5 players who missed out on a spot in the ODI squad to face Sri Lanka

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj's ODI numbers in 2017 are well above his career numbers

When it comes to Indian cricket, Yuvraj Singh is the king of comebacks. The number of times that he has bounced back from both personal adversity and being dropped from the side is the stuff of legends. But at age of 35, his latest omission from the ODI set-up might yet be one too many even for him.

Having not played ODIs since 2013, the 35-year-old was brought back was into the ODI set-up earlier this year in the series against England. He immediately repaid the selectors' faith as he recorded his career-best ODI score on his return. Since then, he took part in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and was also a member of the squad that went to West Indies.

While one might argue that he hasn't been delivering the goods, a closer look at his numbers reveal that hasn't been the case. In fact, since his return, he has scored at an average in excess of 40 and a strike rate of nearly 100. Both are not only excellent numbers for someone batting at No.4 but also above his career average and strike rate.

If he was brought in just for the Champions Trophy, it was puzzling to see why he was picked for the series against West Indies. While he didn't set the stage on fire in that series, that was just a few matches. For someone who has played more than 300 ODIs for the country, that clearly isn't enough.