Yuvraj Singh is pure gold

By John Cheeran
From the fringes to the center stage of the Indian team.
Yuvraj Singh’s transformation as a mature, dependable middle order batsman was complete in Karachi.
India had cast Ganguly away and Yuvraj Singh, in quite an authoritative fashion, filled the vacant slot.
Imagine, in the beginning of this season during the home series against Sri Lanka, Yuvraj Singh was battling a lean patch.
Ganguly, considered to be Yuvraj’s thick friend, was out in the wilderness and there was a new order in Indian cricket.
As Ganguly was struggling to make a comeback into the side, the Calcutta lobby was demanding for Yuvraj’s head.
But skipper Rahul Dravid and coach Greg Chappell had faith in Punjab ka Puttar. Dravid lent captain’s support during the rainy day to Yuvraj and see, how it has paid off.
From the brink of exit, Yuvraj Singh has cemented his place both in one-dayers and Test squad with scintillating innings against South Africa and now in Pakistan.
Yuvraj Singh is pure gold.
Only thing is that in cricket, anything and anyone can turn rusty.
Pluck and hard work should help Yuvraj Singh to keep his talents polished in the days to come. Yuvraj Singh, unlike his former mentor Sourav Ganguly, does not flinch away from fast bowling. His Test century in Karachi was proof of his class.
And his one-day hundred in Karachi, on the last day of the tour, revealed how mature he has become a player. He paces innings well, leaves the tempting ones well and hits it off well.
No wonder the team management made Yuvraj the vice-captain for this game in the absence of Virender Sehwag.
No wonder he has emerged as man-of-the-match in Karachi and man-of-the series in one-dayers.
Future beckons this brave man.
Carry on, Prince!