Yograj Singh, former Indian cricketer and father of Indian cricket legend Yuvraj Singh shared a shocking incident involving legendary cricketer Kapil Dev. Yograj revealed that he once went to Kapil’s house with a gun to kill him after he was dropped from the Indian cricket team.
However, he spared the former Indian captain because of his mother. Yograj Singh, who played just one Test and six ODIs for India in the early 1980s, also admitted to using abusive language towards Kapil during their clash and severed all ties with the iconic cricketer.
Yograj Singh talks about his feud with Kapil Dev and the politics that ruined his career
In an amazing revelation, Yograj Singh revealed that he was once good friends with Kapil Dev, but things took a turn when the legendary all-rounder dropped him from the team without explanation.
This left the former cricketer furious and he went to Kapil Dev’s house with a gun to take revenge, but he could not insult his mother. But the clash was so intense, with Yograj insulting the former Indian captain. He later vowed never to play cricket again, instead focusing on his son Yuvraj’s career, and the rest is history.
I took out my gun and went to Kapil’s house in Sector 9: Yograj Singh
Yograj Singh told YouTuber Samdish Bhatia on the ‘Unfiltered by Samdish’ podcast, “When Kapil Dev became the captain of India, North Zone and Haryana, he dropped me for no reason. My wife (Yuvi’s mother) wanted me to ask Kapil questions. I told her I was going to teach this damn man some sense. I took out my gun and went to Kapil’s house in Sector 9.
He went out with his mother. I abused him ten times. I told him I lost a friend because of you and you will pay for what you did. I said to him, ‘I want to blow your head off, but I won’t do it because you have a very pious mother standing here.’ I said to Shabnam, ‘Let’s go.’ That was the moment I decided I wasn’t going to play cricket; Yuvi will play.”
Yograj Singh never forgave Bishan Singh Bedi
Meanwhile, Yograj also accused Kapil Dev and others, including the late Bishan Singh Bedi, of conspiring against him during his cricketing career. He claimed that their policy ended his career. Yograj revealed that then coach Ravindra Chadha told him that Bedi thought he was too close to Sunil Gavaskar just because he played in Mumbai, and that’s why he didn’t pick him. Yograj said he could never forgive late Bishan Singh Bedi for ruining his career.
Furthermore, Yuvraj Singh’s father revealed that he has not spoken to Kapil Dev all these years. He recalled how Kapil Dev was the only one who cried after India won the World Cup in 2011 and his son played a key role in that historic triumph. Yograj revealed that he had sent a newspaper clipping to Kapil, and said that his son was better than him in the 1983 World Cup.
When Yograj Singh takes revenge on Kapil Dev after Yuvraj Singh’s 2011 World Cup heroics.
The former Indian cricketer also revealed that Kapil apologized to him, sending a WhatsApp message saying that in the next life they will be brothers, born from the same mother. Kapil wanted to meet him, but Yograj still could not forgive the legendary all-rounder for the pain he had caused him.
He signed off by saying, “In 2011, when India won the World Cup, the only man who cried was Kapil Dev. I sent him a clip that said, ‘My son was better than you at the World Cup’.
