Harbhajan Singh on India's spinner Yuzvendra Chahal says, 'I don't think there is a better spinner than him.
he legendary off-spinner of Indian cricket team Harbhajan Singh went out to bat for India’s Yuzvendra Chahal, stating that there is no better and braver leg-spinner than Chahal and that he is being ignored by the selectors for T20Is.
Chahal has established himself as one of India’s prime spinners, especially in T20s, where he reigns supreme as the Indian bowler with the most T20 wickets, having scalped a whopping 336 wickets in 390 matches in the shorter format.
Yet, over the past year, it has been apparent that Chahal has been notably missing in white-ball cricket for the Men in Blue, losing out on a spot in the ODI World Cup as well. And it is this fact that has left Harbhajan Singh baffled.
Harbhajan said in an interview that when asked about the spinners to be included in India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, he said, “I would keep Yuzvendra Chahal ahead (for the first slot among spinners).”
However, Harbhajan said during a chat on the sidelines of the ILT20 in the UAE, “He is being ignored; I don’t know why. I don’t think he knows as well. But even today, I don’t think there is a better leg-spinner in the country. And I don’t think there is a braver spinner than him. He has a very sharp mind. The second spinner for me would be Ravindra Jadeja. You need to have an off-spinner in Washington, Sundar, as well. Now, what selectors think, what the management thinks, is a different thing.