Yuvraj Singh was Player of the Tournament in India's 2011 World Cup win.
Legendary India cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh, has talked about his son battling cancer during the ICC World Cup 2011, which was played in India, Sri Lank,a and Bangladesh. India won the World Cup after defeating Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai.
Yuvraj Singh was seemingly fatigued during the matches and seemed struggling for breath at times. However, he gave a performance to remember for ages as he won the Player of the Tournament for his actions with both the bat and the ball.
“For our country, if Yuvraj Singh had died from cancer and had won India the World Cup, I would have been a proud father. I still am very proud of him. I have told him this over the phone as well. I wanted him to play even when he was spitting blood. I told him, ‘Don’t worry, you won’t die. Win this World Cup for India,” Yograj said on “Unfiltered by Samdish.”
Yograj revealed what he tells the parents who bring their kids to him for training. He also still feels that Yuvraj Singh, a two-time World Cup winner, failed to reach his true potential.
He said, “I tell them to give me in writing that if their son dies while training, it’s not on my hand. Yuvraj Singh, if he had worked even 10 percent like his father, he would have become a great cricketer.”
Yograj said that in India, he only considers Kapil Dev as one of the greats, despite falling out with his childhood friend.
“In India, Kapil Dev was like the only cricketer. Right from childhood to today, I adore him as a very, very great cricketer,” he said.
He signed off saying, “I want one more life. I want to play cricket. I want to bat like Viv Richards and I want to become a fast bowler like Michael Holding.”