5 reasons why Yuvraj Singh's omission is justified

#4 It was a stop-gap measure

Let’s face it. The decision to bring back Yuvraj Singh was at best a stop-gap measure — a quick fix to solve the problems in the Indian middle order. Ahead of the World T20 in 2016, selectors felt that MS Dhoni could no longer be solely relied upon and the middle order was in some serious problem.

The only solution was to go for experience. India also needed a hard-hitting batsman who was also an all-rounder, which is absolutely necessary for T20 cricket. Yuvraj was the right man.

The erstwhile selection committee chaired by Sandeep Patil selected Yuvraj with an eye on the World T20 tournament. Yuvraj made his way into the ODI team, scored a match-winning 150 in Cuttack and thanks to the injury to Manish Pandey, made his way to the Champions Trophy.

One ICC event and another bilateral series to the Caribbean later, the Yuvraj experiment seems to have failed and it was time for the selectors to move on.