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Yuvraj Singh Points Out 'Tougher Pill To Swallow' Amid Scrutiny Of Team India By BCCI. Not Loss vs Australia

Former India batter Yuvraj Singh reckons a player struggling for form should always return to playing domestic cricket irrespective of his stature in the national team amid the raging debate on whether stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should show up in Ranji Trophy matches. The clamour for Rohit and Kohli playing Ranji Trophy to regain red-ball form has grown since India's loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both batters struggled for runs over the course of five Tests, more so Rohit, who benched himself for the final Test in Sydney.

"Domestic cricket is important. I have always felt if you have time and if you are not performing, you should definitely come and play domestic cricket.

"That is the best way to get practice and game time. I feel domestic cricket is very important if you have the time and if you are not injured," said Yuvraj in response to a PTI query at the launch event of the Celebrity Cricket League on Thursday.

Even the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and even India head coach Gautam Gambhir have spoken about the importance of domestic cricket post India's successive Test series losses, including a first ever series whitewash at home by New Zealand.

While Rohit has turned up in Mumbai's practice sessions ahead of the resumption of Ranji Trophy on January 23, Kohli is yet to show any signs of a domestic comeback for Delhi.

Other stars such as Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have confirmed their availability for the respective games of their home teams.

How many India captains have rested themselves? 

Yuvraj, one of the finest left-handers to have played the game, lauded Rohit for resting himself from the Sydney Test due to a lean run. Gambhir's role has also come

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