{"id":206634,"date":"2026-03-12T11:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=206634"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:54:40","slug":"did-dhoni-destroy-yuvrajs-career-former-selector-sandeep-patil-clears-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/did-dhoni-destroy-yuvrajs-career-former-selector-sandeep-patil-clears-the-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Dhoni Destroy Yuvraj\u2019s Career? Former Selector Sandeep Patil Clears the Air"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The long-standing debate over whether M.S. Dhoni was responsible for Yuvraj Singh\u2019s exclusion from the Indian team has been addressed by former chief selector Sandeep Patil. 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