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XtraTime Web Desk: Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday made a huge statement about the seniors during the initial days of his career in the national team. According to the left hander the seniors during that era was more disciplined and acted as ambassadors of the game. In a live chat on instagram with Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj said, “I felt when I came into the team or when you (Rohit) came into the team. Our seniors were much disciplined. Obviously there was no social media so there were no distractions. There was a certain behavior that we boys had to carry, how they talk to people, how they talk to media. Because they were the ambassadors of the game and India.” He further added,“So that is what I had told you guys. After playing for India, you have to be more careful about your image. But I feel the third generation. There are only you two seniors, Virat and you, who are playing all the formats, rest of the guys are coming and going. I just feel there are very fewer guys to look up to and I feel that a sense of respect towards seniors, that has become a thin line now.” The left-handed batsman also mentioned that social media has a lot to do with this and it often leads to distraction amongst the youngsters. “I think juniors, because of social media, party scenes, these things, we could not even think about that in our time. Because we had that fear that if we do some mistake our senior will tell us that do not do this, this is not right.” Rohit also had similar thoughts about social media and he specifically tries to spend more time with out of favour wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. “I try to spend more time with Rishabh Pant. Lately he has been under a lot of scrutiny, so I try to make him understand. I do the same thing with five or six members of the team,” said Rohit.