Sehwag confident of Yuvraj comeback

Virender Sehwag has backed Yuvraj Singh to make a speedy return to the Indian team after his axing from the squad for the Asia Cup. Sehwag also said that his shoulder had healed completely as India prepare to head to Sri Lanka next week.

"Times like these come because of [a lack of] form, but I'm sure he will sort out his fitness and batting skills and make a comeback soon," Sehwag said. "All he needs is to spend time on his own and think about his game."

Yuvraj averaged 24.70 in his last 11 ODIs, and had a highest of 43 in 14 games in IPL 2010. His fitness in the recent past has come in for criticism and he was also issued a show-cause notice by the BCCI for an alleged pub brawl in St Lucia following India's exit from the World Twenty20. Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of selectors, said fielding and fitness were two important factors considered when picking the Asia Cup squad.

Sehwag overcame his fitness issues in time to make the Asia Cup squad. A shoulder injury sustained during the IPL had ruled him out of India's ICC World Twenty20 campaign and the opener was rested from the ongoing tour to Zimbabwe to give him time to recover. He said the rest and rehabilitation had worked. "My shoulder has healed," he told CNN-IBN. "I worked on my shoulders in the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and I'm fully fit now."

Sehwag also backed the younger Indian batsmen, saying they would overcome their susceptibility against short-pitched bowling in due time. "People said the same thing about me. Give them some time and they would get better as they get experienced. Once they play more than 100 ODIs, they would do well. [Suresh] Raina, Rohit [Sharma], Gautam [Gambhir] - they would be ready by the time you have the World Cup."