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Yuvraj Singh still has a very special place in most Indian cricket fan's heart.
Updated : Sep 30, 2017, 11:16 AM IST
Indian cricket entered a new era as Virat Kohli was officially anointed captain for all three formats as he took over leadership for the limited-overs series against England where veterans Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra will make a comeback. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after more than nine years at the helm, will play only as keeper-batsman, the national selection committee under MSK Prasad's chairmanship named rookie Delhi keeper Rishabh Pant in the T20 squad giving an indication as to whom they consider Dhoni's successor.
The selection committee meeting today had its share of drama and was delayed by three hours on technical grounds before a go ahead from the Lodha panel set the proceedings rolling.
Twitter as usual was thrilled with the return of Yuvraj Singh, a man who has a special place in every Indian cricket fan’s heart. Here’s how Twitter reacted to his return:
#congress celebrates #Yuvraj is back!
— Katrina (@katrinakaifblog) January 6, 2017
Someone tell them, #YuvrajSingh is back for #IndvsEng #IndvEng
Not #pappu #RahulGandhi #msdhoni
#Yuvraj is brought back to be the finisher and #Dhoni will bat higher. Smart move by #Virat. Hope yuvi performs well now
— Gaurav Gupta (@er_gaurav29) January 6, 2017
Hardwork is the key to success. Finally hardwork of @YUVSTRONG12 pays him off. Selected for ODI series. #Yuvraj
— Vardaan (@vardaan2012) January 6, 2017
The SINGH IS BACK #YuvrajSingh
— Krishna kundan (@KRISH_KUNDAN) January 6, 2017
#YuvrajSingh#BCCI gave #YuvrajSingh a slightly belated wedding gift: Sunil Gavaskar to NDTV pic.twitter.com/7P5xvc95Kp
— MuthuRaj (@RajRaj2096) January 6, 2017
#YuvrajSingh gets selected in Virat Kohli's team. Now Yograj Singh has proof to justify his anger against MS Dhoni.
— Paridhi Singh (@ParidhiJhs) January 6, 2017
Dear Stuart Broad,
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) January 6, 2017
Daddy #YuvrajSingh Is Back. Better Consider Retirement.
RT If U Remember. #IndvENG #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/PU3KPxEG4m
#YuvrajSingh #IndvsEng
— Utsav Agnihotri (@utsav_agnihotri) January 6, 2017
Very happy to see that @YUVSTRONG12 is bck in the team.This is the result of his continuous hard labour #King_Is_Back pic.twitter.com/OOgBELL9qO
Dhoni quits captaincy & #YuvrajSingh is back in squad.Makes sense !!
— Vinit Khivsara (@KhivsaraVinit) January 6, 2017
Anyways Combination of class n aggression once again on field. Excited
The #YuvrajSingh selection in the ODI side defies reason.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) January 6, 2017
He has not played a 50-over match, *domestic* or international, in 2016.
NOT ONE.
And here's the video for old time's sake: