Yuvraj, who defeated cancer, was said to have lung capacity… Robin Uthappa made serious allegations against him of ruining his career?
Cricket News Desk. Former Indian batsman Robin Uthappa has indirectly accused Virat Kohli of ending the international career of Yuvraj Singh, who returned to the team after recovering from cancer. He said that the then captain had rejected his request to give the all-rounder some respite from fitness. The Indian captain refused. One of India's best players in white-ball cricket, Yuvraj played a key role in helping the team win the T20 and ODI World Cups under Mahendra Singh Dhoni. After winning the 2011 ODI World Cup title, he was diagnosed with cancer, for which he underwent treatment in the US.
Yuvraj returned to the Indian team after recovering from cancer and also scored a century in the ODI match against England, but after poor performance in the Champions Trophy in 2017, he was dropped from the team and then in 2019, he retired from international cricket. Took. Uthappa told 'Lalantop', 'Take the example of Yuvraj Singh (Yuv Pa).' The man had defeated cancer and was trying to make a comeback in the international team. That person played an important role in making us world champions twice.
As soon as he became the captain, his attitude changed and he said about Yuvraj – his lung capacity has reduced.
He said, 'When you become captain, you say about a player that his lung capacity has reduced, whereas you have seen that player struggling.' Nobody told me about it but I evaluate things. You have seen him struggle, then when you become the captain, you want to set certain standards and maintain that level. But in every case there are exceptions and here we are talking about a person who deserved to be an exception. That person not only won the tournament for you, but also defeated cancer.
In this way Yuvraj Singh's career ended.
Uthappa revealed that Yuvraj had demanded reduction in marks in the fitness test but the team management refused to give him any concession. However, before this he had passed the fitness test to join the team. “When UV requested a two-point deduction, it did not get it,” he said. He was included in the team after passing the fitness test but after a poor performance in a tournament, he was dropped from the team and was never considered again. Virat was the captain at that time and whatever happened happened according to his opinion.
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