No. 2 is Dhoni’s No. 1 worry

There is an air of reconciliation and expectancy in Australia. Even more seriously so, here in Canberra, the national capital. Prime Minister Kevin Ruud is expected to deliver his message of apology and the whole nation, is waiting to know how big his sorry will be to the stolen generation (the Aboriginals). Wednesday is a big day for Australia.

There is an air of expectancy surrounding the Indian team too. They play Sri Lanka in the fifth match of the VB tri-series and the question is will skipper Mahinder Singh Dhoni say sorry to his deputy?

The Indian vice-captain is here for more than 50 days and has not scored a fifty. Tuesday will be a big day for Yuvraj Singh.

The Indian skipper has been deftly avoiding the media. Even in the moment of rare glory — when his side humbled world champions Australia — Dhoni sent Ishant Sharma to the customary post-match press conference.

Again on Monday, he gave media the skip, deputing Harbhajan Singh to the match-eve media briefing. Yuvraj’s failure seems to be working on the skipper’s mind.

The Punjab batsman came here on a high after a swashbuckling century against Pakistan in Bangalore but turned out to be the biggest failure of the side. His series average (including the tour game) has been less than 5 and he has not totaled 50 in eight innings.

A lesser mortal would have been dropped from the side. There would have been a national debate if a player with higher credentials — like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid or Sourav Ganguly — had such numbers against their names.

News Source : Samachar