Yuvraj Singh drops startling comments about Gujarat Titans coach Ashish Nehra

Yuvraj had previously starred in the IPL. He played for the Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab), Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Mumbai Indians.

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Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra

Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra

Gujarat Titans (GT) are one of the most formidable side in the Indian Premier League (IPL), they have been the champions of the 2022 IPL in their first edition of the rich cash league. Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has claimed that he was denied a spot on the Gujarat Titans team. While expressing that he would like to advise the 2022 champions. He said that he approached Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra about a job with the squad, but the latter declined. 

Yuvraj had previously starred in the IPL. He played for the Punjab Kings (formerly known as Kings XI Punjab), Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Mumbai Indians. The southpaw appeared in 132 IPL games and scored 2750 runs, with the top score of 83. He also hinted at a future mentorship role for the Indian cricket team to help players mentally prepare for the challenges ahead.

GT released their star all-rounder Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians (MI) for an all-cash deal of 15 crore INR. Though the team has failed to fill in the big shoes of the all-rounder but have been looking good on paper. 

Let's see what opportunities I get but my priority is my kids right now: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj as quoted by PTI, "Let's see what opportunities I get, but my priority is my kids right now. Once they start school, I will have more time. so I can pick up (coaching). I love working with the young guys, especially my state boys, and I feel that mentoring is something that I would love to do, and definitely to be part of one of the IPL teams, I'm definitely looking at.

"I asked Mr Ashish Nehra (Gujarat Titans) for a job, but he declined it. So, let's see where else I can get a position, but at the moment, I have to balance. "So, definitely in the coming years, I want to give back to cricket and help the young guys get better. I can contribute a lot."