after-effects of the treatment – loss of appetite and nausea. He is anxious but also keen to fight the ailment,” a family source said.
Yuvraj has been in the US since January 26 for chemotherapy at Cancer Research Institute, Boston Tumour in lung detected earlier, now diagnosed as malignant.
Doctor says parts of tumour are just above artery of heart, 100% curable Physio Jatin Chaudhary says diagnosis delayed till Oct 2011 as first biopsy report was stolen, then an Indian hospital (unnamed) got diagnosis wrong. Finally, a Russian doc detected cancer.
Chaudhary said the cancer treatment was delayed by wrong diagnosis by an Indian hospital. Agencies quoted Chaudhary as saying: “His first biopsy report was stolen from his car. In the second biopsy, the hospital-I don’t want to name it -did not give the correct diagnosis. It was a Russian doctor who detected the cancer and after consultations with doctors in the US, it was decided that Yuvi would undergo chemotherapy.”
Yuvraj Singh has been undergoing treatment for cancer in the US. Going by the line of treatment he is receiving, doctors here said Yuvraj was likely suffering from a rare condition called lung seminoma, in which chances of recovery are more than 95%. This condition has no relation to excessive smoking or alcoholism.
“He appears to have lung seminoma, a condition in which there is cancerous growth of the size of a golf ball in the organs. It occurs due to genetic predisposition developed during the fetal development phase and is relatively rare,” said Dr Anshuman Kumar, surgical oncologist at Dharmshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre.
“The germ cells that cause lung seminoma are responsive to chemotherapy. Normally, we give three-four cycles of chemo to the patient over a period of about three months. In case there is any residual cancerous cell in the body, surgery is opted for,” Dr Kumar said.
He added that unlike lung cancer, which occurs in elderly people, lung seminoma affects people in the age group of 15 to 35 years and is usually detected early. The symptoms include breathing difficulty especially on exertion, persistent cough and blood with sputum. Jatin Chaudhary said the cancer was curable.
“Doctors had to decide whether to continue medication or go for chemotherapy. But since parts of the tumour are just above the artery of his heart, there was a danger that while running it could burst,” he said.
“The doctors decided that he would have to undergo chemotherapy and he travelled to the US on January 26. By the end of March, he would undergo a CT scan and should recover by then. After that he would need some rehabilitation in April,” Chaudhary was quoted as saying in the media.

BCCI sources said, if all goes well, Yuvraj would take around six months to make a comeback. This is what the board had told the IPL franchisee during Saturday’s auction in Bangalore, after his team, Pune Warriors, walked out of the event.
Sources said BCCI would bear the expenses for Yuvraj’s treatment in the US and his IPL franchisee, Sahara India, would release $1.8 million that the player would have received had played in the IPL this year.
For the family , however, these are secondary issues at the moment . Before leaving for the US, Yuvraj’s mother Shabnam Singh had told TOI, “For me, the health of my son is more important than cricket at this stage.”
TOI had first reported about Yuvraj’s illness on November 27, 2011. On January 15, TOI said Yuvraj could miss this year’s IPL.