Yuvraj cost us this cup. | Stones pelted at Yuvraj's home

[Iconoclast]

BTW ... I heard Joe Dawes is in town looking for the best stone throwers :giggle:

[Lord]

BTW ... I heard Joe Dawes is in town looking for the best stone throwers :giggle:

Ajmal should apply :--D

[saneindian]

its not like 1 billion people pelted stones. these are duds who did this. doesnt spare Yuvraj of the criticism.

Takes one crackpot to open fire at someone..and that day is not very far in Indian cricket

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World T20: India, Yuvraj soak in the hurt http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/t20-world-cup-2014/top-stories/World-T20-India-Yuvraj-soak-in-the-hurt/articleshow/33408044.cms "If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same...." Rudyard Kipling's poem has a resonance with sportsmen, who try very hard not to pay heed to the emotions surrounding victory and defeat. Sometimes, though, the media and fans don't make this possible, especially if you're an Indian cricketer. The MS Dhoni-led side arrived back home a day after their six-wicket loss in the World T20 final to Sri Lanka, and on touching down in Mumbai they would have immediately felt the difference between "those two impostors". Rohit Sharma, skipper MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh, who were part of the side that had triumphed in the inaugural edition in 2007 and received a tumultuous welcome on a rainy September 26, would have felt it all the more. On Monday, April 7, nearly seven years later, there was no rain and no celebration as the players boarded flight 9w0975 from Dhaka and landed in Mumbai at 4.05 pm. There was the usual demand for selfies from fans as the players waited to pick up their coffins and baggage. Shikhar Dhawan was the most sought after. R Ashwin too was quite in demand. Both did their best not to lose their cool, even though a few requests got a bit impertinent. A few fans rushed to the area where Yuvraj Singh was waiting for his luggage to arrive. Keeping him company was Varun Aaron. The former, who is being villified in the country for having an off day in the final, was surrounded by a group of youngsters with smart phones and tabs. On a day he would have liked to be left alone, Yuvraj was subjected to stifling public scrutiny. Seeing the commotion a couple of cops and security men arrived and instead of stopping the fans from hassling the players, they too joined in the photo-op. :facepalm: The southpaw, who scored 11 in 21 balls in the final, willingly participated in the melee even though a couple of youngsters standing a few metres away passed a few uncharitable remarks. In the past, Yuvraj has been vocal and even physical against criticism. On Monday though, he didn't pay much heed. It seems he wanted to soak it all in and nurse the hurt. Back in 2007, Yuvraj's popularity was at an all-time high after his six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad. He danced uninhibitedly to Bollywood numbers, including the inspirational 'Chak De India'. Those moves were done without an umbrella despite rain pounding away on the open top bus. The Yuvraj that one saw on Monday looked lost and preoccupied. MS Dhoni — who famously said that day in 2007, "Maine suna tha Mumbai shehar kabhi kisi ke liye rukti nahin, lekin aaj meri team ne usko ruka di (I had heard the city of Mumbai didn't stop for anyone, but today my team has stopped it)" — was whisked off immediately. Mumbai didn't stop for him or his boys on Monday. Earlier at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International airport in Dhaka, Yuvraj walked to the boarding arena all by himself, far behind the rest of his teammates. Rohit Sharma tried to keep him company and even sat next to him in the flight. The Mumbai lad must have said something funny to cheer him up, as that was one of the few times one saw Yuvi's face light up with a smile. The only other time he smiled was when a respected media personality advised him to tie the knot soon. Yuvi's reply was a classic: "Don't add to my stress."

[Iconoclast]

Ajmal should apply :--D

Sorry Joe Dawes in looking for someone in the 120kph zone :hehe:

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PCA joint secretary GS Walia condemned the act, saying, "It's really unfortunate that such an incident has taken place. It's disappointing. I can tell you one thing, Yuvraj will be more disheartened than those angry fans

Let's not forget he was not there alone. There were 10 others too and we should admit that a better team won. It's a team sport and we shouldn't make Yuvraj a scapegoat." - Harbhajan

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/t20-world-cup-2014/top-stories/As-fans-pelt-stones-Harbhajan-rushes-to-Yuvrajs-defence/articleshow/33408732.cms

[Lord]

Sorry Joe Dawes in looking for someone in the 120kph zone :hehe:

Ajmal will get there with practice,already upto 110 ks:cantstop:

[Vilander]

Poor guy Yuvi, He is past it, he did win us the WC. He was trying what he could, tactical error of sending him ahead of Raina. But the SL bowlers bowled well, those wide yorkers, might not have worked against Raina as he might have hoisted it over deep extra cover.

