Yuvraj Singh slams Indian team’s planning for 2019 World Cup
Yuvraj Singh questioned the team management's thinking behind picking 'inexperienced' players in Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant for middle-order roles at the World Cup.
Yuvraj Singh questioned the team management's thinking behind picking 'inexperienced' players in Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant for middle-order roles at the World Cup.
Lashing out at those defending Pakistan's performance in the World Cup on the basis of the fact that the team won its last four matches, Waqar made it clear the team should never have been in such a position.
The 10-team tournament, which saw England shade New Zealand by the finest of margins and win the Cup for the first time, had five teams from Asia.
Even though the Black Caps managed 15 runs, thanks to James Neesham's remarkable hitting, it was England who were declared winners on account of hitting more boundaries in their innings.
The competition has seen some high scoring clashes and gigantic sixes. With players like Chris Gayle, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Hardik Pandya, Jos Butler and David Warner in the lineup, it would be criminal to expect a six-deficit tournament.
Going by just the stats, form, and man to man abilities though, India start as favourites against the Kiwis.
The two teams will meet at the Old Trafford, Manchester in the first semi-final on Tuesday. The Virat Kohli led India side will undoubtedly start as favourites to win the semi-final clash.
Although he had managed to come out and bat for the second time after retiring hurt in the initial part of the innings he could not help his team cross the winning line against South Africa.
Ferguson has been a standout performer for New Zealand in the tournament as they finished fourth in the standings, taking 17 wickets to sit joint-third in the table for the most wickets taken.
Kohli's 442 runs at an average of 63.14 saw him gain one point and reach 891 points while Rohit bridged the gap from 51 points to only six after becoming the first batsman to score five centuries in the World Cup.
