Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh

Personal information 12 December 1981 (age 28) Chandigarh, India Yuvi

Born

Nickname

Height Batting style Bowling style Role Relations

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Batsman Yograj Singh (father)

International information National side Test debut (cap 247) Last Test ODI debut (cap 135) Last ODI India 16 October 2003 v New Zealand 2 December 2009 v Sri Lanka 3 October 2000 v Kenya 20 October 2010 v Australia

Domestic team information Years 1996/97present 2003 2008present Punjab Yorkshire Kings XI Punjab Team

Career statistics
Competition

Test 33 1,582 35.78 3/8 169 751 8 53.87 0 0 2/9 30/

ODIs 250 7,345 37.09 12/43 139 3,932 82 40.88 0 0 4/6 72/

FC 89 5,348 43.12 16/25 209 1,807 19 51.36 0 0 3/25 88/

List A 317 9,491 37.96 16/56 172 4,929 114 36.45 0 n0 4/6 93/

Matches

Runs scored

Batting average

100s/50s

Top score

Balls bowled

Wickets

Bowling average

5 wickets in innings

10 wickets in match

Best bowling

Catches/stumpings

Source: Cricinfo, 2 June 2010

Yuvraj Singh pronunciation(helpinfo) (Punjabi: , born 12 December 1981 in a Punjabi Jat[1] family from Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh.[2] He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 (ODIs) and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broada feat only performed three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never previously in an international match between two Test cricket nations.

Early career
Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the U-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358.[3] He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team lead by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament.[4]Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[5]

ODI career
Yuvraj made his One Day International debut against Kenya at Nairobi in 2000, at the ICC KnockOut Trophy. He showed his potential in his second ODI which was against the Australians where he scored a quickfire 84 off 82 balls against a quality pace attack consisting of bowlers like Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Jason

Gillespie.[6] However, after a lean run of form, he was dropped for the one-dayers against Australia in India in early 2001,[7] but returned later in the year and helped India to victory in a match in Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 98.[8] One of his most memorable innings was a partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the NatWest Series final against England in July 2002 which led India to victory.[9] He was selected and represented India at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He scored his first century in his fourth season with the Indian team against Bangladesh in 2003. After that he also scored hundreds against Zimbabwe and Australia, including a 139 off 119 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[10] In the Indian Oil Cup 2005, he made 110 (off 114 balls) (his third century) and an important partnership worth 165 runs with Mohammad Kaif, to become the man of the match against West Indies in the last match of the round robin league. After reaching his century, he attracted attention by angry gesticulations to the Indian dressing room, which was postulated to be due to his clashes with team management - Greg Chappell had been appointed as the new Indian coach and he had criticisedYuvraj.[11] He later praised Chappell's techniques.[12]

Yuvraj in his ODI batting kit. Yuvraj had a good run of form late in 2005 and early in 2006, in the ODI format of the game. He was named as the man of the series in three consecutive series, against South Africa (joint with Graeme Smith),[13] and then against Pakistan and England, in which he scored three centuries and four half-centuries in fifteen matches, which propelled him into the top ten of the ICC ODI batting rankings. During the Pakistan tour, at times when captain and vice-captainRahul Dravid and VirenderSehwag were absent, Yuvraj was the on-field captain, indicating that he may be seen as a potential captain.[11] In the next series in the West Indies, Yuvraj hit two fifties in four games, even though India lost the series 4-1. His performance was recognised with his shortlisting by the ICC as one of four nominees for the Internation One Day player of the year award. Yuvraj missed the first game in the series after that, the tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Kuala Lumpur, due to illness and after failing to reach double figures in the following two games, was axed for Mohammed Kaif in the last group match. He showed signs of returning to form in the Champions Trophy, hitting a restrained unbeaten 27 to guide India to victory against England in the opening game after he was recalled in place of Kaif, but a knee injury forced him out of the final group match. He subsequently missed the tour of South Africa and was in doubt for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, but made a faster than expected recovery to play in the ODI series against the West Indies in India in January 2007. He struck a fluent 95* from 83 balls in India's final match against Sri Lanka before heading to the World Cup. At the World Cup, Yuvraj only managed one fifty against a lowly Bermuda and along with rest of the squad, was criticized for India's first-round exit.

