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Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh revealed about a transition he witnessed in the Indian cricket team between 2011 to 2013. It was a time when players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman retired and Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan were sidelined. The off-spinner also denied the theory that the players can’t be replaced and took the names of Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli as an example.
Harbhajan Singh said there are so many great talents in domestic cricket and players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Sarfaraz Khan also made their place in the Indian team after performing well in domestic. "Kaun kehta hai bharpai naahi hoti. Bharpai bilkul hoti hai. Gavaskar saab gaye, Tendulkar saab aaye. Tendulkar saab gaye, humein Kohli mila aur bhavishya mein bhi aisa hoga. (Who says you can't get replacements? You got replacements in past and you will get in future). The game will move on and we will get replacements,” Harbhajan was quoted as saying by NDTV Sports.
It took Virat 15 years to become what he has become: Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh also insisted on giving young players a chance at the right time. His comments came after India recently lost a Test series at home against New Zealand after 12 years. "If you get chance at right time, you can become Virat Kohli or else you could be Amol Mujumdar or Amarjeet Kaypee," Harbhajan said.
"It took Virat 15 years to become what he has become. So you need to look at the talent and may be have an idea that, yes, this boy, if persisted with, can become a match-winner for a decade,” the former cricketer added.
