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[Saba Sports News] Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh recently opened up about his relationship with ex-India captain MS Dhoni, revealing that they were not always on the same page.
Yuvraj, wh featured in a recent podcast hosted by YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, talked at length discussing various topics such as life during and after cricket, failures in life, and his relationship with his father. One of the major revelations from the podcast was when he discussed his relationship with Dhoni, which caught everyone off guard. He also mentioned that his and Dhoni’s lifestyles were like apples and oranges.
“Me and Mahi are not close friends; we were friends because of cricket; we played together. My lifestyle was very different from his, so we were never close friends, just because of cricket,” Yuvraj said as quoted on ‘The Ranveer Show’ (TRS) podcast.
Furthermore, the Player of the Tournament of the 2011 ODI World Cup, Yuvraj, also stated that when they played cricket together, both of them gave their all while representing India.
“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,” he added.
The 41-year-old went on to say that there were moments when he and Dhoni did not agree with each other’s decisions. He also revealed that Dhoni informed him that the selection committee was no longer considering him after he got dropped in 2017 under the Virat Kohli regime.
“Sometimes he made decisions I didn’t like, sometimes I made decisions he didn’t like. That happens in every team. When I was at the end of my career, when I wasn’t getting the right picture about my career, I asked him for advice. He was the guy who told me that the selection committee is not looking you right now. I was like, at least I got to know the real picture. This is just before 2019 World Cup. That is the reality,” he concluded.