Former India cricketer Surinder Khanna played down Yograj Singh’s controversial comments against cricket legend Kapil Dev. He cheekily stated that even the 1983 World Cup skipper is aware that Yograj is a bit of a crack who says anything.
Yograj, a former India cricketer, and the father of cricket superstar Yuvraj Singh, recently claimed that he wanted to put a bullet through Kapil’s head after he was dropped from the Indian team. This was among the many controversial remarks he made on the podcast ‘Unfiltered by Samdish’.
Reacting to Yograj’s seemingly exaggerated claim of wanting to shoot Kapil, Khanna told IANS on Tuesday, January 14, in a light-hearted vein:
During his appearance on the podcast ‘Unfiltered by Samdish’, Yograj claimed that he intended to shoot Kapil since he was dropped from the Indian team. According to the 66-year-old, he was dropped for no reason by Kapil.
Yograj played one Test and six one-dayers for India between 1980 and 1981. He scored 10 runs in Test matches and one in ODIs at an average of 0.50. With his medium pace, he claimed five international scalps.
Kapil himself reacted to Yograj’s controversial comments on Monday on the sidelines of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) press conference at the Delhi Golf Club. When asked about the ‘bullet’ remark, he playfully replied:
When informed that they [the media] were talking about Yograj, the 1983 World Cup winner casually remarked:
While Yograj failed to taste success in international cricket, his son Yuvraj went on to become a white-ball superstar. The southpaw was a key member of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and was the Player of the Tournament in the 2011 ODI World Cup that the Men in Blue won at home.
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