Yuvraj: I am “obviously� disappointed

[kabira]

This could be blessing in disguise. He will be fired up in ODIs. We want him in Red Hot form for World Cup. Our hopes of doing well rests on his batting as much as SRT

[Jersey #10]

UV's belly is bigger than a pregnant woman's belly and he thinks that he is "FIT" to play sports! The guy needs to get serious with his work instead of partying and acting as if he has a 10 years confirmed spot in the team. He should be dropped from every tournament until the WC and that should be enough stick for him to get serious. We obviously can't do without him in the WC next year hence we have to get him into his best form. There is no need of him the tests anyways.

[beetle]

While most cricketers in danger of losing their spot would prefer to appear to be working on their fitness and game..yuvraj prefers to be seen on the page three with his paunch hanging out!Finally the selectors see him for what he is.

[fineleg]

While most cricketers in danger of losing their spot would prefer to appear to be working on their fitness and game..yuvraj prefers to be seen on the page three with his paunch hanging out!Finally the selectors see him for what he is.

Rads, Brilliantly said Instead of giving stupid interviews, the Prince of Paunchjob needs to work on his cricket and fitness. At present, he is looked at as a crucial player in odi/t20. He needs to maintain that.

[saneindian]

If he doesn't sort out his fitness, he could soon be out of the ODI team as well. His form in shorter forms has been pathetic and he has become a liability in the field. It's his bowling which has kept him afloat in the shorter format, but for how long? Time he took a long hard look at his own work ethic and worked hard on his fitness. He can keep shouting in the media I have had too many injuries, but unless he can show some improvement on the fitness front, his spot in the side will always be under the scanner.

[vamos_rafa]

One thing which baffles me is are our cricketers so dumb that makes them not to realize that they are not in the best of form/fitness and hence been dropped. So many of our cricketers are up with this syndrome be it irfan or yuvi or any other of our "stars". I think once dropped,they should shut their mouths and go back to the drawing board and come back strongly. In any case, if their dropping was unfortunate then they would be brought back into the side. But they should not defend themselves out into the public unless you have a very strong point in case. Yuvraj, though did well in the tour game(I don't know how much heed should be paid to that performance) and one test that he played, needs to realize that his batting in by no standards test match material. He should look to work on it rather than stating the obvious.

[Chandan]

How can some one go from first choice middle order batsmen to an absolute no show in the space of one series, even after performing well in that series? The only explanation is that a)the selectors have completely lost faith in Yuvraj in a matter of weeks or b) They think Pujara is too good to be kept out of the test side and they have chosen to groom him keeping in mind the future in store (Sachin, Dravid and VVS all in the twilight of their careers)

Even if they've not lost faith in Yuvraj's ability, the selectors have lost faith in Yuvraj's fitness. We've played 7 tests this year. How many has Yuvraj played? What are the fitness problems? Is it some serious thing where surgery is needed?? No. Then, how can the selectors be assured that Yuvraj won't het injured once again after playing an inning or so? This is what happens to players who do not follow strong descipline and work ethics right from an early age. I got an article from Anand Vasu on Yuvraj's dropping: With nothing left for granted, Yuvi has task at hand When the first ball of the first Test against Australia is sent down at Mohali, Yuvraj Singh will not be at home, literally or figuratively. Since he announced himself on the international stage in emphatic fashion almost exactly a decade ago, Yuvraj has been a certainty in limited overs cricket, and fought desperately to cement a place in the Test team. But a packed middle-order meant that he never had a serious chance of being a Test regular, until Sourav Ganguly retired in 2008. In his first Test as something other than a replacement, when he wasn't batting to keep his place, Yuvraj rattled off an unbeaten 85, partnering Sachin Tendulkar in one of the great chases of all time as India made 387 in the fourth innings to beat England in Chennai. Tendulkar, who made 103 and shared a 163-run partnership with Yuvraj, was uncharacteristically blunt when asked about his partner at the end of the match. “People have been talking about whether Yuvraj is a Test player or not and I think those are just loose statements,” said Tendulkar. “Anyone can have a bad phase but that doesn't mean he is not capable of scoring runs at Test level.” When Yuvraj followed the Chennai innings with 86 in the next Test at Mohali, his fans believed that a corner had been turned and that the left-hander had finally arrived in Test cricket. But it didn’t pan out that way. In the nine Tests Yuvraj has played since that series, he's made a total of 377 runs, with a highest score of 68. The last year has been particularly difficult, with unconnected injuries and illnesses making it impossible for him to take the field with any kind of confidence or poise. Yuvraj's ODI form has slipped, and his omission from the Test squad should not come as a shock to anyone. While the selectors would have taken the travails of the last year into account, you get the feeling that the doubts run deeper. Yuvraj has played 34 Tests in all, spread out liberally over seven years, often with long gaps between appearances. His average of 35 does no justice whatsoever to the unquestionable talent he has. The question the selectors would have had to answer was whether Yuvraj had done enough to convince them that he belonged, his current form notwithstanding. Clearly, they believe that the time had come to set him down gently, giving Cheteshwar Pujara, who has scored runs in domestic cricket, a chance to stake a claim. As someone who is used to being in the limelight, Yuvraj will be in unfamiliar territory come October 1. With a Test match taking place in his home city, he'll be leading Rest of India in the Irani Trophy game in Jaipur. For the first time in a decade, the challenge before Yuvraj will not be to prove that he belongs to Tests, but rather to find his way back to the Indian team, a place many thought was his for the taking.

