Cricket Has Given Me Everything In Life

“The important thing is that I am still enjoying myself.​ The day I stop enjoying, I will say goodbye to this beautiful game that’s given me everything in life,” Harbhajan Singh tells Derek Abraham.

- Derek Abraham

Harbhajan Singh is a lot calmer now. By his ownadmission, he doesn’tcelebrate like before. “It’s got to do with age,” he tells Sportstar in an exclusive chat in Valsad where Punjab lost to Assam in the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy.

The off-spinner, who recently tied the knot with actor Geeta Basra, also talks about his position in the Indian team, how rank turners should not be the way for ward and what he intends to do for the country apart from playing his heart out.

He clarifies his position on the conflict of interest allegation with respect to sports apparel company Bhajji Sports, which he says he doesn’t own. Here’s the full interview...

Question: You are back in the Indian team after more than two years. Can we call it a second wind?

Answer: You can call it what ever you want to. For me, it’s just nice to be back where I belong. And, yes, I hope that I will get to play (on a regular basis) because I want to do what I am capable of doing. I want to do what I have always done.

You have been playing international cricket for 16 years. You had a great partnership with Anil Kumble. Later, you became the lead spinner. Now, R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are the main spinners. How do you look at this shift?