Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj, recently said that he would've been proud of his son even if he had died during the ODI World Cup 2011. Yuvraj put up a show for the ages during the World Cup 2011 as he battled cancer throughout the tournament and played a pivotal role in India's successful triumph in the mega event after 28 long years.

The southpaw even showed signs of struggle during India's group game against the West Indies in Chennai but chose to continue playing and slammed a brilliant century. Recently, Yuvraj's father Yograj, recalled his son's dream World Cup campaign and said that even if he had died while helping India win the World Cup, he would've been proud of him.

"For our country, if Yuvraj Singh had died from cancer and had won India the World Cup, I would have been a proud father. I still am very proud of him. I have told him this over the phone as well. I wanted him to play even when he was spitting blood. I told him, 'Don't worry, you won't die. Win this World Cup for India,'" Yograj said on Unfiltered by Samdish.

Despite Yuvraj's massive contributions in India's two World Cup victories in 2007 and 2011,

"Yuvraj Singh, if he had worked even 10 percent like his father, he would have become a great cricketer," he added.

Yuvraj's dream World Cup campaign in 2011

Yuvraj was adjudged Player of the Tournament after India won the World Cup in 2011. He finished the tournament with 362 runs from eight innings at an average of 90.50 and a strike rate of 86.19 registering four fifties and a hundred.

He was also instrumental in helping the team get crucial breakthroughs in the middle overs and scalped 15 wickets from nine innings at an average of 25.13 and an economy of 5.02 with one five-wicket haul. The southpaw won a total of four Player of the Match awards during the event and always stood up whenever the team was in trouble.

After eight months of India's World Cup win, Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer which ruled him out for a year. He finally made his comeback to international cricket in 2012 during a T20I against New Zealand.