Five Indian players who should be considered for the ODI and T20I series against Australia

Yuvraj Singh

One last chance, maybe?

Ever since making a comeback to the Indian side earlier this year, Yuvraj Singh had a decent run with the bat. He played a couple of whirlwind knocks, one against England in Cuttack and one against Pakistan in Edgbaston and couldn't get himself set in most of the matches.

In spite of scoring 372 runs in 11 matches at an average of 41 in 2017, Yuvraj Singh was not included in the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka tour. There was a lot of confusion over his exclusion as few claimed that he failed the Yo-Yo Test while some claimed that the dashing southpaw was rested.

"Yuvraj Singh is rested, not dropped. We've started a policy where a set of players will be given chances for next 4-5 months," MSK Prasad cleared the air surrounding his exclusion in a press conference later.

KL Rahul failed miserably at number 4 in Sri Lanka and in all likelihood, both Rahul and Manish Pandey will be having an extended run at that spot.

In spite of that, it won't be a bad idea if the all-rounder from Punjab gets another call-up to the Indian side to give an audition to the number 4 spot.

The selectors should make it clear that this will be the last chance that will be given to the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 World Cup and send out a clear message: Perform or Perish.