When Yuvraj Singh's actor-girlfriend made him wear pink slip-ons!
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh recently divulged details about his personal life during the 2007-08 India-Australia Test tour. In a conversation on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, he revealed that he was in a relationship with an actor who is "very good at the moment and very experienced." The actor was in Australia for a film shoot and followed him to Canberra during the Indian cricket team's tour.
Singh's career pressure and relationship challenges
During the tour, Singh was experiencing a stressful phase in his career due to underperformance. He recalled telling the actor, "I told her, listen, let's not meet for a bit because I'm on an Australia tour and need to focus." Despite this request, she followed him to Canberra. "In two Tests, I didn't get many runs. And I was like, 'what are you doing here?' And she was like, 'I want to spend time with you,'" he said.
When Singh had to wear actor's pink slip-ons
The former cricketer also shared an amusing incident where he had to wear the actor's pink slip-ons. "Anyway, we were leaving for Adelaide from Canberra and she packed my suitcase...In the morning, I was like 'where are my shoes?' She said, 'I packed them.' I asked, 'How would I go on the bus?' And she said, 'Wear mine.' She had these pink slip-ons. And I was like, 'Oh my god.' I had to wear those pink slip-ons."
Singh's romantic history and 2007-08 tour backdrop
Singh has previously been linked to actors Kim Sharma and Deepika Padukone. He tied the knot with actor Hazel Keech in 2016, and they are now parents to two children. The 2007-08 tour is remembered for its umpiring controversies and the infamous 'Monkeygate' scandal in the Sydney Test. Despite these challenges, it holds a place in cricketing folklore due to the intense competition between India and Australia.
