Yograj Singh, father of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh made a shocking revelation about the time when he went to Kapil Dev's house to put a bullet through his head. Speaking on Unfiltered with Samdish Bhatia, Yograj said he went to kill Kapil Dev at his house after the latter dropped him from his team. He also revealed he did not go through the plan as Kapil Dev came outside his house with his mother.
"When Kapil Dev became captain of India, North Zone, and Haryana, he dropped me for no reason," Yograj said on "Unfiltered by Samdish."
"My wife (Yuvi’s mother) wanted me to ask Kapil questions. I told her that I would teach this bloody man a lesson. 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.’
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Yograj Singh shared that he decided to quit playing cricket after being dropped from the North Zone team, allegedly due to politics involving senior players Kapil Dev and Bishan Singh Bedi. According to Yograj, his removal was influenced by his close friendship with Sunil Gavaskar.
“That was the moment I decided I would not play cricket, Yuvi will play.”
Yograj Singh also made scathing remarks about the late Bishan Singh Bedi.
"These guys, including Bishan Singh Bedi, they plotted against me. I never forgave Bishan Singh Bedi. The man died on his bed. When I was dropped I spoke Ravindra Chadha, one of the selectors. He told me that Bishan Singh Bedi (the chief selector) didn’t want to pick me because they thought I was Sunil Gavaskar’s man and because I was playing cricket in Mumbai. I was very close to Gavaskar."
Yograj also mentioned taunting Kapil Dev following India’s 2011 ODI World Cup victory, proudly declaring that "his son" was now a World Cup champion. In another part of the podcast, Yograj appeared to take a swipe at Kapil Dev, remarking on his inability to have a son.
"In 2011 when India won the World Cup, there was only one guy who was crying, and it was Kapil Dev. I did send him a paper cutting that my son did better than you in the World Cup," he added.
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