About this Book:
Are you a cricket fan? So read this inspirational book by Yuvraj Singh, which is the story of a young cricketer who had to quit cricket after suffering a cancer-like illness in the peak time of his career, but Yuvi returned to the world of cricket by defeating Cassander like a true fighter and Message to our millions of fans that we do not have to run away from the disciples, but have to face them firmly. In this, Yuvi has shared many funny and heartbreaking stories of her life. There were many ups and downs in Yuvi's life, yet he always kept himself strong and never gave up.
Who should read this summary? Who will learn from this summary?
• Cricket fans
• People who are fighting a Sirius disease
• Those who want inspiration in life
About the Author:
Yuvraj Singh is an Indian batsman. He was born and raised in Chandigarh. At the age of 19, Yuvi started playing for Team India. In 2001, he came to know about his cancer and after recovering completely from this disease, Yuvi came back into the world of cricket. In the year 2009, Yuvraj Singh took retirement from cricket and now runs one of his foundation UVCans to help cancer patients.
Now we Start Summary:
Introduction:
"The Test of My Life" is an autobiography of the famous Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh. Many people have been inspired to read this book. Through this book, Yuvi has shared his love for cricket and his cancer illness. In this book, you will read the complete story of Yuvraj Singh from his cricket enthusiasts to becoming the player of Team India and will also know how many struggles he had to make to reach here. Illness was discovered which had a great impact on his life and career. But in spite of all this, Yuvraj Singh never gave up. How did Yuvraj Singh return to the cricket world after defeating cancer, you will get to read this book. He has written a book and also started a foundation for cancer patients called "UVCan" which creates awareness about serious diseases like cancer and also provides free check-ups to cancer patients. If you are a cricket fan or you want to read an inspiring story, then this book is a must for you Should read.
All the Way to India
I have had an interest in sports since childhood. During school time, I always used to wait for recess and physical training, but I did not like much of the subjects. So my grades were not good. My friend Anchal used to help me in my studies, despite this my score was always less than the average. Once upon a time, I was battling with my friends, then accidentally shot a man who was going by scooter. The ball hit him very hard. The man fell down from the scooter and immediately got up and ran after us.
I remember this thing to this day. My father had my admission to Yadavindra Public School. At that time, Navjot Singh Sidhu, a famous batsman of India, used to practice in Maharani Club. One day my father took me to him and asked Sidhu whether he would see my batting. After my batting, Sidhu said to my father, "This boy is not made for cricket" but my father was also not one of those who gave up. They had thought that they would get me a place in the national team. He has never been discharged, nor has I let him be.
One morning my father told me to practice. It was very cold that day. I lay in bed. I was making excuses that I did not listen to his voice. After a while, my father came to my room and poured a bucket of cold water on my head. I got very angry with him that day.
But the day I performed well, I used to think that my father has only one dream to see me becoming a great cricketer. I also felt that cricket is the only thing that can give me freedom. Relations between my parents were not good. My younger brother Zoravar is 8 years younger than me. In order to avoid whatever problem was there between my parents, I had focused all my attention on cricket. But my younger brother Zoravar was crushing between the parents' quarrels. My mother had never even tried to solve the problems of her married life.
This used to bother me a lot because my mother is the support system for me. My father was very strict about cricket from the beginning. Till my entire teenage years, he kept me in strict discipline. Once when I was out at 39 while playing a Ranji practice match, my father got very angry. He told me on the phone 'Don't come home now or else I will kill you with my life. And I had to sleep in my car parked outside the house all night.
The next morning when I came inside the house, my father hit me with a glass of milk on my face. Once again, due to a fracture in the back, I had mistaken in fielding. That night when I reached home, I saw the father breaking the sound system of my car. Hearing the negative comments of my seniors from above, it became difficult for me to live. I scored 100 in the final Ranji Trophy. My father called me and asked, "how was the match"?
"I made a century", I said proudly. On this, my father said, "Why didn't you make 200 runs?" I was dissolved by his words. Then the father called me again and said that he hid my car keys somewhere. After this, I went to play the Under 19 World Cup. I was selected Player of the Tournament. And that's how I entered the Indian National Team. In my first match, I scored a score of 84 and became the man of the match. With my first paycheck, I bought a house for my mother.
The Top-of-the-World Cup:
The 2011 World Cup was nothing short of an epic adventure for us. We were playing against England. In 2010, there was a strain in my neck due to which there was a big pen, the pain was so much that I could not even see my head. MRI had a disc bulge. Our team physiotherapist Nitin Patel was called to fix my neck but to no avail.
My turn was at number 4. I had played two balls that suddenly felt a blow to the neck, after that, it became amazing, I started playing Dhundhar and made very good scores. I was quite an inspiration from Sachin Tendulkar, it was a great achievement for me that we were teammates. Before playing the World Cup, Sachin told me that I should play a tournament for someone whom I give respect to or love. Sachin always motored me and my teammates.
