bobbydhillon Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Kings XI Punjab's fortunes have hit rock-bottom in IPL 3 and it's an open secret that its icon player Yuvraj Singh is in a sulk. It now transpires that his palpable gloominess and poor form is not so much a result of his differences with the new captain Kumar Sangakkara as his desire to leave the Punjab team which had led to a row between him and the franchisee even before the tournament started. TOI has learnt that the problems emerged sometime last December when the IPL trading window opened, at around the time the Ness Wadia co-owned franchise announced that Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara would replace Yuvraj as the Kings XI skipper. Yuvraj, according to well-placed sources, approached Wadia and expressed a desire to leave the franchise, and some quarters suggest a move to Mumbai Indians was on the anvil. Wadia, reluctant to part with the team's most expensive and popular face, flatly refused and expressed fears to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that Yuvraj's reluctance could spill over on to the field, and that the batsman might deliberately underperform if asked to stay back. Sources say BCCI officials subsequently had a word with the player. This year, Yuvraj has scored only 101 runs from seven games at an average of 14.42, and the team's sole win till now has come via a Super Over eliminator in a game in which he scored 43, his best score yet in IPL 3. However, it might be a stretch to imply one of India's best cricketers is deliberately throwing his wicket away, as Yuvraj has a swashbuckling batting style prone to inconsistency, especially if his mind is not focussed. His poor form, though, has only fuelled aggravation among the team's owners. It has also fuelled talk of a rift between him and his captain Sangakkara. Interestingly, the other major controversy of the tournament, involving a ban on young talent Ravindra Jadeja, was also because of a transfer move to the Mumbai Indians, which had approached the player. This time too, it seems Mumbai Indians' financial clout may have led to a few bruised egos. For Yuvraj, the only way to squeeze himself out of this tough situation is to let his bat do the talking. Kings XI take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday and Thursday's practice session in Mohali was spent parrying questions. An upset Yuvraj told mediapersons: "It's not right. The media can't write negative things about a player just because he's out of form. Writing that two senior players are not on good terms without any basis is not done. Whatever is being written and said is wrong." Sangakara too backed the player, saying: "Yuvraj is arguably one of the best T20 batsmen in the world. Such stories of a rift come to the fore when a team is not doing well. All of us are disappointed with the string of defeats. It's also a fact that most key players are yet to live up to their reputation. But that doesn't mean there's a rift. Yuvraj is a proven player and will come good soon." Sangakkara said: "I don't think any cricketer should be like a prisoner at his own home. Everyone has a lot of individuality and uniqueness. Yuvraj Singh has not changed one bit since he came in to the IPL." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydhillon Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 yuviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB->B->:isalute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/iplarticleshow/5752932.cms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 just pure nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowU Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope UV goes to MI.............that will just feck up the MI :aha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooljatt Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope UV goes to MI.............that will just feck up the all other teams as MI won't lose ANY match as they gonna av worlds no 1 t20 player :aha: Fixed:--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope UV goes to MI.............that will just feck up the MI :aha: then who will feck up poonjab? :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhinav Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Guess who's the other team involved again.. First Jadeja and now Yuvi..MI are surely hungry for victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Guess who's the other team involved again.. First Jadeja and now Yuvi..MI are surely hungry for victory I cant wait till the next auction:--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Guess who's the other team involved again.. First Jadeja and now Yuvi..MI are surely hungry for victory I know eh, first the scheduling and now the poaching. I tell you :headshake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Sehwag wants to come to MI as well. He's already started playing for the Reliance team..(He quit ONGC, where he was earlier with Gambhir...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 He should have. We've all seen what Manish Pandey did after :mi: made him a glorified bench-warmer in S01. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b555 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 He should have. We've all seen what Manish Pandey did after :mi: made him a glorified bench-warmer in S01. and he has gone guns this season as if :finger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roshanrocks Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 even yuvraj now is jinxing mumbai :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shine Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Sure there r rifts between yuvi n Sanga.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlopDulkar Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 wow... now every player would want to go to Mumbai's team considering that they have only lost 1 match hahaha... I think Harbhajan should really play for Punjab's team and Yuvi should stay... He is really good with the bat... I think he has just lost the confidence that he had few years ago. When he gets it back there will be raining sixes :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 and he has gone guns this season as if :finger: 1. Pandey has been playing like a man-on-fire since the past IPL, when he moved and had a point to prove to everyone. 2. Yuvi has the right to feel aggrieved. He's being gang-banged by Sanga, Mahila and their beloved buddy Tom Moody. And he's playing despite an injury. All he needs is the time to recover and move to a new franchise, which will kill whatever money :kxip: is making now. 3. The people in Punjab don't give a crap about Mahila and his buddies. They come to see Yuvraj and even an out-of-form Yuvraj is a bigger financial asset to the team than any player in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydhillon Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 mark my word if there was no icon player bu,ll sh,,it, yuvi would have been in mumbai with goddy and bhajji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shine Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 1. Pandey has been playing like a man-on-fire since the past IPL, when he moved and had a point to prove to everyone. 2. Yuvi has the right to feel aggrieved. He's being gang-banged by Sanga, Mahila and their beloved buddy Tom Moody. And he's playing despite an injury. All he needs is the time to recover and move to a new franchise, which will kill whatever money :kxip: is making now. 3. The people in Punjab don't give a crap about Mahila and his buddies. They come to see Yuvraj and even an out-of-form Yuvraj is a bigger financial asset to the team than any player in the team. ohh really...genius.......:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: :P..........................:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurav92 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Goodness me KXIP will hardly win a game next season to go with the dismal performance this year :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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