does yuvraj singh deserver to be in the test team?

Yes why not!he has the caliber to be at the ground and score well in several sessions .he has proved himself not only in T20(six 6's in a single over)and ODIs but also at several occasions in the test matches.also he can ball for a long time so many overs and grab wickets for the team. So surely he deserves to be in the test team.

first of all,i get the idea that u may be from south india or more accurately tamilnadu.let me see. 1.yuvraj is not a wicket taking bowler in test cicket. i agree.he may not be a wicket taking bowler but he got wickets at crucial junctures if u remember the last test match against pakistan where he and kumble shared almost 7 wickets.besides i have never seen either badrinath,rohit or murali vijay bowl . 2.yuvraj missed dollies in this test match. my friend u have to agree even the best slip fielders have missed dollies.dravid,the highest number of catches and a classy slip fielder dropped some dollies in his time. on comparing with fileding,yuvraj,rohit,badri and vijay,there talents are almost equal. 3.he thrashes the ball in flat pitches but fails in other pitches. lets see this is our first tour outside the sub continent after yuvraj made it into the team.so give him time.besides rahit is having trouble even staying in the ODI squad.vijay got a oppurtunity and scored well against australia.agreed.but neither of the batsmen u mentioned havent played abroad against top class bowling.they scored tons of runs but all in the so called flat pitches in india.but u have to agree with me one thing.he is the best hard hitting batsmen in the current indian squad,even better than sehwag.i am not saying it just cuz he hit 6 sixes in an over.but that guy can clear almost 3 balls over the boundary easily but neither of the bastmen u mentioned have that power.true.we dont need such powerfull bating in test but he will be usefull when quick runs were needed. most important of all .[B]HE IS THE NEXT SACHIN TENDULKAR[/B]

I completely agree with you budy, he doesn't deserve a place in test team but thats not because of poor fielding, but because of his inability to perform on fast tracks. when comes to fielding it was just a bad day, and remember he is no a good slip fielder, so captain should not have kept him in that area. Yes Bdrinath should get a chance, i can't say much about Murali Vijay, as never saw him batting. Rohit Sharma too will be a better bet than Youvraj Singh specially in test cricket. Still hope that he performs well tomorrow if given a chance.

We keep waiting to see when yuvraj singh will in the moulds of an true test batsmen...guess you must wait for some more time for yuvi takin a regular feature i n the tests.....also the point i would make is when the team needs his innings he just disappoints us with low scores....& v have seen that time & again in Australia & nz.....if he can just tighten his technique to the new ball he can earn a permanent place in the tests........

see, yuvraj has just replaced ganguly but in stark contrast has not much fighting spirit in fact he takes things lightly.but there is absoloutly no doubt that he is a genuine talent,if he gets his head right he is the best choice.now lets look at the alternatives,rohit sharma,pujara and virat . pujara is knocking long and loud the best of the lot but still yuvi is a better talent(punjara is also top class) also yuvi has a utility with ball variety of left arm orthodox and his feiling is good, he affects run out (he shouldn't have been in the slip).He needs to improve his away record which is miserable at 12.8 runs per innings....he needs to get his head right seriously but give him ample time.

hey why not bro coz i think he is nice allrounder u had seen his balling skills are also been noticed in recent days i thought he shud be in the team

there are lot more questions. Other than Gambhir in this second innings, No youngster could transit from one day mode to Test mode. Also Yuvraj's record says he is not at all successful abroad in Test matches. today he played well. But Gambhir, Dravid, Laxman and Sachin placed the foundation stone

I do not think Yuvraj is a test player at all. He just try to hit every ball very hard. He can not play spin well. Test is for those who can play sensible and waiting cricket.

Well yes, The scenario in the second test was really worse, both batsman and bowlers didn't put the required efforts, talking about Yuvraj singh he's a great cricketer, He is very good at batting side, his fielding is awesome, then he can also act as part time bowler, better to be more precise he had always broken many good building partnerships, So he does his job really well, i think he deserves to be in team.

Yeah he is a good player.HE deserves the every team of India either it may be test team,one day team or 20-20 team.He is a good batsman as well as a fielder.

Yuvraj singh has never convinced me as a test batsman. I know he has scored a few good knocks on flat batting tracks but he just does not have the technique to survive. Rohit Sharma is a far more sound batsman when it comes to technique. He has failed for a long time in one dayers but I am sure if given enough chances in tests, he can be a long prospect.

you just have seen the second innings of second test. i think he plays better when he plays natural game just like second inng.he is very talented.he deserves some more chances in test matches.i hope he plays match wining role in the test squad also.

Hello pratik, he always deserve to be in test team, because he is a tremendous player for each format of game. he can change the result of game by his sparkling batting. its true that he is a fast and aggressive player but he has the stamina to stay on pitch for a long time and can make a big score.

yes yuvi deserves to be in the test team because we can't ignore his batting skills .. he alone is able to put a mass distruction to the bowling side .that doesn't matter that he did not do well in last 2 games .guys like murli vijay and badrinath should given a chance but if the team needs more scores in less balls then only yuvi will help out.and will not .

Yes , there is now-a-days a lot of speculation going around over yuvraj singh's adaptability skills that he is a shaky starter & often falls prey to some good fast balling or to a nice spinner too to some extent but it is known to everyone that once he gets going opposition gets goosebumps about the six sixes he hit & is really unstoppable until he himself makes an error . He after having all the time in the world hasn't been able to correct these flaws in his batting which are costing him & his team dear in such tight situations .He also only gets awakened when the selectors drop him for sometime then he comes roaring at them through his batting & after some fine performances he forgets everything & the storm disappears & he is not there in the scheme of things when the team needs him most. So players like pujara & badrinath who are strong contenders should be given a chance as they are now pillars of the domestic front of indian cricket.

I would go for Badrinath, he is far much better than Yuvraj, at least in the test matches...in the first innings he played miserably...then Dinesh Karthik was a partial induction by selectors like Srikanth over more suited Parthiv Patel...

i dont think with this form the selectors will keep yuvraj much long.he has a lot of potential and has proved himself in the shorter versions of the game but test is different and i dont think he has the strength to cope up with it.also one should keep in mind that he is fulfilling ganguly's place who for most of his career gave tremendous support to the indian middle order.it is time yuvraj lives up to the expectations of us all.

Yuvraj does have talent, but ever time he comes to bat in test matches it looks like hes going to get out the next ball. he really should have cemented his spot in the team by now (considering the number of years he has played cricket). I feel that if he is not able to live up to what is expected from a test cricketer he should be dropped by the end of this year (having been given enough time to prove himself). I think the selectors need to put some pressure on yuvraj by recognising guys like Badrinath and other doing consistently well in domestic cricket.