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Young players get carried away easily: Yuvraj Singh

by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 09:13 AM

The World Cup winning all-rounder wants younger players to show more respect towards their seniors in the team © Getty

Yuvraj Singh, the World Cup winning allrounder, was critical of the culture of the Indian team and said there aren't enough role models in the side. In an Instagram Live chat with limited-overs vice captain Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj said he sensed a lack of respect for the seniors in the team and that the players were distracted by social media.

Replying to a question from Rohit, who asked the left-hander about the differences between the current side and the previous ones, Yuvraj said: "When I came into the team or when you (Rohit) came into the team, I felt that our seniors were very disciplined. Obviously, at the time there was no social media, so there were very few distractions. There was a certain behaviour that we boys had to carry watching our seniors - how they play, how they work hard, and how they actually talk to people, how they talk to the media. Because they were great ambassadors of India.

"So that is what I had told you guys. After playing for India, you have to be more careful about your image. But I feel in this generation, I feel the seniors that are there are only you and Virat Kohli are there, who are playing three formats. I just feel there are very less guys to look up to. And I feel that the sense of respect towards seniors to say something or that respect of how these players have become great, like it has become a thin line now, ki hum kisi ko kuch bhi bol dete hain ab (the youngsters say anything to anyone now)," he said.

Yuvraj added that the young players during his time were more conscious of how to behave with the seniors around, and that the controversial talk show incident involving Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul would not have happened during his playing days.

"Because of social media and party scenes and the incident that happened with KL and Hardik, these kinds of things...during our time we could not even imagine such things happening during our time because we respected the seniors a lot. We knew that if we made some mistake our seniors would tell us 'yaar, don't do these things, this is not nice'. I feel the atmosphere is not the same. The boys (juniors) do what they want to now."

Yuvraj, however, felt it wasn't entirely the fault of the youngsters. Pointing out that receiving IPL contracts early in their career served as a distraction, Yuvraj stressed on the need for good counsel.

"Even after a little bit of success, it's not their fault also because at a young age you get distracted because IPL contracts are so big [It's the] starting of their careers, they are not even playing for India they are getting such big contracts. So they don't know how to handle the money so they're easily distracted," he said. "So you need seniors, you need coaches, you guys (seniors) have to talk to the youngsters and explain to them what is important to them - playing for the country and working hard on the field and then all these things follow. Sachin paaji told me once, 'if you perform on the field, everything will follow'."

Rohit, on his part, did not contradict Yuvraj. "When I came into the team, there were so many seniors. I think I was the only youngster alongside Piyush Chawla and Suresh Raina. The atmosphere is light now. I keep talking to the youngsters, the five-six of them," he said, adding that he speaks to the youngsters and counsels them - citing the example of Rishabh Pant. "I speak to Rishabh a lot. There was so much scrutiny on him and he got worked up. Media should also think before writing about him. But scrutiny will be there as long as you are playing for India."

About the younger generation, Yuvraj said he got the vibe that they were only interested in playing limited-overs cricket. "I was at NCA once and I interacted with the younger lot. I was observing (some) boys there who didn't want to play Test cricket. They don't want to play four-day cricket for their own state. They are happy playing one-day cricket because of IPL," said Yuvraj, who urged the current Indian players to be active in the domestic circuit when they are not on national duty.

"Except you guys, I don't think the second generation really wants to play Test cricket. And Test cricket is the real test of a cricketer. So I want the next generation to tell them these things. I feel even the players who have already played for India should play domestic cricket when they are not on national duty. It would give them valuable experience of playing on different surfaces around the country," Yuvraj said.

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