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Yuvraj Singh is the son of former Indian fast bowler Yograj Singh. Yograj played one Test and six ODI matches for the Indian men’s cricket team in the early 1980s.
Yuvraj Singh is son of former Indian fast bowler Yograj Singh. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)
Yuvraj Singh is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. The 43-year-old made his international debut for India as an 18-year-old in October 2000 against Kenya during an ODI match played in Nairobi and went on to play 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is in the next 17 years. He played a big role in India’s 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup title wins. During his almost two-decade-long cricket career, Yuvraj played many match-winning knocks and won multiple major tournaments for India.
During a recent interview on the Curly Tales YouTube channel, the first batter to hit six sixes in an over of a T20I match talked about his relationship with his father, Yograj Singh, who also played Test and ODI cricket for India in the early 1980s, and revealed why he didn’t want his father to come and watch him play.
“He was harsh at times. But I think it was also his dream that I live his dream, which I understood, but yes, there were times when I didn’t like it. But I think sometimes you have to do things which you don’t like to understand what you want to achieve. So, I think I was pushed a lot, and I think that was the reason I played for India at the age of 18 and a half,” Yuvraj said.
“I definitely didn’t want my father to come and watch me play because if I got out, he would get angry with me, and then I was not allowed to hit the ball in the air when I was a kid. Neeche khelo, neeche khel kar run banao. He used to get very angry, so I said to him, ‘Aap matches mein mat aaya karo,’” he added.
Yuvraj, who lived many wonderful moments on the field during his illustrious cricket career, was asked about the moment that made him feel that he had achieved something in life, and he recalled his first series as an Indian cricketer.
“When I scored 84 against Australia in the first match and after the tournament, both my parents, who were separated by then, came to receive me at the airport. I think that was one of the most amazing moments in my life; my performance actually got them back together just to meet, and I remember having hugged them both at the airport. We still have the picture that came in the newspaper. So for a kid, it’s amazing when you see your parents together,” Yuvraj said.