Once our team was having dinner in Mexico, a fan came to Ravindra Jadeja and started shouting at him. He was shouting 'How did you get out so soon?' And was giving dirty profanity. The matter went awry and even came in the news. We were labelled as being overpaid and irresponsible. I was dropped from the team after this incident. But then in July, I was selected to play against Sri Lanka. Before the World Cup, I selected two bats. In one, I wrote World Cup No. 1 and in the other World Cup No. 2.
In the match that was against South Africa, I played with the number 1 bat. While going to Dhaka, I could not find my bat number 2. But I did not know that my mother had bought someone with that bat Chandigarh. Mother took the bat to get blessings from Baba Ji, there was a huge crowd in Sangat. When Babaji saw the bat, he immediately said, "This is the bat of Yuvi". He recognized my bat. It was the same bat with which I played in the World Cup. Babaji told everyone that he should bless this bat. My mother had reached Bangalore before the match started. He gave me back my bat number 2. In the World Cup, I scored a total of 352 runs, with four fours and a century.
C 'Change Form Cricket to Cancer:
The one I trust the most in the health business is Jatin Chaudhary. She is a physiotherapist and acupuncture specialist. I met him for the first time in 2006 when I was hurt once near my left knee. Then in 2008, when I received a shoulder injury, my trust in him increased further. When I came to know about my tumour for the first time, at that time also gave more importance to Jatin's therapy and opinion. Due to my cough, Doctor Kohli asked me to get an x-ray done. When I was leaving, Jatin stopped me and asked me to check the X-ray plates.
There was a wrinkle on the doctor's forehead and Jatin was feeling quite tense. A white blur was clearly visible in the X-ray. The doctor told me to get an FNAC test done. The next day I got my CT scan done. Later, Dr Kohli called me, he told me, "There is bad news for you". I had a tumour in my lung. Dr Kohli also said that this tumour can be the beginning of cancer. My wax had gone to the gurudwara at that time. Jatin gave this news by calling him. When mother came back and we saw each other, she started crying on seeing me. I also shared this news with my close friends. Doctor Parameswaran immediately told me to get admitted to the hospital.
Anything I eat or drink, my body would be rejected. I used to get upside down immediately after eating a few. Meanwhile, the Puma brand asked me for shooting dates. This was an endorsement deal that I was going to do with Bolt, Alonso and Aguero. I had already signed this deal. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter. Fernando Alonso is a Spanish race car driver and Sergio Aguero is an Argentine footballer. I gave dates of Puma to January 2012 when I could be free.
But when I came to know about my cancer, I informed Puma about it. But he did not take this deal back from me, rather he said that he will wait for my recovery. But I had to complete my promise. So I went to shoot. We had to run on a treadmill there. Alonso gave me an autograph on my cap. Wearing this cap, I used to see him racing. But I could not get a chance to meet Bolt. He had left after shooting his part. I knew that Bolt is a fan of cricket, I would be very happy to meet him if I had found him.
After collaborating with and working with these World Famous Athletes, for some time I forgot that I have a Lung Tumor. But whenever I had a cough, blood came out of my mouth. As an athlete, I was taught to tolerate pain. I remember Anil Kumble, the great Indian cricketer who played a match against the West Indies with a broken jaw.
The Test of My Life:
I went to London and met Doctor Harper. They told me that I would have to go through four cycles of chemotherapy. He also said that my hair will grow out of chemotherapy but will grow back later. Then due to a last-minute plan change, I came to Indianapolis. Here Dr Einhorn was going to treat me. He was the same doctor who had previously treated Lens Armstrong. Lance is an American racing cyclist who had cancer.
I told Doctor Harper about my plan change and apologized. So Dr Harper said that I will get the same treatment in London. But he also said that if his son had cancer, he would have sent him to doctor Ehorn as well. Doctor Ehorn is a well-known expert. He told me that after three chemotherapy cycles in two months, I will be fine as if I had never had cancer. I asked him whether I would be able to become a father after chemotherapy. So he told that chemotherapy reduces the fertility rate by up to 60% but now it is only 10% less. That means my hope of becoming a father was still left.
I read Lance Armstrong's book "It's Not About the Bike". When I read it the first time, I thought it would be quite depressing. But when read again, it was found that Armstrong went to the sperm bank where he had his sperm preserved. They later had three children. That too when Lance had testicular cancer. On the days when I was getting chemotherapy, I did not feel hungry nor sleepy. I used to keep making my videos. I had also made a diary.
So far, through media in India, everyone had found out about this disease, later it came to light that two people on whom I had a lot of trusts, had spread the news about me in the media. One of them was an Indian journalist who used my blackberry updates to deliver the news. The second was Jatin Chaudhary. He went to a news channel and told me everything about me. As soon as the news of my cancer spread, I started getting many calls from fans, ranging from children to film actors. Then I thought I would inform everyone through Twitter officially.
During my sick days, I used to play video games or surf the net. My mother would buy groceries and cook for herself. Some 15 days after taking chemotherapy, one day when I woke up, I saw a bunch of hairs on my bed. My hair was falling out, immediately I decided that I would go bald and I shaved my head. I took a pick of mine and posted it on Twitter.
