Just a day before the all-important selection meeting of Indian cricket team for the final two ODI’s between India and New Zealand, the discarded Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh, who is still hopeful of making a comeback in the Indian cricket team failed failed at the crucial stage as he could just score mere 22 runs against Bengal during the third round of Ranji Trophy 2016/17.
Fans were having great expectations from Yuvi as in the last match he registered scores of 177 and 76 on a fast track of Lahli leading his team from the front on that occasion. On a pitch when every other batsman was fighting for survival, Yuvi stood their cool and calm playing each and every delivery easily and emerging as the highest run scorer of the match. But till then, the squad was announced, also there was no spot for Yuvi in the team. Now, with suspicion over Rina’s fitness, there were dim hopes that Yuvraj may be given a look by selectors but he has now failed to make most out of the opportunity as he failed on the crucial day of the game against Bengal, scoring just 22 runs leaving his team in a difficult situation.
On day one of the game, Punjab team led by Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to field first on a fast Eden track. The decision seemed to be a correct one as Bengal lost their first wicket on a score of 8 but soon the decision went opposite to the way they expected as the next wicket came on a score of 110. Bengal batsmen went on to share big partnerships and ended their innings after putting up a total of 404.
Punjab Ranji team, who won their last game had big hopes from their openers Manan Vohra and Jiwanjot Singh but both of them disappointed as openers were back in pavilions before even the team could get a par total of 50.
Yuvraj Singh, with a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, came to the crease. He started off well hitting few boundaries but soon got out on a score of 22 as the Indian pacer Ashok Dinda rubbed a shot of his bat which landed in hands of Shreevats Goswami.
It can be said that Yuvraj Singh has dropped a chance of his hands and all his chances of making a comeback looks in a cold storage as of now.