{"id":471016,"date":"2026-03-12T07:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471016\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:01:12","slug":"ms-dhoni-never-told-us-to-drop-yuvraj-singh-sandeep-patil-breaks-silence-on-years-of-allegations-by-yograj-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471016\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018MS Dhoni never told us to drop Yuvraj Singh\u2019: Sandeep Patil breaks silence on years of allegations by Yograj Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"

MS Dhoni<\/a> and Yuvraj Singh<\/a> shared many unforgettable moments for India, producing partnerships that often turned games in India\u2019s favour. However, in the years following their retirements, tensions emerged. Yuvraj\u2019s father, Yograj Singh<\/a>, publicly criticised Dhoni, holding him responsible for his son\u2019s exclusion from the national team, sparking a bitter exchange. This overshadowed the camaraderie and achievements the duo had shared on the field, creating a rift in public perception despite their contributions to Indian cricket.<\/p>\n

\"Yuvraj\u2019sYuvraj\u2019s father, Yograj Singh, publicly criticised Dhoni, holding him responsible for his son\u2019s exclusion from the Indian team. (X Image)<\/p>\n

Former India cricketer Sandeep Patil, who also held the position of BCCI chief selector for four years, made it clear that Dhoni had no part in Yuvraj’s exclusion from the team at any stage of his career.<\/p>\n

Patil came out strongly to defend Dhoni, addressing claims about Yuvraj’s exclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot once \u2014 not during selection meetings, not on tour, not during matches \u2014 did Mahendra Singh Dhoni say drop Yuvraj Singh. I am going on the record,” Patil said on YouTube channel The Vicky Lalwani Show.<\/p>\n

Patil further defended Dhoni, emphasising his trust in the selectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had total confidence in the selection committee. He didn\u2019t say anything,\u201d Patil said, clarifying Dhoni\u2019s role in Yuvraj Singh\u2019s exclusion.<\/p>\n

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Yograj can’t forgive Dhoni but Patil says blame placed in wrong place<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Yograj, who is also a former cricketer, has time and again. In a recent Switch YouTube interview, Yograj voiced his strong resentment toward Dhoni, blaming him personally for Yuvraj’s exclusion from the Indian team, insisting the actions were unforgivable and publicly questioning Dhoni\u2019s role in the decision.<\/p>\n

“I won’t forgive MS Dhoni. He should look at himself in the mirror. He is a very prominent cricketer, I salute him. But what he did to my son is unforgivable. Everything is coming to light now, and it can never be forgiven,” he said.<\/p>\n

Yograj didn\u2019t hold back, claiming Dhoni had ruined his son\u2019s career and praising Yuvraj\u2019s unique talent. \u201cThat man has ruined my son’s life, who could have played for four to five more years\u2026 there will never be another Yuvraj Singh,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Patil weighed in on Yograj’s repeated criticism, acknowledging a father\u2019s strong feelings but pointing out the misdirected blame.<\/p>\n

\u201cA father feeling strongly about his son is not wrong. But the blame is being placed in the wrong place,” Patil said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh shared many unforgettable moments for India, producing partnerships that often turned games in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,168416,15621,12765,168417,101,56,54,55,98372,10123],"class_list":{"0":"post-471016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-exclusion-from-the-national-team","10":"tag-indian-cricket","11":"tag-ms-dhoni","12":"tag-ms-dhoni-captaincy","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-yograj-singh","18":"tag-yuvraj-singh"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}