Yograj Singh opens up on loneliness: 'Ready to die', 'biggest shock when Yuvraj, his mother left'

Former India cricketer Yograj Singh — known for his fiery personality and unfiltered views — has opened up about one of the darkest emotional phases of his life.

The 62-year-old father of World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh said he is “ready to die” and spends his days in near-complete isolation.

As per an HT report quoting his interview with Vintage Studio, Yograj said the moment his first wife, Shabnam, and son Yuvraj walked away was the biggest shock of his life.

“When Yuvi and his mother left me, it gave me the biggest shock. The woman for whom I gave my entire youth could also leave me and go? A lot of things were destroyed like this,” he said in the interview, calling himself an “innocent man” who never intended harm to anyone.

“I asked God why all of this was happening when I did everything right by everyone. I might have made some mistakes, but I am an innocent man. I cried in front of God; he took me out of that sea,” he added.

The former fast bowler said life kept circling him back to the same emotional void despite his attempts to rebuild. After cricket and Yuvraj’s early career, he remarried and had two more children — but they eventually moved to the US.

“Time passed and came back to the point where it all started. I asked myself, ‘I did all of this for what? Do you have anyone with you now?’” Yograj said.

Yograj said his evenings pass entirely alone, depending on strangers for the most basic needs. “I sit alone in the evening, have no one at home,” he shared.

“I rely on strangers for food, sometimes one person, sometimes another. Someone gets food for me if I am hungry. I kept house help and cooks; they served and then went away,” he said.

Despite everything, he insists he holds no expectations from his family.

“I love my mother, my kids, my daughter-in-law, my grandchildren — everyone. But I don’t ask for anything,” he said.

“I am ready to die. My life is completed. Whenever God wants, he can take me. I am thankful to God; I pray and he keeps giving,” he added.