Legendary Team India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is one of the most renowned cricketers across the globe. During a podcast with `Sports Tak`, the former cricketer to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kapil Dev about the comments passed on them by his father, Yograj.
“I would like to apologise to Kapil and MS Dhoni about the comments because Kapil paaji has been a great player for India. What kind of relationship they (Yograj and Kapil) had, I don`t know, I wasn`t even born,” he said.
Speaking specifically about Dhoni, he stated that having shared the dressing room with him, the comments passed by his father are `not okay`.
“And I have played with MS Dhoni and had expectations about my relationship with him. But what dad said about him, I have told him that it`s not okay. I told him `it`s not okay because things reflect on me. I have played with him, I would appreciate you not saying these things about him`,” said Yuvraj.
Earlier, Yograj maintained that Dhoni was the only reason for his son`s expulsion from the national mix.
Further speaking, the 44-year-old cricketer said he has immense respect for Dhoni and Dev, given their contributions to putting India on the global sports map.
“Whatever the reasons, you know what they are. But I would sincerely like to apologise to both of them for the words but they also know that the words are not mine. As cricketers, I have huge respect for them for what they have done for the country,” he said.
After the World Cup triumph in 2011, Yuvraj battled cancer to come back to cricket before retiring in 2019 when he was not picked for the World Cup that year.
Yograj said Dhoni was responsible for “ruining” Yuvraj`s career and that he would never forgive the Ranchi man for this.
Yuvraj Singh`s international career statistics
In his celebrated international career, Yuvraj made 40 appearances in Test cricket. He also donned the Indian colours in 304 ODI matches and 58 T20I games.
The left-handed batsman concluded his international career with 1900 Test runs, 8701 ODI runs, and 1177 T20I runs for the “Men in Blue”.
(With PTI Inputs)
