5 reasons why Yuvraj Singh's omission is justified

#2 The age factor

One of them needs to go and it seems Yuvraj has taken the axe for now

How many times have we heard the maxim that age is just a number. Well, age does seem to make a difference after all because the likes of Yuvraj and Dhoni are no longer what they were a decade ago.

Time has flowed and the change is discernible. That change in palpable in the demeanour and body language of Yuvraj.

India will have the oldest team which will compete in the World Cup 2019. Skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin will be above 30.

Yuvraj will be 37 and Dhoni over 38 by that time. There was an implicit understanding that the duo can no longer be part of plans going forward – one of them needs to go and it seems Yuvraj has taken the axe for now.

This also seems to be a veiled warning to Dhoni with a lot of promising youngsters waiting in the wings.