Veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has recently listed his name in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at a base price of😼 INR 2 crore. Ahead of the bidding process, Bhajji was released by Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Harbhajan had decided not to participate in the previous season of the cash-rich league at United Arab Emirates (UAE). Now in a recent in🔥terview, the Jalandhar-born has revealed why he decided to skip IPL 2020.
“I am looking forward to the IPL; I am preparing hard for it. Even last year, I was keen on playing, but because of the pandemic, I could not. I needed to be around my family. At that stage, I thought skipping IPL was the right decision,” Harbhajan told Cricbuzz.
The offie, who hasn’t played any professional cricket since the 2019 IPL, said there is a lot of cricket left in him. Harbhajan said he had worked hard on his fitness during the lockdown period.
“There is a lot of cricket left in me very much. Fitness-wise, I am quite fit, I worked hard on my fitness during the lockdown. Unfortunately, I could not do anything (participate in the IPL). I am looking forward to being in the park again and doing what I can do best,” the 40-year-old added.
Speaking about his IPL career, Harbhajan has been quite phenomenal in the lucrative league. He has taken 150 wickets from 160 matches at an average of 2🧜6.44 with 5/18 being his best. Harbhajan is the fifth-highest wicket-taker in IPL history and third-highest among spinners.
The auction for IPL 2021 is scheduled to be held on February 18 in Chennai. As many as 1097 players have registered themselves for the bidding proce🌠ss with 814 from India and 283 overseas.
