Xtra Time Web Desk: Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh shared his regret for not getting another opportunity to play another World Cup after the 2011 World Cup. In an interview to Aaj Tak, Yuvraj said, “I regret that I couldn’t play another World Cup after 2011. There was hardly any support from the team management or people around. If that support was there then maybe I would have played another World Cup,”
He went on to add,“But whatever cricket I played it’s on my own. I never had any godfather.”
Yuvraj, who retired from the game earlier this year, reiterated that he was ignored despite clearing the mandatory Yo-Yo test for fitness.
“Suddenly I had to go back and prepare for the Yo-Yo test at the age of 36. Even after I cleared the test, I was told to play domestic cricket. They actually thought that I wouldn’t be able to clear the test due to my age. And that it would be easy to decline me afterward.”
He felt the team management should have been “upfront” in their communication regarding his career.
“I think it was unfortunate because a guy who played international cricket for 15-16 years, you need to sit and tell him upfront. No one told me and no one told Virender Sehwag or Zaheer Khan either,” said Yuvraj.