Is India right in banking on Yuvraj Singh?

[Statsman]

One of India's greatest ODI all rounders ever and a pure match winner but should India move on from him or keep banking on him for the power hitter all rounder role?

I think its high time Kohli and co. develop a new middle order hitter/ all rounder or simply select a proper young batsman over him.

 

[joly]

Should be treated as a farewell series that was given to honor him.He can not play till World T20 and No question about 2015 WC, so not a chance

 

[Statsman]

Should be treated as a farewell series that was given to honor him.He can not play till World T20 and No question about 2015 WC, so not a chance

You mean 2019 WC.

I think a lot of Indian fans blame Dhoni for not selecting Yuvraj for the 2015 WC which according to them was the reason we lost the semis. Lets be honest Jaḍeja (Yuvi's supposed replacement) was useless in the entire word cup.

 

[Hawkeye]

If you have great accelerators in the middle/late order, or the young ones with ability, keep him out.

Else, he's needed. As simple as that!

In Pak, we have absolutelyy nooo hitter for #7 and #8 positions. Even 5 and 6 tend to be accumulators. So, Afridi doesn't have a replacement yet.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Yuvraj has lost it against pacers . Against high quality spinners ,he was always vulnerable

 

[Statsman]

2 overs and 4 runs in a frigging T20.

 

[street cricketer]

Obviously no lol..

 

[Sin Nombre]

Obviously no lol (2x)

 

[Stark]

It was downright stupid to include him in the t20 squad.

In ODIs, he may have lil something to offer, but it was not a solid decision to bring him back. Should have built the ODI team with promising players. If the Indian team needs to scale heights with newer players, they have to realize that Dhoni already is enough of a chance being taken there.

 

[moghul]

India has so much batting talent to pick from , then why Yuvi ?

 

[joly]

India has so much batting talent to pick from , then why Yuvi ?

chance to retire gracefully

 

[Nikhil_cric]

No. Should have been dropped for good after the WT20 debacle 3 years ago. He was finished as a cricketer way back then. Forget about now.

 

[Hasan123]

I'm sure India has better batting talent than Yuvi. A low order of Yuvraj,MSD, and Hardik Pandaya doesn't inspire confidence. Although I think Pandaya has potential as a batsmen.

 

[Pollack]

They should call back Sachin from retirement since one opening slot is very much available. Experience over youth.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

They should call back Sachin from retirement since one opening slot is very much available. Experience over youth.

Yousuf Pathan , Uthappa , Stuart Binny ,Rahane Rayudu are the future of LOI

 

[Messiah]

Yousuf Pathan , Uthappa , Stuart Binny ,Rahane Rayudu are the future of LOI

Yuvi is better than all of them

 

[Sidilicious]

We really could have tried Jhadav, Pant or even some like Hooda or Pandya jr.

I know Pandey couldn't hit out towards the end, but he really batted well the first 15 deliveries. The Indian top order will be
Rohit
Rahul
Kohli

Then they can try 2 of
Jhadhav
Pandey
Pant

Followed by Dhoni and then the all rounders.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Yuvi is better than all of them

My sarcastic capabilities are as good as Dhonis finishing capabilities now.