[TheWall]

Sorry Joe Dawes in looking for someone in the 120kph zone :hehe:

Afretard...

[kruiser]

Now that the dust has settled, let us not forget that Dhoni is equally, if not more responsible for the sorry state of affairs. He did 2 things wrong- 1. Yuvraj being sent at No.4 2. Dhoni coming ahead of Raina.

agree 100%. Yuvraj's inning was appalling, but the death bowling was excellent.. Last 4 overs 19 runs scored, Yuvi played 9 balls for 5 runs, Kohli 8 balls for 7 runs and our captain took 7 balls for 3 runs. 15 balls between Dhoni and Kohli would have yielded at least 30 runs, instead of 10 on any other day. So credit to SL planning & execution of great death overs bowling!

[helperononline]

Poor guy Yuvi' date=' He is past it, he did win us the WC. He was trying what he could, tactical error of sending him ahead of Raina. But the SL bowlers bowled well, those wide yorkers, might not have worked against Raina as he might have hoisted it over deep extra cover.[/quote'] don't think even raina would have played malinga well most of the left hander struggles even to touch his delivery i have seen some occasion were raina had struggled to score quick runs against malinga but raina might have scored quick runs against other bowlers may be

[helperononline]

ipl 2010 mi VS CSK 19.1 Malinga to Raina, no run, full outside off, tries to slice it behind point, cannot connect, dot ball 19.2 Malinga to Raina, no run, another miss, full again and moved away, Raina was hoping to cream that through the off side, didn't make any contact 19.3 Malinga to Raina, OUT, three dot balls in a row and a run-out, yorker length outside off, he tries to dig it out, misses and tries to steal a bye, Rayudu collects and flicks the ball onto the stumps to find Morkel well short JA Morkel run out 15 (6b 1x4 1x6) SR: 250.00 WC Malinga to Yuvraj Singh, no run, another good yorker outside off, Yuvi looks to guide it to off but gets a bottom edge to the keeper 17.3 Malinga to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, he comes down the pitch and manages to get some bat this time, squeezes this to third man 17.5 Malinga to Yuvraj Singh, no run, another yorker outside off, again Yuvi fails to get bat on it.. This is embarrassing for the batsman. Some frustration in the dug out as well 17.6 Malinga to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, comes down the pitch and drives this full delivery off the toe end to deep cover for a single. He keeps the strike

[skindia]

In t20 players gets panic and plays panic shots so sometimes even best player not get runs..but yuvi is really in poor form in odi too.

[Yoda-esque]

SRT saying Yuvi should play 2015 WC

[skindia]

dont want yuvi for 2015 wc else he will have to face same situation..he will be more mentally stressed then...he should take care of his health...SRT should think like this

[South_Paw]

SRT saying Yuvi should play 2015 WC

What's the surprise in that? After all SRT is the God of late retirements.

[vvvslaxman]

agree 100%. Yuvraj's inning was appalling, but the death bowling was excellent.. Last 4 overs 19 runs scored, Yuvi played 9 balls for 5 runs, Kohli 8 balls for 7 runs and our captain took 7 balls for 3 runs. 15 balls between Dhoni and Kohli would have yielded at least 30 runs, instead of 10 on any other day. So credit to SL planning & execution of great death overs bowling!

Whole death over thing wouldn't have happened had they gone after Chucknayake. Yuvraj allowed to use their bowling quota the way SL wanted. Kohli was deprived of strike. Lost his rythm. SL gained immense confidence.

[NareshK]

Just the work of a few miscreants even if true. Vast majority of people in India are not so passionate about cricket anymore. They just watch it like timepass. Even if we had won World T20, it wouldnt have meant much for most Indians. After IPL and regular cricket throughout the year, cricket has lost the importance it had in old days.

[vvvslaxman]

Just the work of a few miscreants even if true. Vast majority of people in India are not so passionate about cricket anymore. They just watch it like timepass. Even if we had won World T20, it wouldnt have meant much for most Indians. After IPL and regular cricket throughout the year, cricket has lost the importance it had in old days.

There is a group of people including my school friends don't watch it but they come up with the standard reason of "its all fixed".

[CG]

Just the work of a few miscreants even if true. Vast majority of people in India are not so passionate about cricket anymore. They just watch it like timepass. Even if we had won World T20, it wouldnt have meant much for most Indians. After IPL and regular cricket throughout the year, cricket has lost the importance it had in old days.

:two_thumbs_up: 100% agree.In 2000's u had constant cricket coverage and every half hour a cricket show .Nowadays some test matches even go unnoticed .