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Yuvraj Singh has admitted he might
have played his last match for India.
Declared 'Man of the Series' in 2011
World Cup, it has been tough for
Yuvraj to return to his best following
a life-threatening battle with lung
cancer, and he has been more out
than in the national team since
recovering.
"Of course, there is a possibility that
I may never play for India again. I
have considered that. But there is
also the possibility that I might play
for India again, and as long as I
believe that I can come back and I
have it in me, I'm going to keep
pushing myself," Yuvraj told Wisden
India.
Dropped from the ODI team after a
poor tour of South Africa around a
year back, Yuvraj last played for
India in the World Twenty20 in April
earlier this year but was more a
picture of struggle as his fluid
strokes appeared just once in five
innings in the form of a half-century.
"It's always disappointing when you
don't make it to the side. But, that
said, the last two years have been
patchy, up and down. So it's not my
call whether I should be picked.
Hopefully things will change, and I
will be picked again, otherwise life
will be very depressing. I can only try
and do my best," he added.
Yuvraj played the Duleep Trophy
semi-finals for North Zone recently
and the 32-year-old agreed he has
been short of match practice, which
is making it tougher for him to return
to Team India.
"I can't really speak about selection.
What is the best opportunity that I
have? Duleep Trophy, the Ranji one-
dayers and whatever other games I
can get," he said. "As I said, if I can
make it to the squad, it will be a
great story. It will be awesome to
come back and play for India in a
World Cup again. But if it doesn't
happen, life goes on. It will be hard
to accept, but I'll have to accept it."
I may never play for India again: Yuvraj Singh
have played his last match for India.
Declared 'Man of the Series' in 2011
World Cup, it has been tough for
Yuvraj to return to his best following
a life-threatening battle with lung
cancer, and he has been more out
than in the national team since
recovering.
"Of course, there is a possibility that
I may never play for India again. I
have considered that. But there is
also the possibility that I might play
for India again, and as long as I
believe that I can come back and I
have it in me, I'm going to keep
pushing myself," Yuvraj told Wisden
India.
Dropped from the ODI team after a
poor tour of South Africa around a
year back, Yuvraj last played for
India in the World Twenty20 in April
earlier this year but was more a
picture of struggle as his fluid
strokes appeared just once in five
innings in the form of a half-century.
"It's always disappointing when you
don't make it to the side. But, that
said, the last two years have been
patchy, up and down. So it's not my
call whether I should be picked.
Hopefully things will change, and I
will be picked again, otherwise life
will be very depressing. I can only try
and do my best," he added.
Yuvraj played the Duleep Trophy
semi-finals for North Zone recently
and the 32-year-old agreed he has
been short of match practice, which
is making it tougher for him to return
to Team India.
"I can't really speak about selection.
What is the best opportunity that I
have? Duleep Trophy, the Ranji one-
dayers and whatever other games I
can get," he said. "As I said, if I can
make it to the squad, it will be a
great story. It will be awesome to
come back and play for India in a
World Cup again. But if it doesn't
happen, life goes on. It will be hard
to accept, but I'll have to accept it."
I may never play for India again: Yuvraj Singh
