Overview
- He said he kept playing through the 2011 World Cup despite fatigue, nausea and chest discomfort because he was chasing a long‑awaited Test spot.
- He quoted Dr Nitesh Rohatgi as warning that the tumour sat between his heart and lung and that he had three to six months to live without chemotherapy.
- He went to Indianapolis for chemotherapy under Dr Lawrence Einhorn and said accepting the illness was harder because he even runs a foundation that urges early detection.
- During treatment, Anil Kumble urged him to focus on health instead of match videos and Sachin Tendulkar visited to offer support.
- He returned to India duty within six months for the 2012 T20 World Cup, earned a Man of the Match award, and later rebuilt fitness with Zaheer Khan in Brive, France.