[ravishingravi]

Even if they've not lost faith in Yuvraj's ability, the selectors have lost faith in Yuvraj's fitness. We've played 7 tests this year. How many has Yuvraj played? What are the fitness problems? Is it some serious thing where surgery is needed?? No. Then, how can the selectors be assured that Yuvraj won't het injured once again after playing an inning or so? This is what happens to players who do not follow strong descipline and work ethics right from an early age. I got an article from Anand Vasu on Yuvraj's dropping:

Hit the nail on the head

[saneindian]

:cantstop: ok' date=' so this jackass called Anand Vasu is counting UV out of Indian ODI team itself[/quote'] Won't be long before Yuvraj's plce in ODI team is under the scnner as well. Starting the Australia series in 2009, his numbers read 23, 78, 12, 9, 6, 23, 74, 1, 8*, 13, 0, 5, 38, 6, 26 a total of 322 runs in 15 innings with an avg of 23. Yuvi does need some big score now, not just for himself but for team india as well. For us to win that WC, him being in good form will be one of the biggest factors.

[Guest Gunner]

UV hasn't done anything since the T20 WC in 2009. He has been living of his laurels.

[urbestfriend]

Not surprised by this drop But I hope this is not the end of UV in tests. I think he still has it in him to do a Dada and make a comeback after one of the greats retire. Raina boy has rightfully earned his place , so it's a right decision by the selectors.

[Ram]

Yuvraj is often portrayed as though he's some sort of lazy slob who eats cheese pizza, fries and drinks beer all night, misses the team bus to the stadium in the morning or forgets about practice sessions. Sure, you can question his credentials as a test match player, but to villify and malign him as some sort of uncontrollable, unworkable freak is not cool. FFS, the dude has 11,000 international runs! Make no mistake, if Yuvraj isnt in form, we can kiss our WC chances a forlorn good bye and go home and re-introduce ourselves to our families.

[Lord]

hard on him,but a good decision,risky though for a big series like Aus,hope we dont have any injury,cant have noob like Pujara playing them also,selectors need to show consistency.if they can drop a senior like Yuvraj for non performance,they surely can do that with Rohit,Jadeja in ODIs,but I'm sure they'll continue to be picked

[vvvslaxman]

hard on him,but a good decision,risky though for a big series like Aus,hope we dont have any injury,cant have noob like Pujara playing them also,selectors need to show consistency.if they can drop a senior like Yuvraj for non performance,they surely can do that with Rohit,Jadeja in ODIs,but I'm sure they'll continue to be picked

He used to be a reliable ODI player. THat is why he was considered for Tests. Now he is not reliable even in ODIs. He might play a blazing innings. But these days he produces it rarely. An inform Yuvi is very valuable as he can be very good on a 5th day pitch with ball.

[Karan114]

hard on him' date='but a good decision,[b']risky though for a big series like Aus,hope we dont have any injury,cant have noob like Pujara playing them

True, how on earth will we cope without Yuvraj's sterling Test average of 9.14 against the Aussies? :((

[jf1gp_1]

hardly makes a difference with raina having a great start its not as if yuvraj or for that matter even punjara would figure in playing XI, all selector have done is shut up ppl who were asking why punjara isnt in team

[Lord]

True' date=' how on earth will we cope without Yuvraj's sterling Test average of 9.14 against the Aussies? :(([/quote'] that was in Aus,he would've been alright here:P point is Pujara is too young,if a senior gets injured,we cant have him as he'd b nervous.I'd been fine with some one like Kohli.atleast he has played some intl. cricket

[achilles]

Yuvraj is often portrayed as though he's some sort of lazy slob who eats cheese pizza, fries and drinks beer all night, misses the team bus to the stadium in the morning or forgets about practice sessions. Sure, you can question his credentials as a test match player, but to villify and malign him as some sort of uncontrollable, unworkable freak is not cool. FFS, the dude has 11,000 international runs! Make no mistake, if Yuvraj isnt in form, we can kiss our WC chances a forlorn good bye and go home and re-introduce ourselves to our families.

Sums it all up :hatsoff:

[King Tendulkar]

Yuvraj is often portrayed as though he's some sort of lazy slob who eats cheese pizza, fries and drinks beer all night, misses the team bus to the stadium in the morning or forgets about practice sessions. Sure, you can question his credentials as a test match player, but to villify and malign him as some sort of uncontrollable, unworkable freak is not cool. FFS, the dude has 11,000 international runs! Make no mistake, if Yuvraj isnt in form, we can kiss our WC chances a forlorn good bye and go home and re-introduce ourselves to our families.

Wow good post from MM:two_thumbs_up: The guy is not excatly 20 stone! Also has had loads of injury problems which frankly have stopped him doing any fitness work. Not saying he is the ultimate profeesional but no way near as bad as some make out. I hope these same posters dish out even worse crap to Mishra who is frankly speaking a whale in making!

[nballa]

Things came easy for yuvraj early in his career. he was youthful, exuberant, talented, brash, excellent fielder it all came nauturally. somwhere along the way something changed. he got fat, the would be actress gf dumped him as a result and he got more fat. it was a vicious cycle of rejection and tandoori nans. its tough to recover from these setbacks. hopefully he will have learnt enough english to spend the rest of his life in the commie box along with his mentor ganguly and both can take pot shots at chappel. it was good knowing you youvi.