Ankur Batra (BOMBAY TIMES; November 27, 2016)

Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh has said that he won't be attending his son's wedding with model-actress Hazel Keech on November 30 at a gurdwara near Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab. He won't be present at any of the wedding functions, barring the mehndi, which will be at a hotel in Chandigarh on November 29.

“I'm against all this. I don't want to attend a wedding as it's happening at a dera. I'm a God-fearing person, but completely against any guru or sect. So the topic ends here, and what I have decided is my personal wish, which will remain unchanged,“ said Yograj.

The cricketer-turned-actor also said that he has nothing to discuss about the matter with his son. “Yuvi understands it well. And he knows what I detest,“ he added.

Although Yograj is excited about his son's wedding and will be staying at a hotel during the mehndi, he said that none of the other functions are on his mind. “Be it Delhi or Goa, I'm not going to any of those places. For the mehndi, I'm going to bless the newlyweds, and that's it.“

Sources say that the family is trying to tackle the situation, but Yograj is persistent and not changing his decision. The gurdwara wedding will see only limited invitees. Yograj had said that during his first meeting with Hazel, he handed over the keys of his home to her, asking her to take care of everything from now on.

Meanwhile, we hear that Indian cricketers are planning to have a dance session on the eve of the mehendi. “There are going to be some solo performances,“ a source said, adding, “All the players, particularly those close to Yuvi, are excited about the function.“