Team management should have groomed someone for number four spot, claims Yuvraj Singh

The Indian cricket team led by Virat Kohli suffered a heartbreaking exit at the hands of New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 being held in England & Wales. The Men in Blue looked in pole position to make it through to the final after the end of the first innings but a disastrous start in the second innings saw the Indian opening order crumble at the hands of Kiwi pace attack led by Trent Boult and Matt Henry.

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has slammed the Indian selection committee as he added that they should have groomed someone for the number four spot rather than experimenting with the batting order during the World Cup.

“The team management should have groomed someone. If someone was failing at No. 4, the team management should have told that player that he was going to play the World Cup. Like in the 2003 World Cup, we were playing New Zealand before the tournament, everybody was failing. But the same team played in the World Cup.

“It was disappointing to watch what they did with Rayudu. He was in the contention for the World Cup. He got runs in New Zealand but after three or four bad innings, he got dropped. And then Rishabh (Pant) came in and he got dropped. If No. 4 is a crucial position in ODI cricket, if you want someone to do well in that position, you will have to back him. You can’t drop someone if he is unable to do well all the time,” Singh was quoted as saying by TOI reporters.