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It is rare nowadays for former cricketers to clash with each other over actions during their careers. But Yograj Singhfather of India’s famous all-rounder and former World Cup winner Yuvraj Singhhad generated controversy by revealing a shocking incident between him and Kapil Dev. The former Indian captain responded indirectly to Yograj, without confronting him directly.
Kapil Dev denied recognizing Yograj Singh
Dev, was seen coming to an event and started an argument with journalists, who surrounded him and asked for a response to Yograj’s comments. The former world champion seemed to deliberately not understand what the journalists wanted to ask.
“Who is he? Who is he? What are you talking about? (Who is he? Who is he? Who are you talking about?) Dev asked, 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 seemed to dodge what they wanted to ask.
But it seemed like the conversation between the former Indian captain and journalists had reached a point where questions were inevitable for Dev. He then resorted to ignoring the paparazzi’s mention of Yograj and asked if they wanted to ask him anything else.
“Accha, and how much? (Anything else)” was Dev’s reaction when journalists mentioned Yograj’s name. Kapil and Yograj played together for several years. In 1977, the selectors chose Yograj over Dev for the Indian under-22 team playing against England in Nagpur. Yograj made his debut in the indian cricket team during the 1980 tour 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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Here is the video
Kapil Dev said “Who is Yograj Singh?” pic.twitter.com/h6qkSho9UW
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What did Yograj Singh say?
In an interview with Samdish BhatiaPopular YouTuber who appears on a YouTube channel called ‘Unfiltered with Samdish’, Yograj opened up about his relationship with Dev.
“When Kapil Dev became captain of India, Northern Zone and Haryana, he left me for no reason. My wife wanted me to ask Kapil questions. “I told him I would teach this damn man a lesson.” Yograj said during the interview.
“I took out my gun; I went to Kapil’s house in Sector 9. He went out with his mother. I abused him a dozen times. I told him that because of you I have lost a friend and you will pay for what you have done. I told him, ‘I want to put a bullet in your head, but I won’t because you have a very pious mother standing here.’ I told Shabnam, ‘Let’s go.'” He further added, revealing the incident that occurred between him and Dev.
Yograj further added that the two former Indian cricketers have not met or come into contact since then. However, after India won the 2011 World Cup, Yograj sent a paper cutting to Dev and told him that his son (Yuvraj) did better than Dev.
”Kapil sent me a WhatsApp message saying that 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 revenge and it still hurts.” Yograj concluded.
