Harbhajan Singh. | (Credits: Twitter)
Former Team India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh gave a befitting reply to a user on X, shutting him down for criticising him and Rohit Sharma amid the latter’s absence from the Sydney Test against Australia. The retired cricketer asked the user to listen to his interview and Rohit’s revelation on day two in Sydney, claiming that rarely does any captain chooses to drop himself from the side.
Rohit opted to rest from the fixture as revealed by stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah at the toss on the opening day of the Sydney Test. The 37-year-old came under massive scrutiny after scoring only 31 runs in three Tests of the series and India losing all three of them. With Harbhajan hailing Rohit for dropping himself and calling him selfless for that reason in a video surfaced on X, an X user wrote the below on the platform:
“@harbhajan_singh You are the same guy who slapped Sreesanth in a game, please spare us from your judgement of who is good and who is bad. This team doesn’t belong to Mr. Gurunath Sharma that his son will keep playing despite negative contribution. You failed in creating the narrative of “opt-out” as the entire cricketing fraternity knows that Rohit Sharma has been dropped due to non-performance and spoiling team atmosphere.”
In response, the 44-year-old hit back by stating:
“Plz listen to my full interview first and rohit sharma’s interview today on Starsports before u open ur mouth. What he has done None Indian captain ever thought of despite of loosing series after series Abroad and without scoring runs . Fark hai bandhe mai . He is a Leader . Well done @ImRo45Team Always First.”
“I have seen a lot in cricket that life changes every second, every minute, every day” – Rohit Sharma
Speaking to Star Sports on day 2 in Sydney, the Nagpur-born cricketer revealed that he is not retiring from the game anytime soon, suggesting that his form could turn around any instant.
“This decision is not a retirement decision. Nor am I going to take myself out of the game. I sat out of this match because runs are not coming off my bat. There is no guarantee runs won’t come five or two months down the line. I have seen a lot in cricket that life changes every second, every minute, every day.”
