Yuvraj had mentioned that Dhoni backed Suresh Raina more than him.
These new allegations are new ones in a long line of accusations that Yograj has made on the former India captain and this time even Virat Kohli has been made an accessory. Recently, Yuvraj also opined that in terms of captaincy, he did not get as much support from Virat Kohli and Dhoni, as he got from former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.
“Along with these two, I would say that even the selectors betrayed him. I had met Ravi recently. He asked me for a photograph. I called him and pointed out that all great players should get a send-off based on their performances. When Dhoni, Kohli or Rohit retire, I would request the board to give them a good send-off as they have done so much for Indian cricket. Many have backstabbed him and it hurts,” Yograj said in a chat with News24.
Dhoni really backed Raina during 2011 World Cup, says Yuvraj Singh
Yograj, a right-handed fast-medium bowler played one Test and six ODIs for India from 1980-1981, also accused former Indian selector Sarandeep Singh and said, “Indian selector Sarandeep Singh, he used to go to meetings and say that Yuvraj should be dropped. Such people are appointed as selectors who do not know the ABC of cricket. What do you expect from them? It hurts when someone backstabs you. Everybody was worried about what would happen to them if Yuvraj continues to perform.”
Yograj defended his son’s statement and mentioned, “What’s new in that? I also got to know, even though I am not sure of how much of it is true, that in one of the meetings, someone said that the Indian team doesn’t need Yuvraj as Suresh Raina is a part of the team. I did not say so. Yuvraj himself said so and I have heard many cricketers say so as well.”
(timesnownews.com inputs)