Yuvraj Singh [Images] will stay put in Australia and is set to be available for the tri-series from the second one-day internationals onwards.

Yuvraj was miserably out-of-form in the Test series and was left out of the third match in Perth after he injured his knee in a practice session. Though Yuvraj has been declared fit by physio John Gloster, the left-hander is reluctant to test himself out in the first ODI against Australia in Brisbane on February 3.

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he dashing right-hander who is also the vice-captain in ODIs, is surely ruled out of the Twenty20 match in Melbourne on Friday.

India's second match is against Sri Lanka [Images] on February 5 in Brisbane and Yuvraj is looking forward to play in that game.

The BCCI has already called up Bengal youngster Manoj Tiwary as a cover for Yuvraj but signs are the latter would be up for the task for the rest of the series.

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Yuvraj's absence in the Twenty20 game in Melbourne though would rob the game of it's star value as the Punjab left-hander is a huge success in this shortest form.

Yuvraj set the stage alight in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia where he played a key role in India's triumphant campaign, including the world record six sixes in a single over off England [Images] fast bowler Stuart Broad.

The young Indian team would need Yuvraj in best of shape in the ODIs and even though no encouraging signs have emerged in the last few weeks, the sight of a familiar format and coloured clothings could spark a revival in one of India's most talented bats.