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Yuvraj Singh’s dad Yograj recalls saying ‘I will shoot myself’ if son didn’t play cricket; threw 5-year-old Yuvi’s medals, skates out the car | Bollywood News

Yuvraj Singh’s dad Yograj recalls saying ‘I will shoot myself’ if son didn’t play cricket; threw 5-year-old Yuvi’s medals, skates out the car | Bollywood News

Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh was his first coach. Yograj, who continues to coach kids and also work as an actor in Punjabi films, recently opened up about the time when he started training a young Yuvraj against his family’s wishes. He recalled that Yuvraj was just 5-6 years old when he threw his medals and skates out of the car as he wanted to prepare a cricketing champion who would, one day, take revenge for his father. Yograj Singh said, ‘I will shoot myself’ In a chat shared on the YouTube channel Sports Launchpad By Saurav Yaduvanshi, Yograj Singh, Yograj recalled an incident from the time when Yuvraj was just a few months old. “One day, I was very sad, crying a lot and I was thinking what god had done to me. At 2-3 am, I picked up Yuvi and I hugged him. I thought that if I just die like this, it will mean nothing. Even my family will say that this man did nothing. I placed Yuvi in front of Guru …

What changes in batting does Irfan Pathan want Abhishek Sharma to make? ‘…I will even speak to Yuvi’ | Cricket News

What changes in batting does Irfan Pathan want Abhishek Sharma to make? ‘…I will even speak to Yuvi’ | Cricket News

Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been in red-hot form up at the top of the order. He has been giving India quick-fire starts in the power play, rattling the opposition more often than not. However, former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan cautioned Abhishek that if he steps out to attack every bowler, teams will start figuring him out. On a light-hearted note, he would say he would have a conversation with Yuvraj Singh, who is a mentor to Abhishek. “Abhishek Sharma got the Player of the series award and he has been playing fearlessly but we are talking about bilateral series here. Although Asia Cup was a multi-nation series. But teams are well-prepared in World Cups. If Abhishek Sharma steps out and plays every time, teams will start working him out. So, he must pick and choose and I’m sure team management will be concentrating on this. Even Yuvraj Singh will be focusing on it. I will even speak to Yuvi (laughs),” Pathan said on his YouTube channel. “Abhishek will also be thinking that he cannot …