Yuvraj Singh shared a surprising story from 2007, revealing that he was dating an actress during the Indian cricket team’s Test series against Australia, which included the infamous ‘Monkeygate‘ incident. He mentioned that the actress, still popular today, followed him to Canberra while shooting for a film in Australia.
When Yuvraj met the actress, he was going through a stressful time in his career.After struggling with his performance during the tour, he felt the pressure mounting and decided to focus on the game. As a result, he asked her to give him some space and not meet for a while.
Speaking on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, he said, “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’,”.
“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,” he added.
The cricketer was shocked to find that the actress had packed his shoes in her suitcase. Just ten minutes before boarding the team bus, he realized his shoes were missing. With no other options available, she suggested he wear her pink slip-ons, which he reluctantly accepted.
Yuvraj laughed as he recounted the story, “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 said with a laugh.