Yuvraj will try to return the field in 2 months time

"I am thankful to god that I got my life back," said Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh in his first media interaction after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer, After two months he will return the field.

Back in the country after spending more than two months in the United States and London to recuperate from a malignant tumour between his lungs, Yuvraj addressed the media to talk about the "toughest" phase of his life.

The 30-year-old batting all-rounder, who was adjudged man of the tournament at last year's World Cup before the ailment put a stop on his cricket, coughed a bit during the interaction during which his Indian doctor Nitesh Rohtagi was by his side.

"I am thankful to god that I got back my life. Everybody faces such issues. I am very happy and thankful to everyone that I am out of it," said the flamboyant left-hander, who admitted to that there were times when he broke down.

Asked when it would be possible for him to return to action, a smiling Yuvraj said not before a couple of months at least.

"All my fans want me to come back soon, I am sure you people will understand that my body will take time. I will have to take care of my health. I will try to return as soon as possible, in the last two months. I have been through a very tough time," he said.

Yuvraj singh to return to India

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is recuperating in London after undergoing chemotherapy for a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, will return to the country on Monday.

"finally the day has come! i am going home tomorrow! Can’t wait, excited to see my friends and family ...see you india!! mera bharat mahan!" Yuvraj tweeted.

But the 30-year-old batsman is not expected to play for a few more months.

After being diagnosed with the disease, Yuvraj underwent three sessions of chemotherapy and was discharged from his hospital in the United States last month.

He is expected to announce his future plans and details about treatment that he underwent after returning to the country.

Recently, Yuvraj met Sachin Tendulkar in London who had gone there to get a check up on a toe injury.

Yuvraj missed the entire Australian tour and will miss the Indian Premier League season 5 due to his ailment.

Sehwag-Dhoni rift settled: Sourav Ganguly

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said that current captain MS Dhoni and V Sehwag have settled their difference of opinion.

Talking to reporters at a programme here, Ganguly said he recently had a talk with Sehwag who told him that everything has been settled between him and Dhoni.

Reports of a rift between Dhoni and Sehwag had surfaced after the team management introduced a rotational policy for the three openers - Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir - during the tri-series in Australia last month.

To a question on the perception that Dhoni does not give a chance to many players and likes to play with a fixed team, Ganguly said, "Every skipper is different and no captain is perfect. May be Dhoni believes that this team can win because no skipper wants to lose."

On whether he would have played Manoj Tiwary and Ashok Dinda if he were the captain of India, Ganguly said, "I probably would have given a chance to them but I hope Dhoni will also give a chance to these players."

"We have three good players in Bengal team - Manoj Tiwary, Ashok Dinda and Wriddhiman (Saha). They are of international standard. So it's a good sign for Bengal. Apart from them there is also Shami Ahmed who is also a good player."

Asked about the in-form Bengal all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla's chances of playing for the national side, he said, "Laxmi is probably playing his best cricket now. He is an all-rounder which a team needs. If he plays some more good series then I am sure he will get in."

Asia Cup 2012 Schedule

Date	Match Details	Time(IST)	Place
Mar 12 - Mon	Bangladesh v Pakistan Pak won by 21 runs	14:00	Dhaka
Mar 13 - Tue	India v Sri Lanka	14:00	Dhaka
Mar 15 - Thu	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	14:00	Dhaka
Mar 16 - Fri	Bangladesh v India	14:00	Dhaka
Mar 18 - Sun	India v Pakistan	14:00	Dhaka
Mar 20 - Tue	Bangladesh v Sri Lanka	14:00	Dhaka
Mar 22 - Thu	TBC v TBC, Final	14:00	Dhaka

South Africa in New Zealand 2012 ODI Schedule

Date	Match Details	Time (IST)	Place
Feb 25 - Sat	South Africa v New Zealand, 1st ODI	06:30	Wellington
Feb 29 - Wed	South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd ODI	06:30	Napier
Mar 03 - Sat	South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd ODI	06:30	Auckland

South Africa in New Zealand 2012 Complete Series Schedule

Australia Thriller Win against Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Bank Series 3rd Match:

Australia v Sri Lanka

Toss Sri Lanka won chose to field

Australia 231 (Clarke 57, Mathews 2-37) beat Sri Lanka 226 (Mathews 64, Doherty 2-24) by 5 runs

Man of the Match Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke averages 63.73 in 26 ODI innings against Sri Lanka.

