On his birthday, Yuvraj Singh pledges support to children battling cancer

His has been a story that inspires an entire generation. Dashing left-handed cricketer Yuvraj Singh was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011 but it could never stop him from playing for India again and after undergoing treatment in the United States, he was back into the ground, at the ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka. The cricketer won prayers from millions during his days of ailment and returned riding all the good wishes.

Yuvraj didn’t forget the days of his struggle, however. On December 12, when he turned 37, the cricketer in a tweet pledged to support the treatment of as many as 25 children suffering from the deadly disease through his foundation YouWeCan. He also sought contributions from people to facilitate his foundation’s noble goal of helping those from unprivileged backgrounds.

Here’s his tweet

Today, on my birthday, I pledge to support the treatment of 25 children suffering from cancer, through my foundation YouWeCan. Visit https://t.co/cBu6TWhc1W to know more and contribute. @hazelkeech @YouWeCan @GiveIndia #TogetherWeCan #FightCancer pic.twitter.com/kIf9nwkZoe

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) December 12, 2018

Yuvraj all for helping children from underprivileged backgrounds

In the video accompanying the tweet, Yuvraj said, “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 and it is my mission to address this gap through my foundation YouWeCan.”

“Today, on my birthday, I pledge to support the treatment of 25 children from underprivileged families who are battling cancer, through YouWeCan.” He asked people to help by means of contribution or through spreading of words.

Yuvraj reached the peak of his career in 2011, eleven years since making debut, by clinching the man of the series award of the ICC World Cup that year by scoring 362 runs and taking 15 wickets in nine games. The ace batsman has scored over 11,000 runs and taken over 140 wickets in international cricket. He last played for India in a ODI against the Windies in June 2017. The veteran batsman is currently playing for his home state Punjab in Ranji Trophy.

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