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.
With 31 runs needed off 17 balls and two wickets in hand, it was a bridge too far in the end for the Windies as they finished at 315/9 in 50 overs. For Sri Lanka, veteran pacer Lasith Malinga (3/55) was the pick of the bowlers.
On Sunday, India failed to chase down a mammoth 338-run target despite century from Rohit Sharma at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The visitors could manage 306/5 in their allotted 50 overs and fell short of the target by 31 runs.
Vijay Shankar had a memorable game against Pakistan in which he picked up a wicket of his very first ball in the World Cup becoming the first Indian to do so.
In this World Cup, different players have stepped up on different occasions to help India home. However, Indian fans are still waiting for a big World Cup hundred from the bat of Virat Kohli.
India had donned the orange jersey to comply with the home and away jersey norms laid down by the International Cricket Council
