It’s only rare these days that former cricketers clash with each other over actions during their careers. But Yograj Singh, father of India’s celebrated all-rounder and former World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh, had sparked controversy by revealing a shocking incident between him and Kapil Dev. The former Indian skipper had indirectly replied Yograj, without directly confronting him.
Kapil Dev denied acknowledging Yograj Singh
Dev, was spotted coming for an event and started a discussion with the journalists, who encircled him and asked for a response to Yograj’s remarks. The former World Cup winner deliberately seemed to not understand what the journalists wanted to ask.
“Kaun hai? Kaun hai? Kiski baat kar rahe ho? (Who is he? Who is he? Whom are you talking about?” asked Dev, as if he didn’t know who Yograj was. The paparazzi even told him that they were referring to Yuvraj’s father Yograj, but Dev appeared to dodge what they wanted to ask.
But it seemed that the conversation between the former Indian skipper and the media persons had reached a point where the questions were unavoidable for Dev. He then resorted to ignoring the mention of Yograj from the paparazzi and asked if they wanted to ask something else from him.
“Acchaa, aur kuch? (Anything else)” was the reaction from Dev when journalists mentioned Yograj’s name. Kapil and Yograj played alongside each other for several years. In 1977, the selectors chose Yograj over Dev for the India U-22 team playing against England in Nagpur. Yograj made his debut in the Indian cricket team during the 1980 tour to Australia and New Zealand. However, he was mysteriously dropped from the team after the tour. Yograj played his last ODI for India on 15 February 1981 against New Zealand.
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What did Yograj Singh say?
In an interview with Samdish Bhatia, the widely popular YouTuber who features on a YouTube channel named ‘Unfiltered with Samdish,’ Yograj talked about his relationship with Dev.
“When Kapil Dev became captain of India, North Zone, and Haryana, he dropped me for no reason. My wife wanted me to ask Kapil questions. I told her that I would teach this bloody man a lesson,” Yograj said during the interview.
“I took my pistol out; I went to Kapil’s house in Sector 9. He came out with his mother. I abused him a dozen times. I told him because of you I have lost a friend and what you have done, you will pay for it. I told him, ‘I want to put a bullet through your head, but I am not doing it because you have a very pious mother who is standing here.’ I told Shabnam, ‘Let’s go’,” he further added, revealing the incident that happened between him and Dev.
Yograj further added that the two former Indian cricketers have not met or contacted each other since. However, after India won the 2011 World Cup, Yograj sent a paper cutting to Dev and said to him that his son (Yuvraj) did better than Dev.
”Kapil sent me a WhatsApp text saying we will be brothers in the next life. We will be born from the same mother in the next life. He wanted to meet me. But there is a vengeance, and it still hurts,” Yograj concluded.
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