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'Did Yuvraj ever tell other players to play big shots?': Yograj Singh blames MS Dhoni for India’s loss to New Zealand
Yograj Singh questioned MS Dhoni’s tactics of playing slow in the death overs and blamed him for putting pressure on Ravindra Jadeja and other batsmen.
DNA Web Team | Jul 13, 2019, 12:03 AM IST
1.'You should have got out': Yograj Singh tells MS Dhoni
“One boy (Ravindra Jadeja) comes and he starts playing the big shots at will without any worry. You are batting on the other end. You are telling him to play the shots while he was batting on 77. Before that, you told Hardik Pandya to take on the spinners,” Yograj was quoted as saying by NNIS Sports.
“Mr Mahendra Singh Dhoni, you have played so much cricket. Don’t you have any sense about what to do and what not? Did Yuvraj ever tell any other player to play the shots as you do?,” he added.
“You got so many half-volleys, you hit huge sixes, what happened to you at that moment? Were you worried? You should have got out. What difference would it have made?”
2.Yograj Singh had blamed Dhoni for Rayudu's retirement
Earlier, Yograj Singh has indirectly blamed MS Dhoni for the retirement of Ambati Rayudu. Talking to news agency NNIS, Yograj Singh had urged Ambati Rayudu to call off his retirement and fight for his place in the team. Yograj Singh went on to name MS Dhoni in his rant. Asking Rayudu to come out of retirement, he said that 'filth' like Dhoni will be gone soon.
"Rayudu, my son you took the decision in haste. Come out of retirement and show them what you are capable of. People like MS Dhoni will not remain forever, filth like these will not remain forever," he added.
(Image: AFP)
3.Steve Waugh supports MS Dhoni
Former Australia player Steve Waugh on Friday backed MS Dhoni's approach in the semifinal against New Zealand and even went on say that 'without Dhoni, there would not be a chance to win a game'.
"I think it is pretty unfair. MS Dhoni has won so many games to India and he has played in the same way over the long period of time. He can get you in a situation that can give you a chance to win the game and without him, there would not be a chance to win a game," Waugh told ANI.
"Of course, you are not going to win every time. The other day, he was a couple of inches away from being home for the second run. He may have still won that game. I know how hard it is to win a one-day game while chasing and he has done better than anyone in the history of the game," added Waugh.
