Support Yuvraj thread

[IndianRenegade]

Spot on comparison. Trying but failing is equivalent to raping minors

Certainly is not, it is not a valid comparison. No one denied he was trying something out there. But what was he trying to do? Was he trying to hit out? no he was trying to stay in the crease when India needed to up the run rate badly.

[Switchblade]

Simple question to all you guys defending Yuvraj who has "won us" 2 world cups. He has played in the following Semi and Finals 2003 Semi and WC Finals 2007 Semi and WC Finals 2011 Semi and WC Finals 2014 Semi and WC Finals Aside from 1 knock against Australia in 2007 when he was at his absolute best what has he done in any of those matches?

2003 Semi and WC Finals - Sachin and Ganguly scored that day against Kenya and he made 16 of 15 plus in the final 360 was needed where only Sehwag did well and Aussies bowling attack was superb. 2007 Semi and WC Finals - Made a brilliant half century against Aussies and sure flopped in the finals 2011 Semi and WC Finals - 0 against Pakistan but two vital wickets one of Shafiq who was on 31 and he created pressure and made both YK and Misbah play tuk tuk and got YK out. 2014 Semi and WC Finals - Complete faliure here but then again why wasn't the Kaptaan active and the team management in this case Raina a gun player for us at 5 or 6 when he can score quickly at no time why was he not sent by the management? Plus make no mistake I am a fan of MS and respect him if we are to ask what Gambhir or Yuvraj have done then Dhoni has been a faliure as a player in these tournaments 2007 Final - He made 5 was bowled by Gul 2011 Semis - He made only 22 plus prior to that no big scores he was struggling for form 2013 CT - 0 of 3 Overall in the T20 WC editions and as a format as well he has been a complete :fail: .

[Ramzz]

I agree with the OP...as gutted as I am after the loss...all the name calling against Yuvraj is not warranted. Yes he should be dropped but not disgraced. It is just a game after all.

[badmash]

Common man..yall pelted stones at his crib...let him be..he did what he could, hr played with a mindset of preserving his wicket so kohli can score runs...just messed up when the time for him came to start hitting...it happens

[bulbul]

:rcb:

[bulbul]

Simple question to all you guys defending Yuvraj who has "won us" 2 world cups. He has played in the following Semi and Finals 2003 Semi and WC Finals 2007 Semi and WC Finals 2011 Semi and WC Finals 2014 Semi and WC Finals Aside from 1 knock against Australia in 2007 when he was at his absolute best what has he done in any of those matches?

To win Semi/Finals we have to reach there first right :dontknow:

[nevada]

I supported Yuvraj when he was getting bashed and asked to retire after just 2 matches in the tournament but now that the tournament is over, I think it is high time for him to seriously reconsider his options. The selectors are not going to pick him now as the sentimental lifeline has been stretched the max. He has achieved enough to just say enough is enough with this struggle and call it a day but if he chooses to play on, then he has to score heavily in the IPL and elsewhere to have any chance of a comeback. I feel that he badly wants to play and do well but it is just not clicking together for him. He can still produce an occasional blinder on sheer will power alone but such occasions will be fewer and fewer as time goes by.

[Sachin=GOD]

To win Semi/Finals we have to reach there first right :dontknow:

not really. For some of these "fans" a World Cup means only one match - the Final. If we win, the good performer(s) won the Cup for us and if we lose then the bad performer(s) cost us the Cup. They don't realize that the WC is not one match but a CAMPAIGN where you have to win many matches in order to actually reach the Final so the performance of the players on the way to the Final is as important as the performance in the Final itself. For some fans here Dhoni won the 2011 WC because he played well in the Final - doesn't matter that others like Goddy, Yuvraj, Zakk etc played very well throughout the tournament. Similarly for them its Yuvi who cost us this World t20 because he played badly in the Final - it doesn't matter that there were other players also who didn't play well in the Final or in the other matches.

[saneindian]

Forget his achievement in the field..his fight with Cancer and then a comeback to play international cricket has itself been a heroic example, a truly inspirational story. For that alone he's a hero for me having myself struggled with lots of life threatening injuries in the recent months. Call it foolish, emotional whatever, don't really care. I will support him. May not go on to play international cricket now but doesn't matter. But for him we would not have won the WT20 in 2007 or the 2011 WC, simple as that. Failed here, it can happen to the best, doesnt make him a villain for any moment at all.

[zakk]

Yuvi is great :hatsoff: my one of the FAV Players he is going to rock again soon :hatsoff:

[Marut]

As as sportsman, you will have highs and lows. You get treated as a superstar when you are on a high. If you like that, then you should not complain when you get ridiculed on your lows. Of course fans have every right to criticize him and call for his head. if Yuvi still has it in him, he should bow out with humility now and come back after he has found his rhythm. For now, bye Yuvi.

