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But all of that seems like water under the bridge when the two champions sat down for an Instagram live chat on Ashwin’s ReminiscewithAsh show on Monday night.
With the two players in a relaxed frame of mind, the conversation ranged from Harbhajan’s exploits and exploits during Australia’s India tour 2000-01 to Punjabi and Tamil’s mutual teaching and yielded many anecdotes.
There was one of those occasions that Ashwin reveals when Harbhajan left a deep impression on him about the spirit of sportsmanship. After releasing Matthew Hayden’s catches from Sairaj Bahutule’s bowling, Harbhajan was grateful when Bahutule pulled Colin Miller out of bowling in the third test match at Chepauk here during the 2000-01 series.
“I never missed an exam in Chepauk … I could have played in them or seen it from the stands. So I was there during that exam. I saw you going to Bahutule and apologizing for leaving Hayden earlier. My father pointed out the” The spirit of the athlete between the two players. He told me how the players get along with the game and focus on the next ball. So it had a profound impact on me, “Ashwin recalled.
The memories of that Trial also returned to Bhajji. “I was disappointed that Hayden went on to score a double ton. And Bahutule couldn’t stand many wickets despite bowling well. But he told me to let him go and said these things happened. He was actually my partner. Room during that time. Try but never mentioned about the incident, even after we got back to our room, “said Harbhajan.
Harbhajan said Ashwin is the best off-spinner in the world right now. “A lot of people would say that there is a lot of jealousy between us. But I would like to call those detractors and say that there is nothing like that. Ashwin is the best offensive in the world at the moment. I also rate Nathan Lyon highly.
“The Australian (offie) is also there because he has done extremely well on his own given the fact that he comes from Australia, where pitches hardly help spinners. But Ashwin is a developing legend. In the future, I just want that he keep fit because he is capable of taking many more wickets and could end up among the highest wicket takers in the world, “Harbhajan signed.
