Yuvraj Singh

New Delhi: “It’s a difficult period... But, then, I could’ve been injured while fielding,” was Yuvraj Singh’s first comment when The Telegraph contacted him (on his cellphone) after his knee injury had been “assessed” by Dr Anant Joshi in Mumbai, Monday morning.

Yuvraj, it may be recalled, twisted his left knee at a warm-up session (on the eve of the Champions Trophy face-off against Australia) in Mohali. Initially, a tear was suspected, but it’s much worse — “the ligament has broken,” he informed.

“At this stage, it’s not clear whether surgery will be required... Dr Joshi has decided to wait for a fortnight before examining the knee one more time... If the healing isn’t satisfactory, then surgery is going to be needed,” Yuvraj added.

Yuvraj intends remaining in Mumbai for a few days and will be “monitored” there by Team India physio John Gloster. “I’m going to be back in Chandigarh after a few days and, then, take it from there... If surgery is necessary, then I’ll stay in Mumbai for the rehab,” he said.

For now, Yuvraj is only out of the ODIs in South Africa, but his fingers are crossed. A million other fingers, too.