'Getting painful to watch': Fans urge Yuvraj Singh to 'step aside graciously' after KXIP batsman achieves new low

Yuvraj Singh's torrid Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 campaign continued as he registered yet another poor score in Kings XI Punjab's (KXIP) defeat against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday.

Yuvi, who has represented multiple franchises in the cash-rich T20 tournament, is playing for his team this season. But that hasn't helped his cause at all as he has looked a pale shadow of himself thus far.

The southpaw scored a run a ball 14 against MI on Friday as his team went on to lose by six wickets at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. With that score, Yuvraj recorded a feat that aptly reflects his struggle with the bat. The 36-year-old now has a strike-rate of 91.42 in IPL 2018, which is the worst for any player who has faced 50 deliveries or more this season. Yuvraj has played seven matches, making 64 runs at an average of 12.80.

Twitter has lost patience with Yuvi's dismal form this season and voiced its opinion after the match.

Here are some tweets

Its about time Yuvraj Singh graciously steps aside/retire from IPL. It is getting painful to watch.

— Sense of rumour (@speshelly) May 4, 2018

Yuvraj Singh was included because of the backlash Ashwin faced by after dropping him from the team... Akshdeep Nath would've been a better choice

— Pratyush (@pks_2611) May 5, 2018

sending Yuvraj Singh on #3 was not a good decision. In fact, he doesn't fit in playing XI.

— Ramesh Jha (@rameshjha) May 4, 2018

Time for Yuvraj Singh to co host commentary section with Irfan Pathan and Mohammed Kaif...

— Mayur (@Mayurgoakar) May 5, 2018

Kent water purifier ad is the only place where I saw Yuvraj Singh hitting a boundary this season. #KXIPvMI

— Ankit Mishra (@ankitTrump) May 4, 2018

Emerging players of #IPL2018:
Shubman Gill
Mayank Makrande
Deepak Chahar
Jofra Archer

Submerging players after #IPL2018
Yuvraj Singh
Ravinder Jadeja
Ben Stokes
Keiron Pollard#IPL

— అరె థాయ్‌ (@K3K_cube) May 5, 2018

Brad Hodge: Since the stadium is small we thought Yuvraj might come in handy. Also, he had good performances before IPL. So it's fair to give him another chance.
Micheal Clarke at the #SelectDugout: Not sure which previous performances of Yuvraj he was referring to. Anyway.
 

— Srinidhi (@Srinidhi_PR) May 4, 2018

Watched Yuvraj Singh play for Kings XI today. It's not the same man anymore, one look and it's obvious he not fit enough. His game is over.

— Mahesh Dutt (@m__dutt) May 4, 2018

Watching Yuvraj Singh and Gambhir bat will give you an idea of just how awesome it is to watch MS Dhoni bat the way he is. All of them are 36 years old. #KXIPvMI

— Abhishek (@Abhi17x89) May 4, 2018

The man has played a pivotal role in two World Cup triumphs for India, but it seems Yuvraj Singh's end is nearing.