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'The Test of My Life' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
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Answer: Option B — Yuvraj Singh
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"The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back" is the autobiography of the Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, published in 2013.
About the book:
- It describes how Yuvraj played the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup while suffering from health problems, including coughing up blood, without knowing that he had cancer.
- He was named Player of the Tournament in that World Cup, which India won.
Soon after, he was diagnosed with a rare germ cell tumour (mediastinal seminoma) between his lungs. He underwent chemotherapy in Boston, USA, in early 2012.
The book describes his fight against cancer, his emotions, the support of his mother, Shabnam Singh, and his return to international cricket in September 2012.
It is an inspiring story of courage and determination.
About Yuvraj Singh:
He was born on 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh. His father, Yograj Singh, also played cricket for India.
He played a key role in India's 2007 ICC World Twenty20 win, during which he hit six sixes in an over off England's Stuart Broad and scored a 12-ball fifty.
He played 304 ODIs and 40 Tests for India.
He received the Arjuna Award (2012) and the Padma Shri (2014).
He set up the "YouWeCan" Foundation to support cancer patients and cancer awareness.
He retired from international cricket in June 2019.
Autobiographies of other Indian cricketers:
- Sachin Tendulkar: "Playing It My Way" (2014).
- Sourav Ganguly: "A Century Is Not Enough" (2018).
- V. S. Laxman: "281 and Beyond" (2018).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Virender Sehwag is not the author of "The Test of My Life".
- ✗Gautam Gambhir is not the author of this book.
- ✗Harbhajan Singh is not the author of this book.
Quick tip
Remember: "The Test of My Life" = Yuvraj Singh (2013, fight against cancer after the 2011 World Cup, Player of the Tournament); YouWeCan Foundation; six sixes in 2007 World T20.
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This question tests your understanding of Books & Authors, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.
This topic covers famous books and their authors, including ancient Indian texts, works of the freedom struggle, classic and modern literature, autobiographies of famous people, and recently published books by well-known personalities. Questions usually name a book and ask for its author, or the other way round. Ancient and historical books, such as Arthashastra (Kautilya), Indica (Megasthenes) and Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore), are tested most often. Autobiographies are another favourite, so learn titles such as 'My Experiments with Truth' (Mahatma Gandhi) and 'Wings of Fire' (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam). Practise the books and authors questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.