<p>Interestingly, he said this in a tete-a-tete with his once-rumoured girlfriend, actress Preity Zinta, on her celebrity chat show Up Close and Personal With PZ.<br /><br />"I want someone who has an open mind to understand the background I come from," he said. "I don’t want anyone to marry me for the fact that I play for India or due to my popularity." <br /><br />He drew attention to the fact that he ran a packed schedule. "She needs to be understanding given the fact that I would be travelling most of the time due to my game. So someone who comes from a similar background would be ideal," said Yuvraj.<br /><br />Yuvraj is in no hurry. "The fact that I have seen my parents go through a divorce made me learn that I shouldn’t marry too early in life and only settle down with someone when I feel it’s the right time," he said.<br /><br />Even though his marriage plans are not in place, Yuvraj is sure that if he ever has a son, he won't let him play cricket.<br /><br />"Never," he said. "I would, in fact, request him to stay away from the game or else I will break his legs, because in a country like India there is too much pressure on cricketers and expectations are unrealistic."<br /><br />He should know. He has been playing for the Indian cricket team since 2000. Yuvraj turned into a naughty mood when Preity asked him how he felt about being linked up with her.<br /><br />"Honestly it felt great to be rumored to have an affair with you. But, unfortunately, it wasn’t true. And you were dating someone else at that time and I was made the scapegoat in the whole thing," he told Preity in the episode to be aired Saturday.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Interestingly, he said this in a tete-a-tete with his once-rumoured girlfriend, actress Preity Zinta, on her celebrity chat show Up Close and Personal With PZ.<br /><br />"I want someone who has an open mind to understand the background I come from," he said. "I don’t want anyone to marry me for the fact that I play for India or due to my popularity." <br /><br />He drew attention to the fact that he ran a packed schedule. "She needs to be understanding given the fact that I would be travelling most of the time due to my game. So someone who comes from a similar background would be ideal," said Yuvraj.<br /><br />Yuvraj is in no hurry. "The fact that I have seen my parents go through a divorce made me learn that I shouldn’t marry too early in life and only settle down with someone when I feel it’s the right time," he said.<br /><br />Even though his marriage plans are not in place, Yuvraj is sure that if he ever has a son, he won't let him play cricket.<br /><br />"Never," he said. "I would, in fact, request him to stay away from the game or else I will break his legs, because in a country like India there is too much pressure on cricketers and expectations are unrealistic."<br /><br />He should know. He has been playing for the Indian cricket team since 2000. Yuvraj turned into a naughty mood when Preity asked him how he felt about being linked up with her.<br /><br />"Honestly it felt great to be rumored to have an affair with you. But, unfortunately, it wasn’t true. And you were dating someone else at that time and I was made the scapegoat in the whole thing," he told Preity in the episode to be aired Saturday.<br /><br /></p>