5 Players who might never play for India again

These five players were once indispensible members of Team India, but now are not in the contention for a comeback.

YUVRAJ SINGH
8701 runs in 304 ODIs with 14 centuries and 1900 runs in 40 Tests with 3 centuries.

The probable last act of the mercurial Yuvraj Singh - 150 against England in an ODI

One of the greatest limited overs players to ever play for India and a true ODI great, Yuvraj Singh was earmarked for greatness the moment he made his debut for India in the 2000 ICC Knockout trophy in Nairobi and hit a brilliant 80 odd against Australia in his first knock in ODIs.

Yuvraj from then on carried the Indian middle order and was vital in India’s 2002 NatWest series final win. Yuvraj continued his good run in ODIs and T20Is, but unfortunately, his Test career didn’t flourish despite playing 40 Tests. The main reason being he wasn’t given a run at one position and was used as a floater.

Yuvraj’s best came in the 2007 World T20, where he became only the first player in the format to hit 6 sixes in an over, to the unfortunate Stuart Broad. Yuvraj then played a major role in India winning the 2011 World Cup and was named the player of the tournament. Unknown to many, Yuvraj knew he was suffering from something serious before the World Cup in 2011, but postponed his tests to participate in the tournament. He was seen vomiting during some of the matches.

After the tournament, it was confirmed that Yuvraj had cancer and had to take a long break to fight a battle against the disease and when he came back, had to regain all the fitness he had lost.

However, once he came back, he struggled to get back his dominating form and after the 2014 World T20 debacle was dropped from the team. Despite a brief comeback in 2017, when he played a couple of memorable knocks, he was dropped again and hasn’t been recalled since.

The 36-year-old charismatic batsman has fallen off the radar of the selectors and despite his wish of playing in the upcoming 2019 ICC World Cup, seeing his fitness and form, the road to the tournament is more or less closed for him.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 13 Nov, 2018

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