Mohammad Kaif has defended Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni after Yograj Singh pointed finger at them for ruining Yuvraj Singh's career. Yograj feels Dhoni, Kohli, and Indian selectors didn't back Yuvraj when he was down and out.

“Along with these two [Dhoni and Kohli], 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 had said.

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But Kaif doesn't think ex-India captain Dhoni and his successor Kohli could have done much because the competition is very high for a place in the team.

“I don’t think that Yuvi’s father’s allegation is true. But yes, Yuvi is a shorter format cricket champion, he should have got more opportunity. But in India, if a player lost his form for few matches then it’s not easy to save the spot. Because many talented players are waiting to enter Team India,” Kaif was quoted as saying in Helo App.

Yuvraj, who retired in 2019, played the last match for India in 2017, which was an ODI against West Indies.

Kaif cleared that Dhoni was never someone who got into 'favoritism'. “Dhoni is the most successful white-ball cricket captain. He deserves some freedom to select his own team. You can question him when he fails to deliver. But his records are spectacular. He won many trophies for India. So, the selectors will give the freedom and values his suggestions. It will not become favoritism,” he added.

Dhoni stepped down from captaincy in 2017, and Kohli took over from him. He had already quit Test cricket in 2014.