Is Yuvraj worst test batsman to play 40 tests for India?

[Trichromatic]

as a specialist batsmen? [table=head]Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 K Srikkanth 1981-1992 43 72 3 2062 123 29.88 2 12 7 AD Gaekwad 1974-1985 40 70 4 1985 201 30.07 2 10 4 N Kapil Dev 1978-1994 131 184 15 5248 163 31.05 8 27 16 FM Engineer 1961-1975 46 87 3 2611 121 31.08 2 16 7 MH Mankad 1946-1959 44 72 5 2109 231 31.47 5 6 7 CPS Chauhan 1969-1981 40 68 2 2084 97 31.57 0 16 6 P Roy 1951-1960 43 79 4 2442 173 32.56 5 9 14 Yuvraj Singh 2003-2012 40 62 6 1900 169 33.92 3 11 7 MAK Pataudi 1961-1975 46 83 3 2793 203* 34.91 6 16 7 CG Borde 1958-1969 55 97 11 3061 177* 35.59 5 18 13 RJ Shastri 1981-1992 80 121 14 3830 206 35.79 11 12 9 MS Dhoni 2005-2012 72 114 13 3784 148 37.46 5 27 8 VL Manjrekar 1951-1965 55 92 10 3208 189* 39.12 7 15 11[/table] http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/36084.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

[The Realist]

Not only is he not test class he's had more chances that all those on the list combined. Fail, Dropped, Does nothing, Selected, Fails... Endless cycle of failure repeated again and again.

[Sidhoni]

An amazing piece of stat in that CI page thought not meaningful. Yuvi averages 43 in matches where India has won the toss while this drops down to 21 when we have lost it.

[Lord]

obviously not from these figures Srikkanth even captained us with an average of 30:facepalm:

[kubrickian]

Batsmen now typically have higher averages because of flatter pitches. Anything below 40 now is a very poor average while yesteryear batsmen have to contend with tougher conditions - several bouncers in an over, green tops, rank turners, better bowling attacks, inadequate protection etc.

[riasat]

Protesting on behalf of KP... "Yuvraj is an all rounder!! "

[Lurker]

Wow! Thats a telling stat. Looks like even that average is beefed by Pakistan and SL. Else he averages 25 or close to that

[Rohit S. Ambani]

Suresh Raina was worst.

[vvvslaxman]

Post 2000 averaging 33 is criminal.

[jairamesh]

Picking a guy who has been out of ANY form cricket for over 12 months, coming back from a long term illness, done nothing in his previous Test stint and asking to play a four match high intensity Test series was a sure shot good call. well done selectors.

[Old guy]

Post 2000 averaging 33 is criminal.

and he is blocking places of guys like tiwary who imo is well suited for no 6 slot

[maniac]

obviously not from these figures Srikkanth even captained us with an average of 30:facepalm:

Back then...that was ok and Srikanth was more like a xfactor....sehwagesque kinda player.....you can't bring him in while discussing batsmen nowadays

[maniac]

Some big names there doesn't do justice as to how bad yuvraj is at test level

[gaurav92]

Dhoni beats him :agree: But yeah, he needs to be dropped :agree:

[vijay50]

Yes Yuvraj is the worst. Raina following him closely.Yuvi and Raina totally will screw up 75 tests for India.Atrocious.