Yuvraj Back to the playing field Scoring 47 runs

Yuvraj Singh, who is recuperating well from a rare germ cell cancer played a practice match for the first time since his return to field scoring 47 for KSCA XI against India U-19 team which is gearing up for the Youth World Cup.

Yuvraj, who is among the 30-member probables for the World Twenty20 scored 47 off 70 balls hitting a couple of boundaries and a six.

The match that was played near Maahadevpura on the outskirts of Bangalore saw Yuvi bowl five overs and also fielded for 30 overs.

"Finally played my first practice game after 8 months! Got 47 of 70 balls bowled 5 overs fielded 30 overs! Not bad for a start !!" Yuvraj tweeted.