It's safe to say that Yuvraj Singh came of age in this World Cup. A few months ago he was the "waterboy". Dropped from the team for poor performance and maybe poorer attitude, Yuvraj was on the outside looking in. He seemed indignant, rather than contrite. At least that what commentators and observers wanted us to believe. And given some of the reasons he made news, it wasn't hard to believe. A few weeks later he was dropped. And that seemed to be the end of another brilliant Indian talent. Yuvraj was destined to be more Vinod Kambli than Sourav Ganguly.

More ignominy followed prior to that. He was dumped as captain of the Punjab Kings in the IPL. The "Punjab-da-Puttar" wasn't even considered good enough to captain a team that was formed for him. Sangakarra took over and Yuvraj found himself dropped from the IPL team. How bad could it get?

Everyone remembers how Yuvraj burst on the international scene in the champions trophy in Nairobi. Yuvraj also started the fairytale ICC World Cup script with the remarkable chase to win the Natwest Trophy with Mohammed Kaif. While Kaif (the first Indian ice man) lost his form, Yuvraj grew stronger.