‘We were never close friends’: Yuvraj Singh opens up about his relationship with MS Dhoni | Cricket News

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has revealed that he and MS Dhoni, who have won two World Cups together for India are not not close friends and admitted that their lifestyles were quite opposite.
“Me and Mahi are not close friends. We were friends because of cricket, we played together. Mahi’s lifestyle was very different from me, so we were never close friends, we were only friends because of cricket,” Yuvraj said in a chat on the TRS show.
“Your teammates don’t have to be your best friends outside the field. Everybody has a different lifestyle, skill set.
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“Certain people hang out with certain people, you don’t have to be best friends with everyone to go on the field.
“If you take any team, all eleven don’t get along. Some do, some don’t. When you are in the park, put your ego behind you and contribute on the field.

“When me and Mahi went on the ground, we gave more than 100% to our country. In that, he was captain, I was vice-captain. When you are captain and vice-captain, there will be decision differences. “Sometimes he made decisions I didn’t like, sometimes I made decisions he didn’t like. That happens in every team,” he said.
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Yuvraj also admitted it was MS Dhoni, who gave him a clear picture that selectors were not looking at him for the 2019 World Cup.
“When I was at the end of my career, when I wasn’t getting the right picture about my career, I asked him for advice.
“He was the guy who told me that the selection committee is not looking you right now. I was like, at least I got to know the real picture. This is just before 2019 World Cup. That is the reality,” said Yuvraj.Most Read
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Yuvraj also recalled how Dhoni blocked two balls against Netherlands in the 2011 World Cup so that he can get to his fifty.
“There were times when MS was injured, I was a runner for him. I remember there was one moment when he was in 90s, I wanted to give him the strike to help him reach his 100. I remember diving for him, for his second run, as he was in 90s.
“When I was batting in a World Cup match, I was 48 against the Netherlands. There were 2 runs to get and Mahi blocked both the balls so that I get 50,” he said.