When will Yuvi show some responsibility?

[Gambit]

He is the best bat in the team but bats as if his dismissal won't affect the team score. This was a final and Yuvi had done nothing against OZ in nearly a month. Everything was setup nicely but he played right into Symonds' hands with that silly shot. Why can't he bat more responsibly?

[Chaos]

yuseless sucks, cant field, cant bowl and cant bat. LIABILITY

[Holysmoke]

When will Yuvi show some responsibility? when SRT retires.

[Cricketics]

don't exaggerate @ mouni yaa.. i am frustrated that Yuvi didn't continue his knock.. he got the blodoy start.. changed the bloody run rate and actually put us in good position and then he went away on that Gandhi's dandi MARCH TO PAVILION

[Predator_05]

To be fair, he is in a real bad rut at the moment.

[Bumper]

I thought we got the batting order wrong. With 25 overs to go, Rohit should have walked out to bat with Sachin. Yuvraj should have come with 10-15 overs left. With Uthappa gone to the opening slot, we were left with no power hitters at the end, something that hurt us in the pre-Dhoni era.

[chanakya]

To be fair' date=' he is in a real bad rut at the moment.[/quote'] Is he? he was playing well until he did an afridi

[Gambit]

To be fair' date=' he is in a real bad rut at the moment.[/quote'] This 'he backs himself even when he isn't middling it' business is really starting to hurt us. Ok, he is a six hitter and is an aggressive bat but he has to knuckle down at times when the runs aren't flowing and pace his innings. He is not an Afridi. This is a final. He has to realise that.

[fineleg]

You are right bumper. Rohit Sharma should have walked in at that stage. BTW, mouni is biatching here, but since his user id does not start like 'fine%', he can biatch freely...not called whining if he does it

[Predator_05]

This 'he backs himself even when he isn't middling it' business is really starting to hurt us. Ok' date=' he is a six hitter and is an aggressive bat but he has to knuckle down at times when the runs aren't flowing and pace his innings. He is not an Afridi. This is a final. He has to realise that.[/quote'] Oh come on, you know better than that. He is more than capable of gritting it out. Remember that innings at Kanpur against Pakistan ? He is just lacking confidence right now because he hasn't spent much time in the middle.

[Bumper]

This 'he backs himself even when he isn't middling it' business is really starting to hurt us. Ok' date=' he is a six hitter and is an aggressive bat but he has to knuckle down at times when the runs aren't flowing and pace his innings. He is not an Afridi. This is a final. He has to realise that.[/quote'] Its all hindsight though. He is not a prodder. Thats how he plays. He opened his account with a six. Even when out of form, scored 38 at 100% SR. Had he tried to play carefully, he'd have batted 20 more balls & scored just the same amt of runs. He did look good when the platform was laid for him, which is good.

[King Tendulkar]

He just needs this tour to end!

[Sachinism]

oh come on man, that ball there to be hit should have placed it better, but nothing to do with being more responsible

[Ram]

You guys have to be kidding. Yuvi has won more matches than ANY player has done, in the last 2 years, featured in more successful run chases than anyone else. His game in the last 30 months has been the epitome of responsibility.

[umpire]

oh c'mon, he was batting really well and that was long hope, just mistimed it.

[S.R.Tendulkar]

Yea I agree, he was batting well and entertaining the crows at the same time, I was loving every minute of it. Sadly just couldn't hit it into the gap. But its okay, quickfire 38 is not a bad score...eventhough he could have gotten much much higher.

[veer]

yes he is pretty to watch.. but i agree with OP.. he gotta be responsible.. afterall he is the senior most player after SRT in the team... sometimes i just luved the way he plays.. but in next minute i want to throw something at tv.. i hope he doesnt turn out to be better version of afridi..

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Yuvi has to blame himself for failures: Vengsarkar Dilip Vengsarkar said the dashing Punjab batsman will have to perform consistently if the team is to become world beaters. More... Yuvi has to blame himself for failures: Vengsarkar Agencies Posted online: Friday , March 07, 2008 at 1911 hrs IST New Delhi, March 7:: India might have won the tri-series in Australia without much fireworks from Yuvraj Singh, but chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said the dashing Punjab batsman will have to perform consistently if the team is to become world beaters. Vengsarkar, who was praised by former cricketers for bringing in young blood in the team for the Australia tour, said Yuvraj had to blame himself for his failures. "I am disappointed as I always had expectations from him. Yuvraj needs to be more consistent. He is a great talent but he has to perform to his potential," said Vengsarkar of the middle-order batsman who scored 202 runs from nine matches in the tri-series. "His non performance is something that he has to address himself. He has been in the team for about eight years and if he has not established himself as a Test player he has no one but himself to blame," he said in an interview published in the latest issue of The Week magazine. Vengsarkar was all praise for ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who led the team to the historic win in Australia. "Dhoni has really matured as a skipper, he handled the situation very well. Most important, he believes in his players," said Vengsarkar. The former skipper, however, refused to comment when asked whether the tri-series victory had strengthened Dhoni's claim to Test captaincy. "I do not wish to comment on the Test captaincy now" was his reply. Vengsarkar also supported Dhoni on the frequent changes in batting order as ‘long as the team was winning’. "I do not think there is any reason to worry over the changed batting order in ODIs. When you deliver your best always, it does not matter when and where you are used. In 50-over or 20-over games, the batting order and selection is on the basis of match situations. In Test matches, a settled batting is essential." He was happy that the selection panel's courage to select a young team to Australia had paid dividends. "Selection is a thankless job and we will always be under criticism. You need courage of conviction as your belief in certain player is based on a gut feeling and experience. There is no reason to take the risk and pick youngsters unless you are sure that they will deliver. Having a young team is good but only if they have the caliber to deliver at the highest level," he explained. He said the main difference between this young bunch and earlier teams was the confidence level and Dhoni's boys were high on confidence. "Most important, their energy level in the last 15 to 20 overs was very critical and that made all the difference," he said. Vengsarkar was non-committal when asked about a rotation policy to give chances to some players who are cooling their heels due to injury. "We are spoilt for options now. Bowlers like R.P Singh, Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar are not in the side at the moment. It a very good sign. But we will decide on the rotation policy when the time comes. We need to keep winning. We need to close the gap with Australia. Right now we are second in Test ranking. I want to see India reach the top," said Vengsarkar.

[IndianRenegade]

I think he was fielding much better in the second final after a long time, he was diving, ran much faster in the field and was also responsible for Hayden's run out.

[udaydewan]

Yuvraj was on a summer holiday in Australia. His mind was just not on cricket. If he keeps batting irresponsibly like this he might go the Sanjay Manjrekar way i.e. out of the team. He should know that times can change very quickly.