The South Zone pre-season tournaments become crucial for the left-hander and Krishnamachari Srikkanth & Co will keep a close eye on how the player shapes up during those tournaments.
The selectors would like to see whether Yuvi is able to last the distance of a high-voltage T20 encounter. The biggest test for Yuvraj will probably be the Buchi Babu tournament, which will be played in the heat of Chennai in mid-August.
If he does well in that tournament, there’s no reason why the left-hander won’t be on that plane to Sri Lanka.
Harbhajan Singh, who is also trying to make a comeback, too will be there in the list of 30. The pressure will be on R Ashwin, Rahul Sharma and Pragyan Ojha to be at the top of their game.