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"7 Careers Destroyed" Yograj Singh Exposes MS Dhoni; Claims BCCI Wanted To Sack Him

Anurag Dasgupta

Yograj blames MS Dhoni [Source: @imDhoni_fc/x.com] Yograj blames MS Dhoni [Source: @imDhoni_fc/x.com]

Former India cricketer, Yograj Singh has once again come out and blamed MS Dhoni for ruining the careers of high-profile Indian stars. He has accused the former captain of mismanaging several stars after the 2011 World Cup and stated that MSD destroyed 7 careers as he sidelined several Indian players from the team.

After the World Cup win in 2011, the Indian team went through a rough patch, especially in Test cricket as they lost against England, 4-0 and had a similar result against Australia in red-ball cricket. These defeats saw many great players getting dropped from the team. 

Yograj slams MS Dhoni for ruining careers

In an interview given to InsideSport, Yograj claimed that many players were "pushed into the gutter" as MSD never wanted them on the team.

"You (BCCI selectors) just destroyed these boys for no reason. Boys like Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Kaif, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid. You just made them go after 2011," Yograj said, speaking to InsideSport.

"You just destroyed the team after the 2011 World Cup. The careers of 7 players were put into the gutter. That is why were struggling," Yograj added.

BCCI Wanted to sack MSD: Big revelation by Yograj

The former India cricketer also revealed that after a string of poor performances, the selection committee, led by Mohinder Amarnath wanted to sack MS Dhoni as the captain of the team in early 2012. However, the move was allegedly blocked by then BCCI President, N. Srinivasan.

"We lost five series when MS Dhoni was the captain and he was told he would be replaced by Mohinder Amarnath, but that's not the way to do it," Yograj said.

In an interview in 2012, Amarnath expressed his frustration, citing that the selectors were not allowed to make their own decisions in the best interest of Indian cricket.

Despite all the rumours during that period, MSD kept his captaincy until his Test retirement after the BGT in 2014. However, he continued to lead the ODI and T20I team till 2017 before Virat Kohli took over.