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Its hardly 'far too late' for either of them.
This isn't tennis. Batsman generally peak far later in their age. Obviously with Indian cricket it may be an issue since players get discarded and forgotten too easily, but its not too late for Kaif, and definitely not for Yuvraj.
Even at 25/26 he's still young, and he's already showed immense maturity in ODI cricket. Hopefully he's pass it on to the test arena.
And I can't see how anyone can deny Kaif's been harshly treated. Saves India from defeat at home vs. England, and then is dropped next test. Similar things happened in WI.
In ODI cricket he has his limitations, but he was playing brilliantly at #3 in 2005 before he got shifted back down the order again.
This isn't tennis. Batsman generally peak far later in their age. Obviously with Indian cricket it may be an issue since players get discarded and forgotten too easily, but its not too late for Kaif, and definitely not for Yuvraj.
Even at 25/26 he's still young, and he's already showed immense maturity in ODI cricket. Hopefully he's pass it on to the test arena.
And I can't see how anyone can deny Kaif's been harshly treated. Saves India from defeat at home vs. England, and then is dropped next test. Similar things happened in WI.
In ODI cricket he has his limitations, but he was playing brilliantly at #3 in 2005 before he got shifted back down the order again.