Genetic Powerplay and Yuvraj Singh

With four Man-of-the-Match awards in India's six wins in the World Cup, Yuvraj Singh has arguably been India's most crucial player in the tournament. Akshay Sawai of the Open magazine profiles Indian cricket's overgrown boy, and in particular the role played by his parents in his development.

Yograj has grand designs for his children. Zorawar, Yuvraj’s younger brother, must go to Hollywood. “If he does some body-building, I see him becoming the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. If he is willing to train under me, he can be in Hollywood in four years,” Yograj said in a TV interview in 2007, when Yuvraj had just returned home from India’s World T20 triumph. Yograj also wants his seven-year-old daughter, Amarjot, to become Serena Williams. “I don’t want her to be a Sania Mirza. I want her to be Serena Williams, a Wimbledon champion—the best in the world.” A few years ago, he wanted Yuvraj to marry “someone of the calibre of Steffi Graf”. Call it genetic powerplay.