Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh recently revealed an amusing story from his time on the India-Australia tour of 2007-08. In an appearance on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, Yuvraj shared that he was dating a popular actress during that time. Though he did not name her, he hinted that she is a well-known and experienced actress today. The incident took place during the same tour that featured the infamous ‘Monkeygate’ controversy in Sydney.
Yuvraj explained that while the actress was in Australia for a film shoot, she decided to visit him, following him to Canberra. This came at a stressful period in his career, as Yuvraj was struggling with his performance during the series.
Yuvraj recalled how he had asked the actress to avoid meeting him during the tour so he could focus on his game. Despite his request, she followed him to Canberra, hoping to spend time with him. During a late-night chat, Yuvraj emphasized the need for both of them to focus on their careers, especially given the pressure he was facing on the tour.
Here is what he said on the podcast, “I was dating an actress, I won’t name her; (She is) very good at the moment and very experienced. She was shooting in Adelaide. I told her, listen, let’s not meet for a bit because I’m on Australia tour, and need to focus. She followed me to Canberra in the bus. 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’.”
However, the funniest part of the story came when the actress packed his suitcase, unknowingly placing his shoes inside it. Just minutes before boarding the team bus, Yuvraj realised that his shoes were missing. With no other option, the actress suggested him to wear her pink slip-ons. Left with no choice, Yuvraj had to hide his feet as he boarded the bus. His teammates, noticing the pink slip-ons, cheered and clapped for him. Yuvi kept on wearing the pink slip-ons until he reached airport where he bought flip-flops.
He further added, “So, I met her in the night and we began chatting. I told her you need to focus on your career and I need to focus on mine, because I’m on Australia tour and you know what that means. 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, and I was carrying my bag in front of my shoes to hide them. The guys saw it, and they clapped for me. I had to wear pink slip-ons to the airport until I bought flip-flops there.”
Here is the video clip:
Guess who? (I guess size – 8 slip ons suggest a tallish woman)
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Yuvraj was romantically linked to several actresses in the past, including Kim Sharma and Deepika Padukone. While he didn’t confirm who the actress from the anecdote was, the story added a light-hearted touch to his past experiences. In 2016, Yuvraj married actress Hazel Keech and the couple now has two children.
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