Recently, Yuvraj Singh brazenly acknowledged that he was not shut associates which former teammate and fellow legend MS Dhoni.
After legendary India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh brazenly acknowledged that he was not shut associates which former teammate and fellow legend MS Dhoni, his father Yograj Singh’s feedback from earlier this yr have resurfaced on the web. Yuvraj had lately admitted that he and Dhoni will not be shut associates throughout a dialog on the TRS present.
In an interview from earlier in 2023, former cricketer and father of Yuvraj, Yograj Singh had blamed World Cup successful skipper MS Dhoni and ex-coach Ravi Shastri for the all-rounder’s ouster from the nationwide aspect. Yograj had narrated the alleged story which he had termed as a “conspiracy” to point out Yuvraj the door.
“Virat ne Yuvi ko bola, aap yo yo test karo, main side mein dekhunga. From the horse’s mouth… Woh bachcha, teen mahine, kyunki woh yo-yo test mein fail ho gaya tha, unhone bola tha. Teen mahine, aath aath ghante mehnat karke 21 levels mein paas kia. 17 level ka target hota hai. 17 level means you are the greatest, you are very fit (Virat said to Yuvraj, you do the yo-yo test, I will see on the side. From the horse’s mouth… That child, because he had failed in the yo-yo test, worked hard for eight hours a day for three months and passed in 21 levels in ten months. The target is 17 level. 17 level means you are the greatest, you are very fit),” Yograj had stated to CricketNext.
“Ab kyunki pressure padna shuru ho gaya, Yuvi ko khilana padega, inhone kya kia? Kaunsi aisi World Cup ki team hai jahaan 15 log do saal pehle hi announce kar die jaate hain. Aur jahaan Yuvraj Singh ka naam nahi hota? Ye sirf Yuvi ko bahar nikalne ki saazish, dimaag kiska chal raha hai, Dhoni ka. Aur uspe dusra dimaag kiska chal raha hai, Ravi Shastri ka (Now that there was pressure to select Yuvraj, what did they do? Which country announces a 15-member World Cup squad two years in advance, where Yuvraj Singh’s name is not found? This was just a conspiracy to oust Yuvraj, and whose mind was working, Dhoni’s and Ravi Shastri’s),” he had added.
In the current interview, Yuvraj had revealed that he and Dhoni have been associates due to cricket however not “close friends”. The southpaw, nonetheless, had asserted that whereas their relationship was restricted to the realm of cricket, each had given their utmost for India.
“Me and Mahi are not close friends. We were friends because of cricket, we played together. Mahi’s lifestyle was very different from me, so we were never close friends, we were only friends because of cricket. When me and Mahi went on the ground, we gave more than 100% to our country. In that, he was captain, I was vice-captain. When I came into the team, I was 4 years junior. When you are captain and vice-captain, there will be decision differences.”
Yuvraj had also clarified that he and Dhoni shared a good relationship currently and “meet like friends”. “He is retired, I’m retired. When we meet, we meet like associates solely, not like ‘I do not wish to get to know you’. We shot an advert collectively too, and had enjoyable speaking about our previous days,” the previous India cricket concluded.
