Yograj Singh revealed he wanted to kill Kapil Dev after he was dropped from Indian team.
Former India cricketer and teammate of Kapil Dev, keeper Surinder Khanna has reacted to Yograj Singh saying that he went to 1983 World Cup winning captain’s house and wanted to shoot him in the head.
On Samdish's podcast Unfiltered, Yograj claimed that Kapil's choice to omit him from the playing XI infuriated him. Yograj, who played one Test and six ODIs between 1980 and 1981, stated that only the presence of Kapil's mother prevented him from following out his severe plan to send a "bullet" through Kapil Dev's skull.
“When Kapil Dev became captain, he dropped me for no reason. I told him, ‘I want to put a bullet through your head, but I’m not doing it because your pious mother is standing here,” Yograj Singh said.
Yograj claimed that this occurrence signaled the end of his cricket career and inspired him to focus on his son, Yuvraj Singh, who went on to become one of India's best all-rounders.
Kapil Dev, however, brushed off the controversy with a composed response. When a reporter questioned him about Yograj’s claims on Monday, Kapil playfully asked, “Kaun hai? Kiski baat kar rahe ho?)” before acknowledging the name and responding with a casual, “Acchaa, aur kuch?”
Now former cricketer Surinder Khanna added a humorous twist to the ongoing controversy and remarked: “He says anything, he’s our friend. Even Kapil Dev knows he’s a bit of a crack and speaks without thinking. That was 1983, and now is 2025, my friend. Hi Yog, don’t do this stuff (laughs).”