Yuvraj Singh is great but not flawless

King Cricket’s nominee for world’s best one-day international batsmen in the world at batting worldwide nearly got India home in the second one-dayer against the West Indies. But not quite.

India tantalisingly fell two runs short of victory with Yuvraj Singh being the last man out for 93. It was a tale of two batsmen in many ways. Yuvraj’s 93 was a significant proportion of India’s 197 and Ramnaresh Sarwan’s 98 not out was a slightly greater proportion of the West Indies’ 198. That slight difference proved to be of great significance as the West Indies shaded it.

It also brought to an end India’s run of 17 consecutive successful run-chases. A staggering achievement and one in which Yuvraj played a great part. That he failed today when India required only two runs from the last three balls was quite a shock really. Regardless of that, his magnificent run of form seems to be showing no signs of coming to an end. We think that cricket may be entering the Yuvraj Singh era. Maybe we should get some t-shirts made or something.

Does anyone know what Yuvraj Singh eats? We’re going to start eating whatever it is. It’s not impeccable hand-eye coordination, hours of practice, a constantly evolving gameplan and experience that makes Yuvraj a great batsman – it’s his breakfast.