Yuvraj Singh on luxury watches, and his upcoming biopic

Yuvraj Singh on the new retailer
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Former Indian worldwide cricketer Yuvraj Singh is a busy man. From engaged on his most cancers charity YouWeCan to mentoring younger youngsters from his house state, Punjab, in addition to travelling the world to play golf, he has rather a lot on his plate. “I’m additionally taking good care of my two youngsters Aura and Orion. It’s quite a lot of onerous work (smiles). I additionally take pleasure in doing humanitarian work,” he shares.

The all-rounder was just lately in Delhi for the inauguration of Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller’s unique boutique at DLF Emporio, in partnership with Kapoor Watch Firm. A self-confessed watch geek, Yuvraj says he seems for “issues” in his timepieces. “The extra the issues, the classier a watch is. The historical past of the piece is equally essential. If you’re younger, you don’t have the cash to purchase a luxurious watch. However as you develop in life, your style turns into extra refined and there are particular issues that you really want however aren’t straightforward to purchase,” he laughs.

Yuvraj Singh sporting The Franck Muller Vanguard Yachting Watch
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He provides, “I’ve all the time been an admirer of excellent watches. Curiously, my first luxurious watch was a gifted Franck Muller. In the present day, I’m carrying a Yachting from the model.”

As somebody who values time, particularly being a most cancers survivor, he believes early detection is vital in such sufferers. Thus, YouWeCan, in partnership with Xiaomi has launched a breast surveillance programme, aiming to display 1.5 lakh ladies for breast most cancers throughout 15 states over a yr. “We additionally work with kids who’re beneath the poverty line. Many mother and father have spent all their financial savings to get remedy for his or her youngsters. We provide scholarships to those kids, serving to them return to highschool. We have now additionally handled over 100 kids for most cancers,” he informs.

Yuvraj can be making an attempt his hand at a biopic that can chronicle his life.

“I’ve been making an attempt to place it collectively for six years. We’re engaged on scripting, finalising the director and the solid,” says Yuvraj, including that it ought to in all probability be out within the subsequent two to a few years.

Whereas he might not be a full-time cricketer at this time, his coronary heart lies within the sport. On being requested in regards to the greatest milestone in his profession, he’s fast to reply, “Undoubtedly successful the 2011 World Cup. We gained after 28 years and it was very particular as a result of it was on house floor. Plus, it was in Mumbai, Sachin Tendulkar’s turf. It was in all probability essentially the most wonderful second in my profession.”

Does he see potential in any of Workforce India’s younger cricketers? “I’ve been mentoring a couple of. A few years in the past, I labored with Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma. Gill is the vice-captain whereas Sharma just lately scored his first century in T20I, so he’s on the appropriate path. I need to see these two serving to India win the World Cup, together with Suryakumar (Yadav), the captain who’s a seasoned campaigner,” he says, including, “Hopefully, they’ll construct a group that may go and carry the subsequent World Cup,” concludes Yuvraj.