Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has revealed that it was MS Dhoni who gave him the clarity about his future in the Indian cricket. “Obviously, I had performed in domestic cricket (for Punjab). But then it was Dhoni who showed me the correct picture during the 2019 World Cup and that selectors are not looking at you,” the left-handed batsman told News18 in an interview.

He said that Dhoni showed him the “real picture.” “He did whatever he could, but sometimes as captain, you can’t justify for everyone. Captains worldwide have got stick, be it Sourav Ganguly or Ricky Ponting. Supporting or not supporting is an individual choice. He (Dhoni) gave me clarity. Jitna unse ho saka unhone kiya (he did as much as he could),” he said.

Singh played a key role in India’s 2011 World Cup where he was declared Man of the Tournament. He was detected with Cancer the next year. He made a comeback in 2013 but was not in the team during the 2015 World Cup.

“Till the 2011 World Cup, MS had a lot of confidence in me and used to tell me that ‘you are my main player’. But after coming back from illness, the game changed and a lot of changes happened in the team,” Singh said.

“You can’t pinpoint these things; captains have to take the team forward. So as far as the 2015 World Cup is concerned, you can’t really pinpoint at something. So, this is a very personal call.”

“I understood that, as a captain, sometimes you can’t justify everything because at the end of the day you have to see how the team performs. Every captain supports certain players. I felt MS supported Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja when they struggled a lot. Virat has supported KL,” he added. 

He said he was backed by Virat Kohli when he made his comeback in 2017. “When I made my comeback, Virat supported me. Had he not backed me then I wouldn’t have made a comeback,” Singh said.