Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who announced his retirement from International Cricket earlier this year has shared a truth behind his retirement. He said that the team management was searching for excuses to drop him from the team at the end of his career, giving the new selection criteria such as the compulsory ‘yo-yo’ Test.

While speaking on TV Channel ‘Aaj Tak’ on Thursday, Yuvraj Singh shared the things that made him disappointed. He shared about how the BCCI and team management did not trust the senior players like him, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan towards the end of their careers, and convey their plans clearly that they need youngsters.

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“I never thought that I would be dropped after being the man of the match in 2 games out of the 8-9 I played after the Champions Trophy 2017. I got injured and I was told to prepare for the Sri Lanka series. Then suddenly, the yo-yo test came into the picture,” Yuvraj said.

“It was a u-turn in my selection. Suddenly I had to go back and prepare for the yo-yo test at the age of 36. Even after I cleared the yo-yo test, I was told to play domestic cricket. They actually thought that I wouldn’t be able to clear the test due to my age. And that it would be easy to decline me afterwards… yeah you can say it was an exercise in making excuses,” Yuvraj Singh concluded.

Yuvraj last donned the blue jersey in 2017, in a T20I against England where India won by 75 runs. He had played important roles for India in their World Cup wins. Recently, he was featured in the Canada T20 League and is open for any leagues around the globe.