Yuvraj Singh EXPLAINS how he missed India captaincy to Dhoni India legend Yuvraj Singh has finally broken his silence on why he couldn’t become Team India captain. He was one of the top performers for India even before Dhoni came into the picture. Many Indian cricket fans still couldn’t understand how MS Dhoni became a captain in the inaugural T20 World Cup ahead of Yuvraj. Follow all the latest cricket updates on InsideSport.IN
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He has shed light on the matter on how a decision to support Sachin Tendulkar led to his vice-captaincy exit and how he was nowhere in the race to become captain.
Yuvraj Singh, twice World Cup Champion, EXPLAINS how he missed India captaincy by narrowest margins ahead of Dhoni- check out
“I was supposed to be the captain. Then the Greg Chappell incident happened. It had become Chappell or Sachin. I was probably the only player who supported…that I support my teammate. And there were a lot of people in the…Some of the BCCI officials did not like that. It was said that they should make anybody the captain but not myself. This is what I heard. I am not sure how true it is. Suddenly from vice-captaincy I was removed. Sehwag was not there in the team. So, out of nowhere Mahi became captain for the 2007 T20 World Cup. I thought I was going to be the captain,” Yuvraj Singh told Sanjay Manjrekar on Sports18.
“Viru was senior but he was not on the England tour. I was the vice-captain of the ODI team while Rahul was the captain. So, I was supposed to be the captain. Obviously, it was a decision that went against me but I have no regrets about it,” he added.
Yuvraj Singh went on to play under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and won ICC T20 World Cup 2007 & World Cup 2011.
He began his career under Sourav Ganguly and played under the likes of Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli besides Dhoni.
Yuvraj Singh, twice World Cup Champion, EXPLAINS how he missed India captaincy by narrowest margins ahead of Dhoni- check out
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