MS Dhoni has been a good friend all these years: Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh is one of the finest spinners to have represented India at the highest level. In his illustrious cricketing career spanning 24 years, the off-spinner has bowled many match-winning spells for the country and has also gone on to win many individual laurels. His on-field career went through ups and downs and also had a fair share of controversies and one of those include his equation with the legendary skipper MS Dhoni.
After his retirement last month, Harbhajan Singh had said that he did not receive support from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during the twilight of his career and some ‘external forces’ ensured that he was no longer in the scheme of things which raised speculations that all is not well between him and Dhoni. Now, the veteran offie has laid all the speculations to rest.
MS Dhoni has been a good friend, says Harbhajan Singh
“No, not at all. I have no complaints against MS. In fact, he has been a good friend all these years. I have a complaint to the BCCI, the sarkar (government) of that time. I call BCCI as sarkar! The selectors of that time didn’t do justice to their roles. They didn’t allow the team to be united,” said Harbhajan Singh as quoted by News18.
At the same time, the Punjab cricketer also wondered why the players of India’s 2011 World Cup triumph never played together again after that historic night at the Wankhede Stadium.
“See, everyone interprets a quote differently. I just wanted to convey that a lot of things could have been better post 2012. (Virender) Sehwag, me, Yuvraj (Singh), (Gautam) Gambhir could have retired playing for Indian team since all of them were active in IPL as well. It is ironic that the Champions of the 2011 team never played together again! Why? Only a few of them played in the 2015 World Cup, why?” he asked.
Harbhajan Singh’s last appearance in the Indian jersey was back in March 2016 when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was still the limited-overs captain and that is what could have paved way for such speculations regarding an alleged rift between the duo.
