Floodlit cricket match in Kashmir to light up aficianados' faces

Come March 18 and a new light will dawn on Kashmir - otherwise darkened by two decades of violence - courtesy the much-loved game of cricket. If all goes well, a floodlit Twenty20 cricket tournament would be played next month for the first time in the history of sports in the state, 60

years after lights were used for playing day-and-night cricket matches in England.

The first cricket match under floodlights in the world was played on August 11, 1952, a benefit match between Middlesex and Arsenal club at the famous Highbury stadium in north London.

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Yuvraj Singh battling cancer, undergoing treatment in US: Reports

According to media reports Yuvraj Singh, India’s premier batsman, is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. Times Now has reported that he is currently in Boston being treated for early stage cancer between his lungs and heart. An India Today report has quoted his physiotherapist Jatin Choudhary who confirmed the news on Sunday.

NDTV has reported today that his treatment started in February and will go on till March. Yuvraj had left for the US on 26 January.

Yuvraj’s tumour was first detected in October but it was said to non-malignant.

For now Yuvraj's fan and cricket fans worldwide will be praying hard for his recovery. Reuters

Earlier, in the month Yuvraj had tweeted on rumours that he was having surgery: “Haven’t done any surgery! I don’t no we’re does Such news come from I’m just on medication !” He had also denied rumours of his chemotherapy and said that he was only receiving medication.

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