Surojit Bose battling blood cancer

KOLKATA: Once a darling of Jose Ramirez Barreto and Yusif Yakubu and a pivotal figure in Mahindra United's National Football League triumph in 2005-06, former India forward Surojit Bose is now battling with blood cancer.

Bose played behind ace strikers Brazilian Barreto and Ghanian Yukubu — two of the most accomplished foreign forwards to have played in India — and set up a lot of goals for them during Mahindra United's title winning season just before the inception of the I-League.

The 33-year-old, who is admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, also plied his trade for Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting in Kolkata and was last seen in Bharat FC colours in the I-League in 2014.

"I have been diagnosed with first stage of blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML)," Bose told IANS on Tuesday. IANS 

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