Yograj Singh feels Dhoni is not utilizing Yuvraj Singh properly

Yograj Singh, in a recent interview with Mid-day, has again blasted Indian skipper MS Dhoni for not utilizing his son properly in the ongoing World T20.

Also, it seems that Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj is still unhappy over the fact that his son was dropped from the Indian team two years back.

The 58-year-old, who played one Test and six ODIs for India in 1980-81 said, “There is great pain in my heart about the way my son is being treated. Why was he dropped from the Indian team? Is it because of the (2014 World T20) final against Sri Lanka?”

“There are bloody 10,000 cricketers playing for the country. They have not been performing time and again, but why do you have different yardsticks for different people,” Yograj says in an interview with mid-day on Saturday.

Yograj Singh brings up the famous lines of Mukesh’s song Chal Akela from the 1969 movie Sambandh as he talks about the journey of his famous son Yuvraj Singh. The father stresses on the following lines:

Tera koi sath na de toh tu khud se prit jod le; bichhauna dharti ko karke arre aakash odh le; pura khel abhi jivan ka tune kaha hai khela… chal akela, chal akela, chal akela. The thrust of the song is, ‘keep walking alone even if there is no one to support/accompany you.’

Yuvraj made a comeback into the Indian team just before the World T20 and toured Australia to play in the T20 series against the Kangaroos. He got a limited opportunity but was slowly getting into rhythm bot as a batsman and as a bowler. In 10 T20I innings, he has scored 234, batting mostly at No 5, with his best being 60.

“I have played under the greatest captain — Ashok Mankad — so I know what is going around. After not playing international cricket for two years and then making a comeback are fantastic — hats off to him. The captain expects him to perform and then suddenly drops him to No 7 (against Bangladesh). “What the f**k is happening? What is the captain trying to prove?,” asks Yograj, without hiding his ire over Yuvraj’s batting position being changed.

“When shuffling happens too often, questions arise in the mind (of the player) and that this is not cricket. A player wonders whether he is needed or not. The captain has to be very careful in what he is dealing with.”

“I have told my son not to worry because his time will come and that is just around the corner. Let me see MS Dhoni being dropped for two years or anybody else getting dropped and making a comeback to the Indian team and whether they score a single run,” Yograj blasted.

Yuvraj was one the heroes in India’s 2011 World Cup winning campaign. The all-rounder was instrumental with both bat and ball and ended up grabbing the Man of the Series award. However, this World T20 his bowling services have not been used much. The left arm spinner has bowled only 14 overs in 14 matches, claiming four wickets at an economy rate of 6.71.

“If he (Dhoni) does not like him, he should bloody well tell the selectors about it. If he has got anything personal with him, he can take it out, but by doing this, you are destroying the team. Imagine Yuvraj not bowling on such turning wickets where he has claimed 15 wickets in the 2011 World Cup. The world is watching this,” said Yograj.

Veteran all-rounder Yuvraj will play his second T20 international on his home ground here today. India are currently fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals and will be meeting Australia tonight. A win would secure a place in the knockout stage while losing here would mean that the Indian will have depend on the luck factor.