Viru on wrong side of Dhoni146;s instincts

Dhoni, however, was adamant that Yuvraj Singh, who came into form with 26 before gifting his wicket away, was the right choice. 8220;We8217;ll not rest him for now. He is a part of the team and he8217;ll play all the games,8221; thundered Dhoni.

But why Yuvraj cannot be dropped defies logic and a blind backing by his skipper is touching the limits. Sehwag, in comparison, has had his share of success, scoring a big hundred to save India the Test match at this very venue but obviously got on to the wrong side of Dhoni8217;s instincts.

Interestingly, Sehwag had declared himself fit in the morning, but Dhoni had a slightly different theory. 8220;Viru wasn8217;t 100 per cent fit. I was very keen to go in with five bowlers in the coming games against Sri Lanka so I thought if Viru wasn8217;t 100 per cent, then why not in this game? It paid off and the bowlers bowled well though we had to use Yuvraj because we were not really quick with the over-rate with four fast bowlers,8221; he said.

Now, how fit Yuvraj Singh is can be assessed by his positioning at mid-off, obviously trying to protect his left-knee. If Sehwag is not 100 per cent fit, so is Yuvraj.