‘I was supposed to be the captain’: Yuvraj Singh makes a sensational claim
Yuvraj Singh (Image Credit : Twitter)
Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has made a sensational revelation about his playing career. He said that he was supposed to be the captain of the team for the 20-20 World Cup 2007 in South Africa. For the unversed, ahead of the showpiece event, the left-hander was the vice-captain of the team for the England tour under Rahul Dravid. However, several senior players including Dravid had pulled out of the tournament.
At this stage, Yuvi was looking set to lead the team. However, the selectors named youngster MS Dhoni as the skipper of the team. Dhoni led the team to the title win. The 40-year-old has put a light on that period and said that his choice to support Sachin Tendulkar in the Greg Chappell saga cost him the job.
“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,” Yuvraj told Sanjay Manjrekar during an interview on Sports18.
The two-time World Cup winner, however, added that he is not entirely sure if supporting Tendulkar cost him the job but said that he has no regrets today.
“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,” he added.
“Viru (Virender Sehwag) was senior but he was not on the England tour. I was the vice-captain of the ODI team while Rahul (Dravid) 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. Today, if the same thing happens, I will still support my teammate,”- said Yuvraj Singh.