Nevertheless, Yuvraj kept his place in the side for the tours of Bangladesh and Ireland in 2007. In September 2007, he was named as the ODI vice captain of Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the resignation of Rahul Dravid. He then scored 121 in a losing cause during India's One-day International series defeat at the hands of Australia before enjoying a return to form as India beat Pakistan 3-2 on home soil in November 2007 and he was named Man of the series. In the five matches, he scored four halfcenturies, although he was fined after showing dissent in the final match in Jaipur.[14] In November 2008, he hit 138* from 78 balls against England at Rajkot, taking 64 balls to reach his century, which at the time was the second fastest by an Indian in ODIs, after Mohammad Azharuddin's century in 1988 against New Zealand came off 62 balls. After reaching 50 from 42 balls, he added a further 88 in the next 36 balls. He did so despite straining his back, which necessitated the use of GautamGambhir as a runner.[15] This was followed by 118 from 122 balls and a 4/28all his wickets being specialist batsmenin the next match in Indore, earning him two consecutive man of the match awards.[16]

Test career

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Yuvraj's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line). Yuvraj made his Test debut against New Zealand in Mohali in late 2003 in front of his home crowd in Punjab due to the absence of regular captain SouravGanguly in the No. 6 position.[10] He was omitted upon Ganguly's return but got another opportunity in the Test team in the 2004 Tour to Pakistan, when Ganguly was again injured. He scored his first Test century in a losing effort against Pakistan in the second Test at Lahore. When Ganguly returned for the third Test, Akash Chopra was dropped and it appeared that the Indian selectors wanted to give him a regular place in the team. He was subsequently played as VirenderSehwag's opening partner, but after two poor matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia,[17] he was dropped in favour of GautamGambhir. He was recalled to the Test team, batting in the No. 6 position for the away series against Zimbabwe in August 2005 after Sachin Tendulkar was sidelined with tennis elbow. He then retained his position in the Test team after Ganguly was axed following a row with coachGreg Chappell. He scored a second Test century in the third and final Test in Pakistan in the series in January 2006, which India again lost. However, Yuvraj has struggled subsequently in 2006, failing to pass 50 in six Tests against England (two, both at home) and the West Indies (four, all away from home). His injury in late 2006 allowed the return of former captain Ganguly to the team, who subsequently top-scored in the series. Yuvraj was included in India's Test squad to face Pakistan in November 2007, but was not included in the playing 11 for the first test. Yuvraj was picked in the 3rd Test due to an injured Sachin Tendulkar. India were 61/4 before he and

SouravGanguly made a 300 run partnership with Yuvraj recording his highest Test score of 169. He had a very poor Test series against Australia in Indian tour to that country in 200708. After his poor showing in the first two Tests he was dropped for the remainder of the series. Yuvraj scored 85* put on an unbroken partnership of 163 with Sachin Tendulkar to defeat England in the First Test at Chennai on 15 December 2008. It was the fourth highest successful run chase in history and the highest in India.

Twenty20 career
On 19 September 2007 against England in the ICC World Twenty20 Super 8 match held at Kingsmead in Durban, he hit 6 sixes in an over up against Stuart Broad. This helped him to reach the fastest fifty ever in Twenty20 game, off just 12 balls and also the fastest in any form of international cricket.[18][19][20] This was the fourth time that six sixes had been hit in one over in senior cricket, the first time in Twenty20 cricket, and the first time in any form of international cricket against a bowler from a test playing nation. (Garfield Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first class matches, and Herschelle Gibbs did it in a 2007 Cricket World Cup match against Dutch bowler Daan van Bunge.) He has also hit the longest six of the tournament:119 meters off of Australian bowler Brett Lee and currently is the world's leading 20-20 batsman in terms of strike rate.[21]Yuvraj was awarded a Porsche 911 car for his 6 sixes achievement by the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), LalitModi. Yuvraj also received Rs.10,000,000 (US$252,716) in cash from the BCCI for his splendid performance in the tournament.[22]

