Yuvraj Singh Reveals The Main Reason Behind India's World Cup Loss

Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019, the Indian National Cricket Team was considered as one of the top teams to win the trophy. However, it wasn’t the case, as they failed to achieve a low target against New Zealand in the semifinal clash. Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh highlights the major drawback of the Indian team.

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has said that the team management should have taken care of the issue. He also pointed that No.4 dilemma as the ‘major reason’ behind India not winning the mega-event.

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Selectors should have understood the importance of Number 4 – Yuvraj Singh

Much like others, Yuvraj Singh highlighted the poor thinking of the Indian team management, who didn’t found the right batsman for the number 4 slot in the lineup. Explaining it further, Yuvraj Singh quoted that he didn’t really understand the thinking behind the management.

Initially, it was Yuvraj Singh, who played at number 4, later, he was replaced by Manish Pandey at that slot. Then, KL Rahul took the position, which was later given to Ambati Rayudu following his show in the Indian Premier League.

“You have to identify what is the best talent available and then you have to back that talent. For e.g. me and Mohammad Kaif during the 2003 World Cup. Everybody was failing badly in New Zealand but almost the same team played in the 2003 World Cup. Cut to the 2019 WC team: I was dropped, then Manish Pandey came in, then after 1-2 more players KL (Rahul) was also tried, (Suresh) Raina came back and then they went with Rayudu who played for 8-9 months and scored a 90 in NZ,” told the all-rounder to Aaj Tak.

“Before the WC, we lost to Australia and Rayudu had a bad tournament and suddenly Vijay Shankar came in. The selectors should have understood the importance of the No. 4 position, especially in England. Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant didn’t have that experience. Dinesh Karthik was an experienced guy but was sitting out and suddenly goes to bat in the semis. So I really didn’t understand the thinking. I think that was the main reason why India didn’t win the WC. I thought India and England were the best teams and there is no reason that India shouldn’t have played the final,” added Yuvraj.

As Yuvraj Singh said, it was the mistake of the Indian selectors and the team management, who failed to send a strong lineup to the world cup. However, the injury of Shikhar Dhawan during the tournament also dented India’s campaign.

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