5 reasons why Gambhir's statements about Yuvraj and Dhoni make sense

#1 Poor run of form

Yuvraj had a string of poor scores in West Indies

The main reason why Gambhir is correct and Yuvraj has been axed from the side is because of his poor run of form. Other than the splendid 150 in Cuttack and a half-century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, Yuvraj has done precious little ever since his return.

The southpaw has scored 372 runs in 11 ODIs at an average of 41.33. In T20Is, he has scored 209 in 18 matches. Apart from those two innings, Yuvraj has not scored a single half-century in any of the remaining 9 ODIs.

His last three scores of 4, 14 and 39 against the West Indies served as the final nail in his coffin.

When it comes to Dhoni, there are ubiquitous cries of he is no longer the finisher that he was as he has very often struggled to win matches now even when he is at the crease. But all cries that he is not consistent enough have been quietened for now with his match-winning knock in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka.

But the pressure will be on Dhoni to continue performing consistently till 2019.