series against Sri Lanka in 2005, he accused Chappell of questioning his integrity and interfering with selection of the team. However, Chappell remarked that his spat with Ganguly was "blown out of proportion" and went on to say, "He [Yashpal] was frustrated that he lost a job which he obviously wanted to keep. I had no part in him losing his job, but he had to take it out on someone.". He again became selector for the national team in 2008 and served until 2011. During his second tenure as selector, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He later served as the coach for Uttar Pradesh Ranji Team. In 2014, he was appointed as the head of Delhi's cricket advisory committee. Death He died on 13 July 2021 at age 66 due to a massive heart attack. Legacy In 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India conducted a day/night benefit cricket match in honour of Yashpal Sharma. In popular culture A Bollywood film titled 83 released in 2021 about the event of India's first world cup win at Lords. The film features Jatin Sarna as Sharma and is directed and produced by Kabir Khan and Anurag Kashyap respectively. Notes Cricketarchive and the current version of Cricinfo supply no middle name for Sharma. But a middle name 'Baburam' appears in an older version of Cricinfo, Indian Cricket and Sujit Mukherjee. References Sujit Mukherjee, Matched Winners, Orient Longman publishers (1996), p 152-164 External links 1954 births 2021 deaths Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers North Zone cricketers Maharashtra cricketers West Zone cricketers Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricketers from Ludhiana Indian cricket umpires Indian cricket commentators India national cricket team selectors