Yuvraj - Mirage or are there signs he is back?

[King Tendulkar]

So yuvraj walks out to bat . I turn to my dad and start hammering his selection . 

 

2 balls before unluckily out I turn to my dad and say bloody hell yuvraj has looked magnificent today .

 

mirage or signs of something more substantial ?

 

i am actually excited to see him bat next match to see how he does 

[G_B_]

Agree.. The shots he played looked good.

However I dont think he is suited to traditional Indian decks ATM.

The pune pitch was more what u find in Aus nowadays

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[Vilander]

if you get the full yuviraj back this team would be truely strong after Rohit/Shami come back.

[Brainfade]

Unlucky why?  He tickled the ball tentatively and was caught behind. Luck had nothing to do with it. The commentators kept saying he was unlucky and i was just scratching my head.

[Cricketics]

If you watched the warm up and his Ranji double hundred from last year, he has been like this for a while. Before twenty20 world cup, looked all right too but just that many did not get too see him much on such pitches and in longer format like a fifty over. Fifty overs allow him to take his time and is more suited for him than even twenty20. If he can hang in with Kohli few more knocks, he can return very close to his best permanently for few more years at least. 

 

Kohli has set this high bar where he and in coming batsman knows that he can't be playing bullshyt stuff like play 3 dot bals and hit one four. Kohli likes to take singles and hit fours occasionally and that keeps the fielders tired and score board ticking. Fortunately, many in the team are learning, and those who aren't will be out soon.

[Ultimate_Game]

Yuvraj's 36 year old and is done. Flashes here and there or a quickfire 15 or 20 runs doesn't change the facts. Get Pant or Manish Pandey in his stead.

[rahulrulezz]

Ok let's bring up the white elephant in the room.

I personally can't forgive his t20 innings from 2014 wcup final. The guy has been constantly flop in ipl season after season for last 7 years. Yuvi is our legend but it's time we move on. 

[ravishingravi]

You have to wonder at the wisdom of selectors to get the 35 year old back. 

[rkt.india]

This is called SRT symptoms, will look good here and there but largely struggle against good bowling. The dismissal wasn't unlucky but was more like of expecting bouncer. Raina too has gotten out like that.

[Cricketics]

12 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Raina too has gotten out like that.

Everyone gets out like that. It was an unlucky dismissal and will always be considered an unlucky way to get out.

[Cricketics]

14 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

This is called SRT symptoms, will look good here and there but largely struggle against good bowlingng. 

When should have Sachin retired then? And who would have you replaced him with  that time?

[rkt.india]

1 minute ago, Cricketics said:

When should have Sachin retired then? And who would have you replaced him with  that time?

Did I mention anything about SRT retiring? I said Yuvraj is showing SRT syndrome in which batsman looks good and people think he can still play but gets out showing good form intermittently.

[goose]

So what was KL Rahul's excuse?

[rkt.india]

12 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

Everyone gets out like that. It was an unlucky dismissal and will always be considered an unlucky way to get out.

Yes people gets out like that but in case of Yuvraj and Raina anticipation of bouncer leads to too much jumping and back and across movement. Kohli also gets out like that a lot and that happens because of his weakness outside off, so, he goes too much across and loses his balance and can't get enough bat behind the ball and gets a tickle.

Edited January 16, 2017 by rkt.india

[Cricketics]

3 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Did I mention anything about SRT retiring? I said Yuvraj is showing SRT syndrome in which batsman looks good and people think he can still play but gets out showing good form intermittently.

When you say "and people think he can play"

 

This part.

[Cricketics]

1 minute ago, goose said:

So what was KL Rahul's excuse?

He should be given a good long rope over other players. We gave so much time to others. Someone like him should be given a good run uptill champions trophy and beyond at least.

[rkt.india]

4 minutes ago, goose said:

So what was KL Rahul's excuse?

His first ODI against a top team. 

[goose]

Just now, Cricketics said:

He should be given a good long rope over other players. We gave so much time to others. Someone like him should be given a good run uptill champions trophy and beyond at least.

Agreed. 

[goose]

2 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

His first ODI against a top team. 

you mean lack of experience?

[rkt.india]

4 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

When you say "and people think he can play"

 

This part.

SRT was going through same patch. Some good shots, brief inning, will look good and several people including me thought he can still play but those runs were not enough, just a glimpse of a great player he was.