Indian Team Management Made Excuses To Drop Me, Alleges Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj said he was never informed that he would be dropped and the manner in which it was done, hurt him

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh spoke his heart out on his ousting from the Indian team despite taking the Yo-Yo test perfectly. Months after bidding adieu to the game, the 37-year-old made some huge revelations about whatever wet wrong with him during his last days in the Indian dressing room. Yuvraj was dropped after the 2017 tour of West Indies after enduring a lean patch. Earlier in that year, he smashed a 127-ball 150 against England in Cuttack in January to then play the Champions Trophy after being in and out of the side. In a recent interview with Aaj Tak, the former cricketer stated that new challenges were constantly being placed in front of him to prove himself. “Never thought that I would be dropped after being the man of the match in two games out of the 8-9 I played after the Champions Trophy 2017. I got injured and I was told to prepare for the Sri Lanka series. Then suddenly, the yo-yo test came into the picture. It was a u-turn in my selection. Suddenly I had to go back and prepare for the yo-yo test at the age of 36. “Even after I cleared the yo-yo 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... yeah you can say it was an exercise in making excuses,” Yuvraj was quoted as saying by Aaj Tak. Yuvraj managed 105 runs in four innings at 35.00 average in the Champions Trophy. Later, he was included in the West Indies tour squad but his poor shows forced selectors to drop him. Yuvraj said he was never informed that he would be dropped and the manner in which it was done, hurt him. “I think it was unfortunate for a guy who has played 15-17 years of international cricket to not being made to sit down and being talked to. No one told me and no one told Virender Sehwag or Zaheer Khan either. “Whichever player it is, the person who is in-charge should sit down and talk with the player that we are looking at the youngsters and we've taken this step. This way, you do feel bad at the beginning but at least you give them the credit of being true to your face - which doesn't happen in Indian cricket. “It has been like that forever almost. I have seen it happen to big names. Took it personally then but not now as there is a time for everything to move on and I have made my peace with it,” said Yuvraj.