SATIRE: Yuvraj Singh all set to make a grand comeback in Test cricket

Yuvraj Singh’s knock in World T20 final was a delight to watch for the fans of the game’s longest version

The Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has called up his delegates for an urgent meeting to confer the highest civilian award of Sri Lanka to Yuvraj Singh for his outstanding innings in the T20 World Cup final that has helped the islanders to lift a World title after 18 years.

It was innings par excellence which has altered the course of history. The ICC’s panel of experts are now coerced to give away the ‘ICC T20 performance of the year 2014’ award to the Punjab lad, as it turned the game on its head, though some would frivolously argue that Rangana Herath’s bowling performance against the Kiwis was far better. The BCCI’s big boses call the shots among the international boards and would make unfeigned efforts to make sure that Yuvraj gets his due.

The trauma and agony of defeat that India went through in the Test circuit in the recent years  is all set to be effaced, as Yuvraj Singh is destined to make a grand comeback. His innings at T20 final brought swoons of joy for purists of the game, as his defence looked rock solid.

Rahul Dravid would be feeling blissful, as the elegant left-hander has found his touch after the  former’s retirement. Now all the onus is on Cheteshwar Pujara to rise his game more than ever to hold on to his No.3 slot, as Yuvraj Singh displayed his credentials as India’s premier Test batsman in the T20 final.

In the autumn of his career, Yuvraj has finally managed to bury the ghosts that haunted him in whites. Even the opponents he came against were left gawking in awe and astounded by his forbearing patience to occupy the crease. This augurs well for team India with the tour to England in July.

Meanwhile this has also left English captain Alastair Cook in a quandary. With the stylish southpaw coming back, Cook has already decided to plot several plans to outwit the left hander, but the innings today was so exquisite that it highly looks unlikely that Cook will retain his captaincy after the tour. After the modern day great-‘Greame Smith’, it is now Yuvraj Singh’s turn to become English cricket’s dearest foe.

Disclaimer: This article is purely fictional and should not be taken seriously.