IPL 2014: The Expendables - 5 players who can make a comeback to Team India

1. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh

The left-handed maverick was one of those players who was spotted young and encouraged by former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. Yuvraj proved his capabilities at the 2011 World Cup where he was India’s biggest performer.

It is a tragedy of massive proportions that a player of such extraordinary talent was cruelly bought to earth from the pinnacle of sporting achievement, by cancer. Yuvraj has shown a great deal of fight since winning that battle against cancer to return to match-fitness. He is visibly leaner than before and made a return rather recently with a stunning knock in a lone T20 match against Australia, but failed to sustain that impact.

Yuvraj has looked vulnerable again pace and spin in his second coming, but I firmly believe in not putting that down to any lack of technical ability or skill. It is very evidently a matter of confidence, self-belief, and spending time on the crease.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to get a run of games to find form in an atmosphere of hostile competitiveness combined with an abundance of talent. The likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Ambayati Rayudu are fighting it out for his spot as of now.

Yuvraj will be up for the taking in the IPL auctions and one can be sure that he will be picked up by a top franchise which will recognize the wealth of talent, experience and skill that the all rounder brings to the table. The format is suitable to Yuvraj’s style of play and will give him the license to play without those demons of pressure, anxiety and fear that come along with playing for a place in the side.

He has also been included in the list of T20 probables, so a surprise selection given his record in the format might not be the worst idea.