My manager Nishant told me that Anil Kumble is in Boston and wants to meet me. I thought he might not be able to come but Anil came to see me. He forbade me to watch his old cricket videos on YouTube. And also said that one day cricket will definitely come back in my life. Anil gave me the courage and said that at this time I should first focus on my recovery.
At the time of the thread cycle, Dr Einhorn told me that there would be no chemotherapy that day. After seeing my results, he told me that the tumour has gone away, only some remaining tissue is left. Doctor Ehorn decided to change the drug schedule. The last cycle was now five days later. Hearing this news, suddenly I felt like now I can sing, laugh and do whatever I want!
Taking Guard Again:
The person who first came to meet me after my treatment was Sachin Tendulkar. He hugged me tightly and encouraged me. Dr Einhorn told me that I will have to stay in hospital for 10 more days for recovery. At that time my condition was such that I was not able to stand up properly, I used to think of dying again and again. Soon I returned to India. I reached my home in Gurgaon.
I saw a man there who shook hands with me. I told him "Sorry, I did not recognize you. He was my lawyer In fact, after chemotherapy, I had lost short term memory loss, which often happens in cancer patients. When I had a flight, JetAirways crew members took great care of me. Everyone was surprised to see me, but they continued to behave in a professional way. In the midst of his duty, those people made a card for me. Everyone looked at him. The card read "Welcome Home Yuvi, Get Well Soon".
One such time when I went to the mall, I went inside an Indian cafe there. People had recognized me, all came to me and were giving the best wishes. Even those I did not know, those people were giving me food packets which they had ordered for me, this reaction of people made me very emotional. On coming home, I told my mother about the Indian Cafe. She smiled and said that she knows that people support her.
When I saw my Badar Zorawar, I felt that a big tension has gone away. He had learned to live without his mother and me for so many days. I also went to Chandigarh to meet my Guruji. Wherever I went, everyone gave me lots of love and blessings. Before going back to Sirius training again, I went on a 10-day vacation with my friends. We used to go to Spain, we used to enjoy long drives, pool parties and diners. Coming back to India, I notice that my weight has increased. I already had 103 KG. The time had come that I should start training and come back to the field.
The Battle for Confidence:
One day when I went to the roof of my house, I was surprised to see a peacock there. There is a lot of beliefs about Peacock like some people say that coming to the house is auspicious, then some people call it bad luck. I gave a voice to my mother that comes soon, the peacock has come on the roof. But below that, I heard his voice saying "Selection, Selection". My mother had received news that I have been selected in the Indian team for the World T20. But those days my endurance level was low and my cardio-vascular strength was also almost zero.
The team trainers helped me a lot to get back fit. They told me that I should forget that I had ever been cancerous. Those people were treating me like a regular player who has not worked out for 6 months. The training was going so hard that many times I was forced to question myself whether I would ever be able to return to international cricket. BCCI or Board of Control for Cricket in India took great care of me. He had full attention to my privacy and was paying all my expenses, checking my progress and gave me every opportunity to get into the field.
During training, I used to fear that the ball might hit me or I might get hurt. Initially, we practised with a tennis ball and then later with a cricket ball. I have been selected in T20, this news was completely viral. The comments of the people who came were supposed to be emotional. My three months of practice and hard work came in. However, I did not like that my selection was being viewed as a favour to me. I had to go to Visakhapatnam for my first match. Everyone who saw me there, from my teammates to the driver of the bus and the children on the road, came to shake hands with me.
Ravi Shastri wanted to do a live interview with me. I saw banners in there which said "Good-by Cancer, Welcome Sixer" When I reached the stadium, Crowd stood up and cheered for me and played applause. It was raining a lot that day the field was flooded, we had to postpone the match. When I was very disappointed, my family and friends reached out to encourage me so that I could play well. One night before this, I wrote a letter to Dr Einhorn and said that I am very thankful to him for saving my life.
Now the match was to be rescheduled after four days. We won the toss against New Zealand and decided to field first. New Zealand's score was quite good due to having Braden McCullum on the team. We lost this match by one run. But I bowled for two hours for 14 and scored 32 runs in 24 balls with Chokke and two sixes. We won by one run against Pakistan. But we were knocked out in the tournament. I was the "Player of the Match" in this match. After cancer, a lot had changed in my life.
Earlier all my focus was only on games, I had never taken my health seriously. I thought I'd start a cancer charity, and I started a foundation called UVCan. After retiring from cricket, I want to work full time for UV. Through this charitable trust, I will raise funds for the help of cancer patients and I will create awareness about this disease. I am thankful to my friends, family and cricket for what I have achieved in my life. If I ever fail again, I know that I can stand up like a true fighter again and fight with full force.
Conclusions:
In this book, you will get all the stories that will inspire you, as well as the courage, determination and feeling of heroism that will also awaken in you. In this book, you will read about Yuvraj Singh's earlier life and his love and passion for sports. He was very determined about cricket and how much he struggled to get a place in Team India, you will get to read this book.
From this book, you will know how Yuvi's life was after joining the Indian cricket team and when he came to know about his cancer. Yuvi took a long fight with cancer and came out of this disease by becoming a winner in last, all these things are mentioned in this book which you will read. This is a motivational book for those people who are facing different types of challenges in their life.
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