Openers slot

India suddenly seems to be struggling to find an opener. They must definitely be struggling if Yuveraj Singh is out to open in a test match against Australia. Well well well. The truth of why Yuveraj is out to open is there for all to see. Yuveraj is talented - everybody knows that. Ganguly backs Yuveraj to the hilt - hes made that clear. But Yuvi hasnt been performing in the middle order- hasnt been making use of his opportunities in the middle order. Meanwhile, there are other batsmen like Kaif, who also is very talented i believe, who are waiting in the wings. They complicate selection matters by scoring a century against a full strength Indian bowling attack just before the series. Now the choice is very clear. Either drop Yuveraj to give Kaif a chance. or drop the opener Akash Chopra who didnt score in the match against Australia to make way for Kaif. But if the opener goes away who will open. Of crse Yuveraj will. The more i think about it, the more it seems like one of those Ganguly hunches - like the viru for opening hunch- like the "I want Bhajji" hunch- only that i think this one will not work.
As i am saying this i fervently hope that Yuvi comes out and makes me chew my words by scoring heavily as an opener. It would great because then we have a great batting line up.

Yuvi must speak to another Indian allrounder "Robin Singh". Robin Singh had great performances in the Ranji Trophy and got selected into the one -day squad on the basis of his strong domestic performance. He then went on to play an important role as allrounder for the indian one day side. He had some very good matches and some not so good. After a successful run of one day matches, he was given a chance to play in a Test. (By the way he was also branded a one-day player just like Yuvi was for sometime) This was a test against Zimbabwe in Harara i think. He didnt score many and India lost the Test. I dont think Robin ever got another Test cap. Now Yuvi is privileged. He is lucky. Even if he fails this test he will still get a few more opportunities coming his way. But that should not be in his mind. He has to make himself worthy of this privilege and theres just one way to do it. Score heavily. I know he is capable of doing it (Boy! He is talented.). I think it would have done him some good to have been dropped from this test. He would have realized the importance of making use of every opportunity. This is a very tough situation the management is getting into. Now if Yuvi does not score this Test and Kaif does. What will the managemnt do when Sachin returns. Drop Kaif who has scored. or make Kaif open?? Both of these dont help the cause of the Indian team. They could have avoided this fiasco and at the same time taught Yuvi the importance of performance over talent by dropping him and sticking with the not-so-talented yet determined to perform Chopra. I seriously wish Yuvi makes a hundred and forces me to eat the humble pie.