Yuvraj also scored 70 runs off 30 balls and went on to claim the Man of the Match against Australia in the World Twenty20 semifinals at Durban.[23] He was the icon player and captain for Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab in the first two seasons; in 2010, the third season, icon player status was abolished and the captaincy given to Kumar Sangakkara. They came second in the round robin phase of the tournament, but lost their semi-final to the Chennai Super Kings. On 1 May 2009, Yuvraj picked up his first hat-trick in T20 cricket against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead in Durban, the same ground where he hit his six sixes. He dismissed Robin Uthappa, Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis. On 17 May 2009, Yuvraj picked up his second Twenty20 hat-trick against Deccan Chargers at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Yuvraj dismissed Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds and VenugopalRao.

Style

Yuvraj during fielding practice. Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman but can bowl part-time left-arm orthodox spin. He is regarded as being better at batting against fast bowling than spin bowling, and cites the Indian Oil Cup 2005 as a turning point in his career.[24] He is one of the better fielders in the Indian team, fielding primarily at point, with a good aim at the stumps. A Cricinfo report published in late 2005 showed that since 1999, he was the fourth most prolific fielder in effecting ODIrun outs, and of those on the list of prolific fielders, he had the second highest rate of effecting a run out.[25] He was previously often characterized as having attitude problems,[26] but

later often assumed leadership positions during Rahul Dravid's tenure as captain. Lately Yuvraj has put on a significant amount of weight, which has had an adverse effect on his fielding capability.

Test Centuries
Yuvraj Singh's Test Centuries Runs Match [1] 112 [2] 122 [3] 169 3 13 20 Against Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan City/Country Lahore, Pakistan Venue Gaddafi Stadium Year 2004 2006 2007

Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium Bangalore, India M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

County cricket
After the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Yuvraj was signed by Yorkshire, becoming only the second Indian after Tendulkar to represent the county.[3] However, he had a disappointing run, scoring less than 200 runs in either form of the game,[4] but described it as an important learning experience.

Commercial interests
Yuvraj was signed by Microsoft to be a brand ambassador for the Xbox 360video game console when it was launched in India in 2006. He appeared in advertisements for the console alongside Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. Codemasters' cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, was released with his endorsement in India, titled "Yuvraj Singh International Cricket

2007"[5] The Bollywood animated film, Jumbo features cricketer Yuvraj Singh's voice therefore starting his career in Bollywood. The upcoming animated full length feature film Captain India features Yuvraj Singh as the main protagonist

Yuvraj Singh celebrates birthday on 12-12-12 in a special way

Yuvraj Singh, who turns 31 today, has asked his friends and fans to contribute to his initiative to fight cancer, YOUWECAN.
New Delhi: It's a special birthday for Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who turns 31 today, not only because the date reads 12-12-12, but also because it is his first birthday after he defeated the lifethreatening disease, cancer.

And Yuvraj is celebrating this special day in a special day. Thanking his fans for their wishes, Yuvraj tweeted: "12-12-12, this yr I am celebrating my b'day in support of cancer".

Yuvraj has asked his friends and fans to contribute to his initiative to fight cancer, YOUWECAN. "This yr on my b'day 12-12-12 I call out to all my fans and supporters to contribute towards YOUWECAN. If I can, so can you, help raise cancer awareness with me on 12-12-12," Yuvraj tweeted.

Yuvraj, who played three Tests vs England but was dropped for the final one, had

made return to Test cricket after a year. He had last played a Test against the West Indies in November 2011 at the Eden Gardens. All he could garner then was 25 runs before being Lbw to Darren Sammy. May be he was battling form then but another tough battle lay in store for him.