[Ranjha]

Bad tournament for Yuvraj. No doubt all his fans are dissapointed today but he has given us a lot to cheer and enjoy....Will always be his true fan.

[TheWall]

Time to retire...

[rkt.india]

I already Said T20 is the worst format for out of form batsmen. It can make mockery out of the best. It happened to Dhawan and also Yuvraj, first against WI and now in finals.

[Sachin=GOD]

To an overly-sentimental bunch of Indians

Let me take you back to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The man who gave India 362 runs in 9 matches with a batting average of just above 90. The first man we saw tearing up seconds after the winning shot. The man who earned a Player of the Tournament award carrying a rare germ cell cancer in his chest. The man who finished with the second highest batting average in the tournament, despite losing his breath occasionally whilst running between the wickets. If this does not suffice, let me take you back to ICC World T20 2007. The man who batted with a strike rate of 194 through the tournament, including a World Record of the most runs in a single over in T20 internationals. If a pack of dubious brains are too busy being hopelessly pessimist and can’t remember the certain over, I’ll remind them. It was the over where he smashed a certain Stuart Broad for six clean sixes in six balls. This was the fourth time that six sixes had been hit in one over in senior cricket, the first time in Twenty20 cricket, and the first time in any form of international cricket against a bowler from a Test playing nation. This night saw Yuvraj Singh emerge as one of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball. People casting stones at his house last night were the same ones who tagged him a ‘World Cup hero’ and ‘a T20 legend’ that very same night. Moreover, even if that doesn’t ring any bells, Yuvraj Singh is the player with the most runs in T20 internationals for India. (968) He is also the fifth highest run-scorer for India in ODIs (8237). Nah? Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest fifty in all forms of international cricket, a feat unbeaten since seven odd years. He also has the most number of sixes in T20 internationals for India, and the fourth most number of sixes in the format.Who can forget that 78 ball 138* at MSC Ground in 2008 where he practically made the English bowling attack suffer. What an innings! Arguably one of my favorite Yuvraj Singh knocks of all time. One such knock came on the night of April 2nd 2011. Words cannot describe the significance that day held for Indians around the globe. Every player in that Indian dressing room would’ve yearned to be on the crease and take India towards its third World Cup glory by furnishing the winning runs. As luck would have it, Yuvraj became the chosen one. The Wankhede Stadium was on its feet as this man was affirmed the Player of the Tournament trophy. Not only is he a star batsman, Yuvi is counted as one of the most athletic fielders of the Indian side. According to a Cricinfo report published in 2005, this southpaw is seen as the fourth most prolific fielder in affecting ODI run outs, and of those on the list of prolific fielders, he had the second highest rate of affecting a run out. This is merely a tiny glimpse of Yuvraj Singh's soberly divine cricketing career. He is described as someone who set off to stun the cricketing fraternity with his aggressive-styled batting and sky-heighted sixes. Cricket gurus regard him as one of the finest timers of the ball. In addition, he perfectly fits in the list of the most flamboyant, aggressive, accomplished and strikingly flourishing cricketers the game has seen. By now you must be speculating why I have just copy-pasted a bunch of statistics here. The reason is not to guard against Yuvraj Singh in particular, but to give some people a much needed que, that one scanty inning or tournament does not define a cricketer. There was a reason he was chosen among millions to wear the Indian colors, which is why I am writing today. Besides, a cricketer sticks it out, exerting himself day and night to symbolize his country and contribute to the National team and if somehow, someday he falls short of the task, remember that he is the very same man who has made you proud at numerous occasions in the past and he is very much capable of doing it again. It is predictable to say that people downgrading and mocking Yuvraj will be the same people naming him a legend and a fighter the day he signs off from the game for good. Get a grip people. He is a star bigger than just a match. Respect your heroes. It is understandable to criticize a player provided that the criticism is kept to the performance only. He is undoubtedly running a poor form for which he might as well be overlooked for a while, which is the norm. However, things get nasty when a bunch of narrow minded people fail to control their sentiments and degrade not only themselves but also the name of their country. There is no denying the fact that India is a cricket-worshipping nation, and a match of this sort must really have meant a lot to the Indian fans. But is it really worth the hate? Nobody is a jack of all trades. Yuvraj Singh has worked hard, struggled and earned this fame and respect in an upright, honest manner. He has contributed to the game of cricket in more ways than I can put into words for this post. If he has inspired even a single cancer patient to battle with the disease like a fighter, he is a hero. If he has ever been partly responsible in lifting up the Indian flag, he is a hero. Anybody who earns prestige and glory for his country - regardless of how big or small the work may be - is a hero. And a hero, does not deserve to be regarded in such a manner. I felt the need to sit and express my take on how some people are letting their sentiments get the best of them by entirely blaming a World Cup final on one player, merely for the sake of the blame game. I don’t intend to claim that Yuvraj Singh isn’t accountable for India’s loss, but he isn’t the only factor that cost India the match. Why aren’t we seeing Rahane’s name being bashed around? Who, by the way, scored 3 runs off 8 deliveries and dropped Thisara Perera’s catch. Why are people mocking Yuvraj who managed 11 runs and not Jadeja who conceded 11 in an over? Would the treatment have been the same with Sachin Tendulkar? Please show me a Swiss citizen who pelted stones at Roger Federer’s house the day he lost the Wimbledon final. It’s fairly easy to draw judgments and take hindrance out on national cricketers. However, it takes courage to back your players and bestow them with the right amount of motivation when times get rough. We are all aware of what a fighter this lad is, and if he can hit chemotherapy for a six and come back as a champion, this is still just cricket. It won’t be long before he’d be smashing it out of the park and winning India matches again. Buck up, Yuvi! You get yourself back in form now. IPL is here. Its chak de phattay time.

