Sachin comes in support of Yuvraj

JAIPUR: While, the country is busy in the post-mortem of India's World T20 defeat against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Sunday, some former cricketers have also pointed their fingers at Yuvraj Singh, for putting up a poor show with the bat. But on Monday, an under-fire Yuvraj got support from India's all-time great Sachin Tendulkar.
The former India batsman, who has known Yuvraj for years, urged the fans to show a little faith in the southpaw."Last evening, Yuvi had a tough day and he can be criticized. But he should not be crucified nor should he be written off," Tendulkar wrote on his Facebook page.
While there were reports of irate fans pelting stones at Yuvraj's residence in Chandiagarh, the Little Master felt that the all-rounder would return strongly. "I have been an admirer of Yuvi's indomitable spirit which has overcome many challenges, both on and off the field. Knowing Yuvi's determination and ability to fight adversities, he will emerge stronger, proving his critics wrong, yet again," an optimistic Tendulkar wrote.
Talking about Sunday's final, Tendulkar felt: "It is the unpredictable nature of the game that makes cricket such an exciting sport. As cricketers, we always enjoy the applause when we succeed but it is the support and encouragement from fans, during tough times, that we appreciate the most. All of us took pride in the heroics of Yuvi when we won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and his outstanding contribution in the ODI World Cup win in 2011 will always be cherished."
Known to support his teammates even at times of crisis, Sachin had a word of advise for Yuvraj as well. "Yuvi, one off day cannot undermine your tremendous contribution in many sweet memories over the years. You may be down today but you are far from being out," he pointed out.
Despite being invited in Manama for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Tendulkar made it a point to take every updates of the game. And, his official sport supporting the team at the time of crisis, once again proved, old habits die hard!