What was initially diagnosed as a non-malignant tumour, turned out to be a rare form of germ-cell tumour between his lungs. When that dawned upon the cricketer and his family, his next destination was the United States of America.

Yuvraj might have won a lot of duels on the cricket field but a one-to-one with a 'demon' in the real life could never have been on his mind. But he won that war too. After undergoing chemotherapy in Boston from February to March 2012, he returned home in April. And in less than six months after his treatment he was back on the cricket field.

Yuvi returned to international cricket on September 11, 2012 against New Zealand in a Twenty20 International at Chennai. It was a day to remember for the entire cricket fraternity, fans, teammates, family and above all the man himself. After the match, Yuvraj confessed that he was in tears while fielding in the first over. It indeed was an emotional moment as he made a comeback that was made of fairytale stuff.

Yuvraj, born to Shabnam and former Indian pacer Yograj Singh on 12 December 1981, is a player who is known to perform at the biggest stages.

But he was not always interested in cricket. It was a result of a determined father and eventually, a genuine liking for the sport that Yuvraj made his first class debut

in 1996. He had already begun carrying his kitbags and leading the hard life of a struggling cricket aspirant.

It was not all about cricket though, as Yuvraj, just like his father Yograj, also displayed his talent in Punjabi movies as a child actor. While Yuvi's father outscored his filmography against the action on field, the southpaw did exactly the opposite to become one of India's finest ODI cricketers.

Yuvraj first came to the attention of people who mattered when he captained the U-19 team of Punjab in the final of Cooch Bihar Trophy against Bihar. He scored 258 in the match. He was later also selected for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The Indian team won that tournament.

The south-paw's 'international' talent was showcased in his second ODI against then World Champions Australia. He smashed 84 off 80 with 12 boundaries. India managed to score 265 and win the match by 20 runs.

There was a dip in form towards the end of the year. He was left out of the ODI squad for the series against Australia but he returned to strike a brash 98 against Sri Lanka in late 2001.

2002 continues to be best remembered for Yuvraj's stunning knock with Mohammad Kaif that gave India a win against England in the NatWest Series. He hit 69 off 63 to help Kaif (87) take India to a win from a rather impossible situation of 146/5 chasing 325.

Yuvraj's Test debut came in the 2003. It was at his home ground in Mohali against

New Zealand. He scored 20 and 5* but the match ended in a draw.

A freak injury during a game of Kho-kho during the 2006 edition of ICC Champions Trophy got him some undesired rest.

Yuvraj fought it out however and made his chances in the national team count more often than not. He was named man-of-the-series in three consecutive series' against South Africa, Pakistan and England, in late 2005-early 2006 - the era of Sourav Ganguly vs Greg Chappell.

Yuvraj hit Stuart Broad of England for 6 sixes in six balls in the 2007 World T20 in South Africa. Yuvraj re-emphasized that he was a knock-out player.

Yuvraj has been quite a player off the field. He shared his most sincere and lasting relationship with actress Kim Sharma. The pressure of maintaining a hi-profile relationship got to them and both kept a low profile until the news of a spat between the two broke out.

Since then, he has either been in a relationship or has been rumoured to have been in one repeatedly. Deepika Padukone, Riya Sen, Minisha Lamba, Preity Zinta, the number is quite endless.

In 2011, Yuvraj made a comeback into the side after battling poor form. He powered his team through to the title in the 50-over World Cup. He was adjudged man-of-the-series for his efforts. His knocks as the leader of the new IPL team Pune Warriors - were prolific too.

Interesting Facts

On his 25th birthday, Yuvraj had a fight with Yuvraj Mahajan and the Mahajan faimily lodged a Police complaint.

Yuvraj has an elongated list of girlfriends. Yuvraj was signed by Microsoft to be a brand ambassador for the Xbox 360 video game console when it was launched in India.

The Bollywood animated film, Jumbo features cricketer Yuvraj Singh's voice therefore starting his career in Bollywood

Codemasters' cricket video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, was released with Yuvi's endorsement in India, titled "Yuvraj Singh International Cricket 2007"

Records

Yuvraj awarded a "Porsche 911" car for his 6sixes achievement by the vice president of BCCI.

He was named as the "Man of the Series" in 3 consecutive series against South Africa, Pakistan and England.

Yuvraj also received Rupees 1 crore (US$252,716) for his splendid performance in T20 World cup.

He was the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in history of world cricket (Against Struat Broad in T20 world cup).

Who is Yuvraj Yuvraj is primarily a left-handed batsman but can bowl part-time left-arm spin. He can demolish pace bowling and his aggressive style of batting is a cause of nughtmare for spin bowlers all over the world. He is seen as part of the blue

brigade who form the nucleus of the Indian team. He is also a great asset in the field. His excellent fielding skills and some exuberant catches along with bulls eye target on the stumps make him a trump card for the captain. His muscular hitting and flambuyont attitude on the field makes the nation dance to his fours and sixes.

Yuvraj in IPL Yuvraj Singh is the icon player of King's XI Punjab and has captained the side in first two editions of the tournament. He quit captaincy in the third edition to concentrate on his batting. He has a fabulous IPL record icludes 29 matches scoring 639 runs, with a highest score of unbeaten 58, and also claimnig 9 wickets including two hat-tricks with his slow left-arm orthodox .

Yuvi and Romance Romance and Yuvraj go hand to hand with each other. He is oftenly called the 'aashiq' of Indian cricket. He has an elongated lis tof girlfriends including he likes of Kim Sharma, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba , Karishma Kotak and Anusha Dandekar

World Record in Cricket-Six Sixes in a over

Yuvraj Singh Hits 6 Sixes in an Over
Gary Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, and now Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj Singh smashed six sixes in an over for the first time in Twenty20 cricket as India scored an impressive 18-run victory over England in their Twenty20 World Championship Super Eights match in Kingsmead. Yuvraj Singhs savage assault on Stuart Broad made him the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in Twenty20 internationals and the fourth in senior cricket. Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first-class matches, Herschelle Gibbs in the ODI (World Cup) and now Yuvraj who has done it in Twenty20 During that assault Yuvraj Singh reached fifty from just 12 balls to broke the record of fastest 50 of all the format (Test, ODI and Twenty20) Yuvraj Singh has been in terrific form in the World Cup. />Yuvraj Singh has been in terrific form in the World Cup.[ AFP] Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said in-form Yuvraj Singh will have to keep his cool when he comes out to bat in front of his home crowd in the high-voltage ICC World Cup 2011 semifinal against Pakistan in Mohali on Wednesday. He has been in outstanding form throughout the tournament. Semi -final is a big game and he needs to keep his cool. He will be playing in his home ground, so there will be pressure on him, Ganguly told reporters on the sidel ines of an Election Commission campaign shooting in Eden Gardens.

But the most successful Indian skipper quickly added that a combined team effort is the need of the hour for the co-hosts to beat Pakistan in the high-profile match. Its a high-voltage match and theres bound to be extra pressure on the players. So a lot would depend on the team combination. All the players will have to put in their best efforts to clinch a victory, Ganguly said. It doesnt depend on individual efforts. As a team, they need to perform, added Ganguly, who led Team India to the 2003 World Cup final. He said there will be no added pressure on the players in the presence of Prime Ministers of both the countries. There had been such things in the past when Pervez Musharraf had visited India (to watch a one-day match in 2005).

