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Yograj Singh
Indian cricket player and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yograj Singh (ⓘ; born 25 March 1958) is an Indian actor and former cricketer who played one Test and six One Day Internationals for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His debut and only Test was at Wellington against New Zealand, which India lost by 62 runs. Yograj only bowled in the first inning and took one wicket, which remains his only Test wicket.[1] After his cricketer career ended due to injury, he entered the Punjabi and Hindi film industries. His son, Yuvraj Singh, was a member of the Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2017. Yograj hails from the village of Kanech, right next to Doraha, in Punjab's Ludhiana District.
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He has worked on Bollywood movies like Teen Thay Bhai, Singh is Bling and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
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Personal life
Singh initially married Shabnam Kaur, but they later got divorced.[2] Their eldest son, Yuvraj Singh, is a former Indian cricketer. Another son of theirs is Zoravar Singh.[3] In 2011, His son, Yuvraj, was diagnosed with cancer and recovered from it.[4] Yograj's cricket training was harsh towards his son Yuvraj, during his childhood.[5][6] After the couple's divorce, their son, Yuvraj, decided to live with his mother.[7] Later he married Satbir Kaur.[8] He has a son, Victor Singh, and a daughter, Amarjot Kaur, from his second marriage.[9][10][11]
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Career
In 1977, Yograj Singh was chosen over Kapil Dev for India's U-22 team, that played against England at Nagpur.[12] In 1979, he was picked up for Board President's XI team to play against the touring Pakistan cricket team at Baroda. He took 3 wickets for 29 runs, including the wickets of Javed Miandad and Wasim Raja.[13]
In 1980, he was picked up for the Indian cricket team, touring Australia and New Zealand. On 21 December 1980, he played his first one-day international match against the New Zealand cricket team at Brisbane, claiming 2/44 in 8.4 overs.[14] On 21 February 1981, he played his first Test match against the New Zealand cricket team at Wellington, where he took the wicket of John Wright.[15]
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Political career
In 2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, he contested from the Panchkula constituency on the Indian National Lok Dal ticket.[16][17] He received 16932 votes, which was 20.51% of the total votes polled.[18][19] But he lost to Devender Kumar Bansal of Indian National Congress by 12230 votes.[20]
Controversies
Yograj Singh criticised and alleged then Indian team captain MS Dhoni for spoiling his son, Yuvraj Singh's career. According to Singh, due to Dhoni, Yuvraj was dropped from 2015 Cricket World Cup team.[21]
In 2020, Singh accused MS Dhoni for not supporting Yuvraj and 'backstabbing' him.[22][23]
In 2025, Singh also confessed in the podcast "Unfiltered by Samdish" that Singh aimed a pistol at Kapil Dev and wished to shoot him, but couldn't do so as he was with his mother.[24]
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Filmography
- All films are in the Punjabi language unless otherwise noted.
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
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External links
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