Yuvraj, Man of the Series in the 2011 World Cup, has already lost his
place in the ODI side, and his spot in the Twenty20 side is under
scrutiny after a difficult World T20, but Tendulkar hoped Yuvraj would
be a part of India's defence of the World Cup in 2015.
"Yuvi, one off day cannot undermine your tremendous contribution in many
sweet memories over the years. You may be down today but you are far
from being out," Tendulkar wrote on his Facebook page. "I want you to
know that there are many like me in India and across the world, who
keenly look forward to you being a part of the campaign to defend the
ODI World Cup title in 2015."
There were reports that Yuvraj's house in Chandigarh was pelted with
stones following the dismal performance in the World T20 final.
Tendulkar urged fans to show their support for him. "Last evening, Yuvi
had a tough day and he can be criticised. But he should not be crucified
nor should he be written off.
"I have been an admirer of Yuvi's indomitable spirit which has overcome many challenges, both on and off the field.
"Knowing Yuvi's determination and ability to fight adversities, he will emerge stronger, proving his critics wrong, yet again."
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, meanwhile, told ESPNcricinfo
that he could understand what Yuvraj was facing out in the middle, and
could sympathise with him having faced similar situations himself. "When
you get into this sort of situation where the runs are not coming, you
just don't want to throw it away and make it look like a horrible
innings," Manjrekar said. "You still feel because you have done it in
the past and all you need is two-three hits. It happened against Australia
[in the Super 10s], James Muirhead gave him two short balls, he hit two
sixes and the innings suddenly changed, so this is what goes through a
batsman's mind, he thinks it can all change, so he doesn't want to throw
his wicket away, he wants to make amends for what has happened before.
"The other thing that happens is you realise that you are doing a lot of
damage to the team, the shots are not coming, the balls that you want
are not coming... There is another thing that happens, which I have also
personally experienced, which is suddenly the strength and everything
just vanishes from your forearms because of the state of mind that you
are in. So yes, you can feel for Yuvraj Singh for what happened to him."
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