'Wanted To Put A Bullet...': When Yograj Singh Confronted Kapil Dev With A Pistol
Yograj Singh shared an incident where he confronted Kapil Dev at his home, carrying a pistol, and demanded an explanation for being dropped from the team without any clear reason.
Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh, famous for his bold statements, revealed that after being dropped from the Indian team by then-captain Kapil Dev, he was so furious that he wanted to shoot the 1983 World Cup winner. Yograj's international career included six ODIs and one Test match.
In an interview with Samdish Bhatia, Yograj Singh shared an incident where he confronted Kapil Dev at his home, carrying a pistol, and demanded an explanation for being dropped from the team without any clear reason during Kapil's tenure as captain for India, North Zone, and Haryana.
"My wife 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," Yograj Singh said.
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Further, Yograj Singh revealed that his cricketing career ended prematurely due to alleged favoritism and internal politics involving Kapil Dev and 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," he added.
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