Yograj made his worldwide debut for Team India, captained by Sunil Gavaskar, on December 21, 1980, in an ODI towards Australia in Brisbane.
Yograj Singh, a famend Indian quick bowler and father of legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, has made an astonishing revelation. He admitted that he thought of injuring Kapil Dev when the captain of India’s 1983 ODI World Cup-winning staff dropped him from the nationwide staff.
Yograj made his worldwide debut for Team India, captained by Sunil Gavaskar, on December 21, 1980, in an ODI towards Australia in Brisbane. Despite his temporary worldwide profession of lower than three months, he managed to play one Test and 6 ODIs for India.
“When Kapil Dev grew to become captain of India, North Zone, and Haryana, he dropped me for no cause,” Yograj mentioned on Unfiltered by Samdish.
“My spouse (Yuvi’s mom) needed me to ask Kapil questions. I advised her that I’d educate this bloody man a lesson. I took my pistol out and went to Kapil’s home in Sector 9. He got here out along with his mom. I abused him a dozen occasions. I advised him, Because of you, I’ve misplaced a buddy, and what you’ve got performed, you’ll pay for it.”
“I advised 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.’ That was the second I made a decision I’d not play cricket; Yuvi will play.”
The 66-year-old, who has acted in varied movies after retiring from cricket, not too long ago revealed that he by no means spoke about Kapil Dev throughout his profession.
“In 2011, when India received the World Cup, there was just one man who was crying, and it was Kapil Dev. I did ship him a paper chopping that my son did higher than you within the World Cup,” he added.
Yograj additionally made shocking prices towards former India captain and spinner Bishan Singh Bedi, claiming that he conspired towards him.
“These guys, together with Bishan Singh Bedi, they plotted towards me. I by no means forgave Bishan Singh Bedi. The man died on his mattress,” he mentioned.
“When I used to be dropped, I spoke to Ravindra Chadha, one of many selectors. He advised me that Bishan Singh Bedi (the chief selector) didn’t wish to choose me as a result of they thought I used to be Sunil Gavaskar’s man and since I used to be taking part in cricket in Mumbai. I used to be very near Gavaskar,” he added.
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