Yuvraj's father slams skipper MS Dhoni

Former test cricketer, Yograj Singh takes aim at MS Dhoni to express his displeasure.

Yuvraj Singh with his father Yograj Singh

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India won the crucial match against Australia to reach the semi-final, but Yuvraj Singh's father doesn't seem to be happy with Indian captain MS Dhoni.

"What the f**k is happening? What is the captain trying to prove?," asked Yograj Singh, a former test cricketer, in an interview to Mid-Day.
India's Vuvraj Singh(L)celebrates with teammate Vurat Kohli after his dismissal of Australia's Steve Smith during the World T20 cricket tournament match between India and Australia at The Punjab Cricket Stadium Association Stadium in Mohali on March 27, 2
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Yograj expressed his unhappiness with Dhoni over under bowling Yuvraj in the ongoing T20 world cup and shuffling his batting order.

"If he (Dhoni) doesn't like him, he should bloody well tell the selectors about it. If he has anything personal against him, he can take it out. But by doing this, you are destroying the team. Imagine Yuvraj not bowling on such wickets where he has claimed 15 wickets in 2011 world cup. The world is watching this," said Yuvraj's father Yograj Singh.

"I have played under the greatest captain-Ashok Mankad- so I know what's going around. After not playing cricket for two years and then make a comeback is fantastic, hats off to him. The captain expects him to perform and suddenly drops him to no.7."

"When shuffling happens too often, questions arise in the mind that this is not cricket. A player wonders whether he is needed or not. The captain needs to be very careful in what he is dealing with."

Yuvraj claimed the prized wicket of Australian captain Steve Smith on the first ball he bowled in T20 world cup 2016. He bowled three over and conceded 19 runs.
This is not the first time when Yograj Singh has taken aim at the Indian captain. Last year, in an interview to a news channel, the former cricketer had accused Dhoni of being behind Yuvraj's ouster from the team for 2015 world cup.

However, Yuvi, at that time had distanced himself from his father's statement. He had said in tweet that he had no issues with MSD.

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