Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh, a former Indian cricketer, is often in the news because of his bold opinions on other cricketers and parenting. His recent interview on YouTube has caused new controversies.
It has also reminded people of an old podcast from 2019 where Yuvraj Singh talked about his father’s strict way of raising him and how he was made to quit roller skating to play cricket.
Yuvraj said that he enjoyed roller skating and had won a gold medal in the under-14 national championships. But his father, Yograj, made him quit the sport and concentrate on cricket. He even threw his medal and skates out of the car.
“I won a gold medal; the gold medal went out of the car with my skates. He was like, ‘No more roller skating from now.”
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“So I forced him. One day, when Yuvi came home after winning a skating competition, my first thought was that my son was doing such a fantastic job in this sport, winning so many medals”, Yograj said
“But when I looked at him, his red band and long mane, something hit me very hard. I threw away his skates and his medals. People called me a ruthless man, but I had something else in my mind. Yuvi was twelve years old at that time.” he was quoted in a 2019 article by CricBuzz.
However, in this video, Yuvraj Singh responds and disagrees with his father, “I was expecting that my father would appreciate me that his son won the gold medal because in your books no bronze or silver medal, gold was winning a big thing and when you threw my skats and medals. I felt very hurt and sad and I felt you didn’t appreciate my achievement” Yuvraj said.
When Yograj asked Yuvraj what guarantee he had that he would become as famous and successful as he is now in cricket. “At least I was happy”, Yuvraj responded emotionally.
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