New Delhi, May 26: Harbhajan Singh sparked a controversy of sorts on Thursday when he complained about MS Dhoni getting ?rivilege?for having a say in team selection while others on the same level were being blatantly ignored.
Even though Dhoni has given up India? captaincy in the limited-overs format and questions persist over his participation in the next ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019 in England, the former skipper was named in the Indian side for the ICC Champions Trophy that begins June 1.
Harbhajan, who was in the squad of Mumbai Indians (MI) that won the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a record third, says his case is not taken into consideration even though he can bring in similar qualities.
MSK Prasad, the Indian chairman of selectors had clarified that Dhoni? contribution was not just restricted to him being a dependable middle-order batsman and a sharp wicketkeeper: his tactical insights and experience also help the team.
On his part, Harbhajan has somewhat taken offence, as he is among cricketers vying for a comeback in the Indian national side: ?es, there is no doubt that Dhoni brings a lot to the table apart from his batting, whether he is in form or not.
Obviously we have seen that he is not hitting the ball as well as we have seen,?Harbhajan was quoted as saying.
Harbhajan added, ?e has been captain and he understands the game and having him in the middle will help lot of youngsters and people out there who are not feeling great in particular moments.
So he has that edge. But when it comes to me I do feel that we are not given that sort of privilege. We too have played for 19 years and won and lost India matches.
I have won two World Cups too. So this privilege is for some players, and for some it is not and I? one of those for whom this privilege is not there. I don? know why that is the case.?/p>
Harbhajan, who has played more than 100 Tests for India, said he wants to make a comeback. ?hat question of ?hy?needs to be asked to the selectors.
I don? want to sing my own praises, but given the amount of cricket others have played, even I understand the game as much; and what they bring to the table we also bring to the table. We too wish to play for the country as much.?/p>
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