MUMBAI, INDIA — Former Indian cricket icon Yuvraj Singh has shared a deeply personal and emotional account of his childhood, revealing that he was the one who suggested his parents, Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh, should divorce to end the constant tension in their home.
The 2011 World Cup hero, known for his on-field resilience, spoke candidly about the strained atmosphere growing up under the shadow of his father’s aggressive ambition.
The Decision at Age 15
In a resurfaced interview, Yuvraj confessed that the decision for his parents to part ways ultimately came from him when he was a teenager.
”I was about 14 or 15 years old, and it was getting tough to be in that kind of an atmosphere where your parents are always fighting,” he revealed. “It wasn’t good for me, and I was also playing at the time. I gave them the idea and told them that they should go their separate ways instead of causing such pain for the kids or the people around you.”
The separation allowed Yuvraj and his younger brother, Zoravar Singh, to move in with their mother, Shabnam Singh. The cricketer has often expressed immense gratitude for his mother’s sacrifices in raising them following the split.
Living Under Ambition
Yuvraj’s complex relationship with his father, actor and former cricketer Yograj Singh, has often been public knowledge. Yograj was renowned for his strict, often harsh, training methods, driven by a desire to see his son fulfill his own unachieved cricketing dreams.
”He wanted to see himself through me, and he wanted me to play for India,” Yuvraj commented, explaining the intense pressure.
Yograj Singh himself has previously admitted that the relentless discipline he enforced was aimed at forging a champion, even if it came at the cost of his family’s peace. He later remarried and has two children from his second marriage, while his relationship with Yuvraj remains strained.
This revelation sheds light on the personal battles faced by one of India’s most celebrated cricketers, underlining that his iconic resilience was forged not just on the pitch, but in overcoming significant personal trauma at a very young age
