The first semi-final will see South Africa take on New Zealand at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, while defending champions India will meet England in the second semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
Javagal Srinath played 67 Tests and 229 ODIs between 1991-2003 for India and is widely regarded as India's first real quick who could bowl fast along with Kapil Dev.
Javagal Srinath was almost a lone warrior for India in the fast bowling department for much of his career before Zaheer Khan cemented his place.
MS Dhoni is one of the most successful captains of the Indian cricket team as he led India to T20 World Cup Win in 2007, the ICC Cricket World Cup triumph in 2011 as well as the ICC Champions Trophy victory in 2013.
Laxman had earlier announced that he would be paying tributes to players who had a rich influence on his career. The tribute to Yuvraj was part of this initiative.
Parthiv Patel also said that he found it quite a challenge to keep to Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan, especially when the ball was reverse swinging.
Pollock also picked a modern-day fast bowler whom he has great respect for.
Agarkar is, without a doubt, the most high-profile name among the applicants.
