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Yograj Singh has blamed MS Dhoni for destroying Yuvraj Singh’s career. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh has blamed MS Dhoni for destroying his son Yuvraj Singh’s career and said he will never forgive him for that.
Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh has slammed former Indian captain MS Dhoni for destroying his son Yuvraj Singh’s career and said that he will never forgive the 43-year-old wicketkeeper-batter. According to Yograj, who played in one Test and six ODIs for the Indian team in 1981, Dhoni is a big cricketer, but what he has done against his son, he will never forget.
In an interview with the Zee Switch’s YouTube channel, Yograj said, “I won’t forgive MS Dhoni. He should look at his face in the mirror. He is a very big cricketer, but what he has done against my son, everything is coming out now; it can never be forgiven in life. I have never done two things in life—first, I have never forgiven anybody who has done wrong for me, and second, I have never hugged them in my life, be it my family members or my kids.”
Yograj feels Yuvraj could have easily played for 4-5 years more and blamed Dhoni for his early retirement.
“That man (MS Dhoni) has destroyed the life of my son, who could have played four to five years more. I dare everyone to give birth to a son like Yuvraj. Even Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have said in the past that there won’t be another Yuvraj Singh. India should award him the Bharat Ratna for playing with cancer and winning the World Cup for the country,” Yograj added.
Yuvraj made his international debut for India on October 3, 2000, during an ODI match against Kenya in Nairobi and went on to play in a total of 40 Tests, 304 ODIs, and 58 T20Is for the Indian team. He was the key player for India in the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup.
In the inaugural edition of the men’s shortest format megaevent, Yuvraj hammered English pacer Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over, and in the 2011 ODI World Cup, he won the Player of the Series award for scoring 361 runs and taking 15 wickets for the MS Dhoni-led side.
His last match for India was against the West Indies on June 30, 2017, and he announced his retirement in May 2019.
