Yuvraj Singh seemingly confirmed rumours of his relationship with a popular Bollywood actress during India's tour of Australia in 2007-08 and revealed how the couple travelled together with the team during the Test series.
For those unaware, Yuvraj was part of the Indian team that visited India for a four-match Test series followed by a single T20I and a tri-series in the ODI format featuring Sri Lanka. In the Test series, Yuvraj had a forgettable run with the bat, making 17 runs in two matches at an average of 4.25. The left-handed batter was dropped from the playing XI for the last two Test matches, which led to Virender Sehwag's comeback in the playing XI.
When Yuvraj Singh Dated A Popular Actress
Yuvraj revealed that the actress came to Australia to meet him and expressed her desire to spend time with him. The Indian cricket star revealed that he told her he wanted to focus on his career.
“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’,” said Yuvraj on the Club Prarire Fire Podcast.
"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,” Yuvraj added.
The former Indian cricketer further elaborated an amusing story of him being forced to wear his partner's slippers in the team bus.
“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," Yuvraj further revealed.