Yograj Singh, the former Indian cricketer and father of Yuvraj Singh, has recently made controversial statements about MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev. In an interview with the Switch YouTube channel, Yograj expressed his anger towards Dhoni, accusing him of mistreating his son.
“I won’t forgive MS Dhoni. He should look at his face in the mirror. He is a very big cricketer, but what he has done against my son, everything is coming out now; it can never be forgiven in life,” Yograj said.
Yuvraj and Dhoni were teammates for over a decade in India colors, with Yuvraj serving as vice-captain to Dhoni at one point. However, a point of contention has often arisen from the fact that Dhoni was given the captaincy after Rahul Dravid in 2007, despite Yuvraj being the vice-captain to Dravid as well.
Yograj Singh played a significant role in Yuvraj Singh’s development as a cricketer, training him from a young age. He also trained Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun. When asked about Arjun’s future, Yograj compared him to a diamond in a coal mine.
“Have you seen diamond in a coal mine? Woh Koyla hi hai..nikalo patthar hi hai, kisi tarashgir ke haath me dalo to chamak ke duniya ko kohinoor ban jata hai (It is coal that is rock when taken out from a mine, but if it is given in proper hands, it goes on to become Kohinoor. It is priceless. But if that same diamond reaches a person who does not know its worth, he destroys it,” Yograj said.
Yograj also spoke about the criticism he faced for his strict training methods. “Earlier, I ws abused ‘Hitler, Dragon Singh, I hate my father’. Everybody hated me in my home. My relatives said, I should not have been a father,” he said.
Despite the criticism, Yograj’s methods have produced results, with Yuvraj Singh becoming one of India’s most successful cricketers. “But he walked his path. And by God’s Grace you got Yuvraj Singh,” Yograj said.
