New Delhi, Sep 8: Celebrities lined-up to attend veteran India cricketer Yuvraj Singh's fashion line launch on Sunday (September 4) but everyone wondered why Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was missing from the gala event.
In Pics: Celebrities attend Yuvraj Singh's clothesline launch
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Farah Khan to cricketers including Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and other India cricketers attended the launch of Yuvraj's 'YWC Fashion', profit from which will be used for charity work.
Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Kaif; Olympian Sushil Kumar and Indian Hockey star PR Sreejesh were also present at the event. Those who missed the launch conveyed their best wishes to Yuvi on their respective Twitter handles.
(Yuvraj's dad hits out at Dhoni, blames him for son's WC omission)
When asked about MS Dhoni's absence from the star-studded event in Mumbai, Yuvraj Singh gave a shocking response. (SC quashes criminal proceedings against MS Dhoni)
As per the stylish left-handed-batsman MS Dhoni is a busy man and he doesn't pick up anybody's phone.
"I think he is very busy. I tried to find him, as usual, Dhoni doesn't pick up anybody's phone. I think he was busy with T20 games in America and I am sure he will help me through this," Yuvraj told media persons, when asked about Dhoni's absence.
(Yuvraj's dad blasts 'arrogant' Dhoni, says he will 'suffer' and become 'penniless')
MS Dhoni has returned from the USA after playing India's T20I series against West Indies. Dhoni was last seen interacting with media persons during launch of his biopic MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. The film will be released on September 30, 2016.
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput is playing on-screen Dhoni in the film directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Fox Star.
Yuvraj's father Yograj Singh has always blamed Dhoni for his son's failure in cricket and called out Dhoni by names.
Earlier, former India cricketer VVS Laxman said the same during his retirement from Test cricket. Laxman, back then, told media persons that he tried contacting the skipper (MS Dhoni), to talk about his retirement decision, but latter wasn't available.
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