Yuvraj Singh's cancer fully curable, should resume training in 10 weeks: Doctors

Yuvraj should resume training in 10 weeks: Doctors

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NEW DELHI: India's World Cup-winning cricket star Yuvraj Singh should be able to resume training in May after undergoing chemotherapy for a cancerous tumour in the United States, his doctor said on Monday. Nitesh Rohatgi, a senior Delhi-based oncologist who has been treating the 30-year-old all-rounder, said he was confident he would recover from the malignant tumour located between his lungs. "It is curable with the help of therapy and will not hinder Yuvraj's career in the long-term," Rohatgi, a consultant of medical oncology at a New Delhi hospital, told reporters. "I must stress it is not lung cancer. It is located between the two lungs, rather than in the lungs. It's a rare disease, but something which can be cured." Rohatgi said the cricketer would recover from the rare condition which is called mediastinalseminoma. "I am confident he will be cured and return to cricket like before," said Rohatgi, adding that Yuvraj will be able to start active training by May.

Yuvraj on Wednesday starts the third week of a nine-week chemotherapy treatment in theUnited States and will be able to do light training as he improves, the doctor said. Left-handed Yuvraj played a key role in India's World Cup triumph last April, scoring 362 runs and taking 15 wickets with his spin bowling to win with the player-of-the-tournament award. But his family said in November that the all-rounder had been battling a golf ball-sized non-malignant lung tumour which first affected him during the tournament. Yuvraj, who has not played competitive cricket since taking part in two of three home Tests against the West Indies in November, has so far scored 8,051 runs in 274 one-dayers and 1,775 runs in 37 Tests.

Yuvraj Singh's Fight Against Lung Cancer

When the Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, the whole nation was confused about his career. Unknown to the disease, many cricket pundits declared this as the end of Yuvrajs career. But the truth is that he was detected with a stage one cancerous tumour and with

due rehabilitation procedures and medical guidance the left-handed batsman is now fit as a fiddle. He has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing chemotherapy. The 30-year-old all-rounder recently tweeted from U.S. "3rd chemo cycle is over. Back from hospital and I am free. Can't wait to be back home."

In the wake of Yuvraj Singh's lung cancer diagnosis, much information about lung cancer is making it through the internet highways and newspapers. To help you decipher how much of this is fact, and how much conjecture, today, we take a closer look at lung cancer.

Understanding lung cancer. It is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both the lungs. Such cells do not perform the regular normal functions and with the passage of time it grows and turns into a tumor. The presence of a tumor impedes the functioning of the lungs thus acting as an obstacle in supplying oxygen to the body. There are two main types of lung cancer: Non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer.

How common is lung cancer? Cancer in the lungs is the next most diagnosed type of cancer after prostate cancer in males and breast cancer in females. An interesting point to note is that even though it is common in terms of diagnosis, it is the number one cause of cancer deaths each year. Lung cancer is often seen in older people as it takes years to

develop. The average age of a person diagnosed with lung cancer is 71 years.

Causes of lung cancer. Often it is believed that the major propellant of lung cancer is cigarette smoking, but there are other factors responsible for it. Exposure to asbestos, radon and other environmental factors along with second hand smoke or passive smoking can lead to the same problem. These are the external factors which lead to this type of cancer. There are also internal factors such as genetics. Remember, that the more often a person smokes, the greater the risk of developing this cancer.

Signs and symptoms of lung cancer. Various changes that may occur in the lung and the chest area are:

Coughing becomes intense and persistent Pain is experienced in the chest, back and shoulder. This is generally different from the pain experienced during coughing.

The color and the volume of the sputum changes. Shortness of breath The voice changes, becomes hoarse Harsh sounds are heard with each breath Coughing blood with consistent lung problems like bronchitis or pneumonia

Loss of appetite, weight loss and the patient experiences constant fatigue

Bone and joints pain, facial and swelling neck Bleeding

How is lung cancer diagnosed? Detection at an early stage can make the cure easy. Therefore, regular checkups are recommended. People aged over 60, especially those with a history of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), should go for early detection screening tests. These include microscopic analysis of cells in sputum, bronchoscopy, CT scans and evaluation of the molecular markers in the sputum.

The diagnosis includes the following:

1. Physical examination 2. History of the patient 3. Chest X-ray 4. Biopsy