http://rohanadym.blogspot.in/2014/04/to-overly-sentimental-bunch-of-indians.html#.U0KJdoQLpxw.twitter

[someone]

As as sportsman' date=' you will have highs and lows. You get treated as a superstar when you are on a high. If you like that, then you should not complain when you get ridiculed on your lows. Of course fans have every right to criticize him and call for his head. if Yuvi still has it in him, he should bow out with humility now and come back after he has found his rhythm. For now, bye Yuvi.[/quote'] This. It's not a over reaction but a expected reaction. Our cricketers need to understand and should expect this. Lavish praise at times, similarly proper anger at times.

[Sachin=GOD]

Criticise Yuvraj but don’t crucify him: Tendulkar

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar pleaded with fans not to crucify Yuvraj Singh for his lacklustre performance in the final of the World Twenty20 and warned against writing him off. Tendulkar wrote on his Facebook page that Yuvraj, who took 21 balls for his 11 runs, had a tough day and should be criticised but should not be written off. "It is the unpredictable nature of the game that makes cricket such an exciting sport. As cricketers, we always enjoy the applause when we succeed but it is the support and encouragement from fans during tough times that we appreciate the most," said Tendulkar. Tendulkar reminded the fans when they took pride in Yuvraj's scintillating performances in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 50-over World Cup in 2011. "All of us took pride in the heroics of Yuvi when we won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and his outstanding contribution in the ODI World Cup win in 2011 will always be cherished. "Last evening, Yuvi had a tough day and he can be criticized. But he should not be crucified nor should he be written off," he said. Tendulkar said he admires Yuvraj's indomitable spirit and hoped that the southpaw will bounce back strongly. "I have been an admirer of Yuvi's indomitable Spirit which has overcome many challenges, both on and off the field. Knowing Yuvi's determination and ability to fight adversities, he will emerge stronger, proving his critics wrong, yet again. "Yuvi, one off day cannot undermine your tremendous contribution in many sweet memories over the years. You may be down today but you are far from being out," Tendulkar said.

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/criticise-yuvraj-but-dont-crucify-him-tendulkar-1469955.html

[rahulrulezz]

I am sick of this bullshit support thing.. Yuvraj gets paid BIG MONEY to play.. Unlike the cricketers of past who played for the country, these guys get compensation with crores and crores of money.. if they don't perform they should be kicked out.. Playing for India shouldn't a platform to support your past heroes... What I dont effin understand is that people want him to play for India again cuz he won us in the pas ... wtf?? If I perform poorly, I should be fired by my company..fair and simple rule.. don't know why we get emotional

[maniac]

I am sick of this bullshit support thing.. Yuvraj gets paid BIG MONEY to play.. Unlike the cricketers of past who played for the country, these guys get compensation with crores and crores of money.. if they don't perform they should be kicked out.. Playing for India shouldn't a platform to support your past heroes... What I dont effin understand is that people want him to play for India again cuz he won us in the pas ... wtf?? If I perform poorly, I should be fired by my company..fair and simple rule.. don't know why we get emotional

This....totally agree....I mean it is one to feel bad for a player getting his house pelted with stones and getting abused by fans but on the other hand this is gaining momentum as a sympathy card to get him another shot which he doesn't deserve after yesterday's performance. He should be dropped and never play for India again unless he does something miraculous in domestics,even then that is 1/10 chance. Feel bad that he is getting personal abuse or getting his house pelted but we should not mistake that for Sympathy for him to get another shot

[maniac]

Support Yuvraj all you want when he plays for RCB. Stand up for him when he is attacked by the Mob. but throw him out of the team asap.no sympathies there