5 reasons why Yuvraj Singh's omission is justified

#5 The return of Manish Pandey

With Yuvraj out of form and not bowling as well, the real question was if he is still the best batsman to play in the Indian middle order. It’s tough to answer that in the affirmative because there are a huge number of talented young batsmen waiting in the wings for an opportunity.

But among them, everyone knew that Manish Pandey could be the future batsman in the middle order to look up to ever since he scored his match-winning century against Australia in the SCG.

It’s granted that he did go off the boil a bit after his special knock but there is consensus on the fact that he should be given more opportunities. He was sure to be a part of the team in the Champions Trophy and it was only his injury that warranted a starting place for Yuvraj.

Now that he his fit and in form – he scored three half-centuries, with scores of 55, 86 not out, and 93 not out in South Africa – he was always going to make it back to the side. And Pandey’s return was always going to put Yuvraj’s position in the team in jeopardy.