India Vs Pakistan: What Is The Secret Of Yuvraj Singh's Health And Fitness? ICC Champions Trophy 2017

So what's the secret?

Running! According to Yuvraj, "It's important in any sportsman's life. To remain fit and to keep improving, you have to run. It's also the best form of fitness." To boost his lung capacity post cancer, Yuvraj says he relied extensively on running. He included high speed sprints and long jogs in his workout to accustom his body to the changing requirements while you are on the field.

"Chemotherapy had hurt my my lung capacity, so running was something I did every single day for over eight months, and I'm finally feeling good," says the cricketer.

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Apart from this, Yuvraj is regular with on field exercises like foam rolling and activations. This is usually followed by mobility exercises, dynamic stretching, cricket specific movements and drills, agility drills and sprints. All of this is in addition to the 4-hour cricket practice that includes batting, bowling and fielding. The cricketer ends his workout with weight training that includes pull-ups, push-ups, bench presses, dumbbell rows/cable rows, squats, dead lifts and lunges and some core training. This is followed by a recovery session of swimming or ice bath.

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Yuvraj's diet typically consists of cereals, milk, eggs, fibrous fruits with a lunch that is high on proteins and balanced with carbohydrates.

Catch this Sunday's ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan to see what Yuvraj Singh has in store to ace the big game.