Broad out to stop explosive Yuvraj

Stuart Broad jumps for joy after taking the wicket of Virender Sehwag in Indore

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Stuart Broad hopes that Yuvraj Singh’s golden run of form will come to an end in the third one-day international at Kanpur on Thursday.

Broad was England’s standout bowler in the 54-run defeat in the second ODI at Indore, taking three top-order wickets to leave India at 29 for three.

But Yuvraj counter-attacked so successfully that India compiled 292 for nine, a total England rarely looked like matching.

Broad eventually managed to have Yuvraj caught behind for 118, but the India batsman had the last laugh by taking 4-28 with his part-time left-arm spin when the tourists replied.

Yuvraj's more restrained 118 came after his brutal 138 in the first ODI at Rajkot, meaning three of the left-hander's 10 ODI centuries have now been scored against England.

England have struggled to inhibit Yuvraj before, most notably during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa last year when he became only the third man in history to hit six sixes in an over.

As Broad was the bowler at the time, it is fair to say he is sick of the sight of Yuvraj and his and England's ability to limit his effectiveness could hold the key to the remainder of the series.

"He's obviously in very good form," said Broad. "In Indian conditions he's known to be one of the best around, he's got a high back-lift and doesn't hold much back.

Yuvraj Singh dispatches an England bowler on his way to his second successive ton

"On these slow wickets it's quite hard to get it around his nose, but you've just got to keep him guessing and hopefully he'll nick one.

"We've tried to mix it up as much as we can, but the man is in fantastic form at the moment and that can happen, but hopefully he's coming to the end of that little patch for our sakes."

Far from becoming shell-shocked by his experience in Durban last year, Broad has learnt quickly from the battering and has since claimed 40 wickets in his last 23 one-day internationals.

It has established him as one of the leading young bowlers in international cricket and Broad admitted: "That's helped my development massively.

"I certainly haven't stood still. I've had to learn different balls and I realised how tough international cricket was and I do think it has helped me."

Broad has also been given a reprimand after showing disappointment at an umpiring decision in the Indore clash.

The 22-year-old appeared to question the verdict of umpire Russell Tiffin to award a wide for a bouncer.

ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama subsequently summoned Broad, whose father Chris is also a match referee, into his office to lecture him on his reaction.

Mahanama did not believe the offence deserved a fine. It is the second time in the series he has reacted to players' behaviour, having also lectured India spinner Harbhajan Singh for giving Samit Patel a send-off during the opening match in Rajkot.

ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama is eager to avoid any on-field problems during the ODI series

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"I got called into the match referee's office for dissent, but it was just a talking to, nothing more than that," added Broad.

"He didn't say a lot to me, really. He said that on television I shouldn't be showing my disappointment whichever way the decision goes.

"I explained it was a heat of the moment thing and I didn't think I had done anything particularly wrong. I have just got to smile instead of being disappointed."

Mahanama, a 1996 World Cup winner who played 52 Tests and 213 ODIs for Sri Lanka, said: "The umpire felt it was borderline to showing dissent and with him being a young lad I thought it best to have him in for a talk and nip it in the bud.

“We encourage players to work with the umpires and ask them to explain why any decisions have been given. That can overcome a lot of problems.

"In a long series like this tensions can build up so it's important the players show respect for each other and the officials from the start."