Yuvraj to Dhoni: Will you hit more sixes now?
NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s last match as captain of an Indian cricket team did not go as planned. The Dhoni-led India A team’s 304 for five was beaten by England XI’s 307 for seven in 48.5 overs in the first of two one-day warm up games before the start of the India-England ODI series.
But nevertheless, the stellar captain did get a fond farewell at the Brabourne Stadium.
In the dressing room, Yuvraj Singh took the opportunity of the last match to personally thank Dhoni for all the years of guidance and faith which helped him enjoy much of his cricket.
Yuvraj Singh posted a video in social media which features him and Mahendra Singh Dhoni seated together to his Instagram profile (@yuvisofficial) with the caption: “Well done @mahi7781 on your career as captain! 3 major wins 2 w cups time to unleash the old dhoni”.
The video begins with Yuvraj Singh first asking about the journey as India’s captain to which Dhoni replied, “The journey has been good. Fantastic!” before praising Yuvraj saying, “It’s good to have players like you, the job becomes much more easier (sic).”
He continued saying, “I enjoyed my 10 years. Hopefully I’ll enjoy more, whatever I NEWDELHI: Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh has once again accused MS Dhoni as the reason behind his son’s prolonged absence from the squad. “Yuvraj is in the team because Dhoni is no longer the captain. I had said this couple of years ago that he would be back in the team once Dhoni wasn’t the captain. It’s proved true now,” Yograj was quoted as saying in an interview to
On repeated occasions, Yuvraj has distanced himself from his father and maintained there was no rift
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At this juncture in the video, Yuvraj Singh heaped praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni saying, “You’ve been one of the best captains ever, I would like to tell you that. It’s been amazing playing under you, winning three big championships, world cups, and being the No 1 Test team under you. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to go and slog as always.” with Dhoni. Yograj had publicly accused Dhoni of keeping Yuvraj out of the India team for the 2015 World Cup. He had even said that Dhoni would have to beg one day. “Dhoni is arrogant. The way Ravana’s pride came to an end, Dhoni will also suffer some day,” Yograj had said.
Almost fittingly, the video captures the voices of the crowd in the background as scores of people can be heard chanting “Dhoni, Dhoni” in unison.
Yuvraj also asked Dhoni’s, “Since you are not the captain, are you going to hit more sixes now?” to which he responded, “Let’s see if they bowl in the right areas, if the situation permits, I will look to hit sixes.”