He was googling the middle of his bat, struggling his way to 2 off 9 balls, quite reminiscent to the pain staking 11 off 21 balls in the World T20 final against Sri Lanka. Those hardcore fans of Yuvi did not want a repeat. Those hardcore Indian fans did not want a repeat. As it turned out, there was no repeat. Just the Vintage Yuvi we've all known. He obliged to the expectations as he has does more often. As though rousing from a deep sleep, Yuvi pounced on the first two balls of the final over, flicking over backward square leg to the fence before pounding a six into the heaving crowd at midwicket. That rather brought much relief to the indian fans and Yuvi alike.
On his return, Yuvi has impressed while carrying out whatever he role he has been asked to play. He manned his area well in the field and put up an improved bowling display, which turned the match on its head. A part-time bowler as most call him, Yuvi brought the house down at the MCG by outfoxing ‘Big Show’ Maxwell on his home turf, the second time in 2 games in crucial overs where Australia would have fancied their chances with their most devastating batsman.
For now, even though we cant be so sure, Yuvi the finisher, the match winner seems to be still around there expected to make his way into the World T20 next month. Let's hope for some Yuvi magic and a repeat of the 2007 World Cup.
- DC
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