Rain washes out Yuvraj Singh's return to international cricket

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Rain washes out Yuvraj Singh's return to international cricket

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Visakhapatnam, September 08, 2012

First Published: 18:45 IST(8/9/2012)
Last Updated: 00:20 IST(9/9/2012)

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R Ashwin eats food before first T20 cricket match between India vs New Zealand at Dr. YSR Reddy ACA - VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam. The match was called off due to heavy rains and thunderstorms. HT photo/Ashok Nath Dey

Yuvraj Singh's keenly-awaited return after battling cancer ended with a damp squib as the first Twenty20 game against New Zealand was washed out on Saturday.

The game was abandoned without a ball being bowled as heavy rain lashing the southern coastal town of

Visakhapatnam since late afternoon showed no signs of relenting.

The two-match series -- the second game takes place in Chennai on Tuesday -- is a build-up for the World Twenty20 which opens in Sri Lanka on September 18.

Yuvraj, 30, underwent chemotherapy in the United States in March and April to treat a rare germ-cell tumour between his lungs which was diagnosed late last year.

The left-hander, who was man of the tournament in India's World Cup triumph last year, was recalled to the Twenty20 side despite not having played competitive cricket since November.