Yuvraj deserves Bharat Ratna, Dhoni ruined his career: Yograj's scathing attack on former Indian captain

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj has launched a fresh attack on MS Dhoni for 'ruining' his son's career. Yograj, who has often slammed Dhoni, feels Yuvraj had more to offer to Team India but his career was cut-short by four-five years due to former Indian captain Dhoni. Further, Yograj stated that Yuvraj deserved to be honoured with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, for his services to Indian cricket during his illustrious career.

Talking to Switch YouTube channel, Yograj said, "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 further added on Dhoni, "That man has ruined my son's life, who could have played for four to five more years. I challenge everyone to have a son like Yuvraj. Even Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have said that there will never be another Yuvraj Singh. India should award him the Bharat Ratna for playing through cancer and winning the World Cup for the country."

Yuvraj, who retired from international cricket in 2019 with 1900, 8,701 and 1,177 runs in Tests, ODIs and T20Is respectively, played a key role in Dhoni-led India's victorious run in the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup. In the 2011 ODI WC, at home, Yuvraj ended with 362 runs and 15 scalps to be awarded as the Player-of-the-Tournament. He stepped away from international cricket for a while soon after the WC win after being detected with cancer. He overcame the deadly disease and returned to the national side in 2012 but was never able to cement his place in any format.

Moreover, Yuvraj and Dhoni played as many as 273 matches together for India, being the face of India's white-ball formats. They forged a successful pair in the middle-order but reports often surfaced on things not being great between the two when Yuvraj was ousted from the side. However, Yuvraj, in particular, has often rubbished such claims, saying that the two often shared a healthy professional relation.