The veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has created many histories with his bowling, dismissing the big players of the cricket history. At the peak of his career, batsmen faced difficulty to face his spin bowling. Harbhajan has revealed that he also faced tough cricketers which made him anxious in the field. During the live conversation with Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan listed the name of five cricketers which gave him tough times in the field.
Harbhajan has played during the era of legends Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakara, and many more big cricketers. The off-spinner has played 103 Test matches, 236 ODIs, and 28 T20Is in his illustrious career. In Tests, he has picked up 417 wickets at an average of 32.46. He has notched up 269 wickets in ODIs. Currently, the 39-year-old plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Harbhajan Singh names tough batsmen against him:
On Thursday, Harbhajan picked the five batsmen whom he found it tough to bowl to. Harbhajan named the greatest allrounder Jacques Kallis, from South Africa, who was tough to get out. From Australia, he picked the former opener, Matthew Hayden. Brian Lara was the third name on the list. The West Indies legend was the most dangerous batsman who was not easy to get out when he set up himself in the field. He is the only player to score 400 in Test cricket.
Two Pakistan cricketers which made Harbhajan cry:
Harbhajan picked Younis Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq, the two former Pakistan cricketers, which gave him tough times in the field. He even said that they troubled him a lot in the field.
“Younis Khan troubled me a lot,” said Harbhajan Singh and when Rohit reminded of the Pakistan batsman sweeping him repeatedly, he said: “Yes, all the time, he made me feel crying.”
“Inzamam is also someone I found hard to dismiss. There are many but I would choose these five,” Harbhajan Singh said of the former Pakistan captain.