In five innings in Australia, Mathews averages 100, at a strike rate of 93.02.

New Zealand Won ODI Series 3/0 and Whitewash against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series 3rd ODI

Toss New Zealand chose to bat

New Zealand 373/8 (50 overs)

Brendon McCullum scored 119 Runs for just 120 balls and 7 fours, 5 sixes

The opening pair of Rob Nicol and Martin Guptill went past their previous best partnership of 131 with a 153-run stand.

Vitori also narrowly missed out on becoming the bowler to concede the most runs in an innings, a record held by Mick Lewis, who conceded 113 runs against South Africa in 2006.

Zimbabwe 171 all out (44 over)

New Zealand won by 202 runs

Man of the Match BB McCullum

New Zealand won the 3-match series 3-0

Next Tour for the Black Caps will face against South Africa, who arrive in New Zealand next week for a tour that includes 3 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20s.

India and Sri Lanka Face Off in the Second Match of the CB series

Commonwealth Bank Series

2nd Match: India v Sri Lanka at Perth, Feb 8, 2012

Match scheduled to begin at 12:20 local time (04:20 GMT)

The last time these 2 met, was at a grand occasion in the finals of the World Cup 2011 and this time Two losses in a row will make things extremely difficult for MS Dhoni's men and Sri Lanka, on the other hand.India could also play one of Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan or Umesh Yadav as the 3rd seamer in place of one of the specialist spinners.

The 35 year old already has three hundreds against India and will know that an early attack will setback the beleaguered Indian team and jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have not enjoyed the best of form to the lasith Malinga once again will lead the bowling attack, which can prove quite a handful with the likes of Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Chanaka Welegedhara and Dhammika Prasad.

India squad:

MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, G Gambhir, RA Jadeja, Z Khan, V Kohli, P Kumar, PA Patel†, IK Pathan, SK Raina, V Sehwag, R Sharma, RG Sharma, SR Tendulkar, MK Tiwary, R Vinay Kumar, U Yadav

Sri Lanka squad:

DPMD Jayawardene, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, HMRKB Herath, KMDN Kulasekara, MF Maharoof, SL Malinga, NLTC Perera, KTGD Prasad, KC Sangakkara, SMSM Senanayake, WU Tharanga, HDRL Thirimanne, UWMBCA Welegedara

Australia Called Up Swing Bowler Ben Hilfenhaus Replace Injured Paceman Brett Lee.

Ben Hilfenhaus will replace injured paceman Brett Lee for the one-day international against Sri Lanka.

"The NSP has named Ben Hilfenhaus in the squad for the game against Sri Lanka in Perth on Friday," Inverarity said. "Ben will replace the injured Brett Lee and the bowling attack for Perth is likely to be the same as the one that did so well in Melbourne and Ben will be in Perth to provide cover."

Hilfenhaus was instrumental in Australia's Test whitewash of India, where he was the top wicket-taker with 27 scalps for an average 17.22, and the selectors said he would stand in for Lee at Friday's one-dayer in Perth.

Australia opened the tri-nation ODI series with a convincing 65-run win over India on Sunday.

India meet Sri Lanka on Wednesday and Australia and Sri Lanka square off on Friday.

Commonwealth Bank Series Australia v India in Melbourne

Team news:

The match marks the return of the triangular series in Australia for the 1st time since India's last visit in 2007-08 and the australia's last ODI meeting with India was the World Cup quarter-final, won by the hosts by 5 wickets in Ahmedabad

Australia squad:

1 David Warner, 2 Matthew Wade (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 David Hussey, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Brett Lee, 9 Ryan Harris, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Xavier Doherty.

India squad:

1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 R Ashwin, 10 Praveen Kumar, 11 Zaheer Khan.