Yuvraj Singh was fond of skating in his childhood. He was very expert in this game and used to win many medals. But his father Yograj Singh did not like this at all. He wanted his son to play cricket and for this he took many tough decisions, due to which Yuvraj had to face a lot of trouble in his childhood. One of these decisions made him learn to travel in the heavily crowded local train of Mumbai to become the king of cricket. However, during this period Yuvi also faced many difficulties. Let us know the story of Yuvraj's struggle in Mumbai.

Far away from mother, struggle in Mumbai

Yuvraj's father Yograj Singh has represented the Indian team in Test and ODI. He was counted among the most talented all-rounders of India. However, he could not play many matches. That's why he wanted his son to make his name famous. For this, he started giving rigorous training to Yuvraj in his childhood itself and made him a strong person. Yograj first started practicing cricket at the age of 12. Then, to take him to new heights, he was taken away from his mother when he was just 15 years old and taken to Mumbai.

Earlier, Yuvi lived with his mother in Chandigarh. Yuvraj had once talked about this and told that he lived in an open area in Chandigarh. Apart from practice, his life was very relaxed. But after going away from his mother, he suffered a lot. There was lack of space for everything in Mumbai, which increased their problems. Because before this he had lived in an open area. Let us tell you that after training in Punjab, his father got him admission in Vengsarkar Academy, Mumbai.

This is how I learned to travel in Mumbai local train.

For this, Yuvraj had to go by local train from Andheri to Churchgate Mumbai every day for the academy. He used to roam around with a kitbag in crowded local trains, away from his family. Initially, they had to put in a lot of effort to board these trains. Because he had never traveled like this before. Whereas in Mumbai local there was no space even to set foot. People were hanging outside the gate.

However, with time Yuvraj gradually learned to board the local train in Mumbai. Initially he was irritated by Mumbai and this journey but gradually he fell in love with both. He told that this was the turning point of his life. It was from here that his interest in cricket increased. Along with this, the way of looking at things also changed. This experience taught him a lot, which helped him move forward in his career.