50-over cricket here to stay: Yuvraj

Team India's middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh does not forsee the demise of 50-over cricket, though he feels that the rising profile of Twenty20 has overshadowed other formats.

"There is no doubt that Twenty20 has taken over a lot of cricket but 50 overs is here to stay," Yuvraj said.

"We got the 50 overs World Cup which is a big thing," he told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Mangalore United team in the Karnataka Premier League in Bangalore on Saturday.

Tendulkar on Friday came up with a new proposal to save the 50-over format from the Twenty20 wave, suggesting that one-day matches be split into four innings of 25-overs-a-side.

Yuvraj said all the three formats of the game—Test, ODIs and Twenty20—have their own charm.

"Test cricket is also important but I think Twenty20 is very entertaining, that's why we all love it," he said.