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Published Dec 4, 2024, 12:12 pm IST
Former India player turned commentator Harbhajan Singh said that he and MS Dhoni do not talk to each other. While speaking to News18, the spin maestro has revealed that while he does not have a problem with the former India captain MS Dhoni, he and the former India captain are not friends anymore.
However, both Harbhajan Singh and MS Dhoni were integral parts of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup as well. While Dhoni led the team in both editions brilliantly, Harbhajan stepped up with 7 and 9 wickets in respective tournaments as well.
The spinner also shared that he and MS Dhoni did not speak outside the field during their years at the Chennai Super Kings as well. However, both of them played for the Chennai-based franchise where the spinner played between 2018-2020. He further shared that he only rings those people who pick up his calls.
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"No, I don't speak to Dhoni. When I was playing at CSK, that's when we spoke, but otherwise, we haven't spoken. It's been 10 years and more. I have no reason; perhaps he does. I don't know what the reasons are. When we were playing in the IPL at CSK, that's when we used to talk, and that, too, was restricted to the ground. After that, he did not come to my room, nor did I go to his," Harbhajan Singh told News18.
"I don't have anything against him. If he has something to say, he can tell me. But if he did, he would have told me by now. I never tried to call him because I have a lot of passion. I only ring up those who pick up my calls. I don't have the time otherwise. I stay in touch with the ones I am friends with. A relationship is always about give and take. If I respect you, I hope you will respect me back. Or you respond to me. But if I call you once or twice but don't get a response, I will probably only meet you as much as I am needed to," the spinner concluded.
However, the last time Harbhajan Singh and MS Dhoni represented India together was way back in 2015 – in an ODI against South Africa. After the 2015 World Cup as well. While he did not play after 2015, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in 2021 as well.
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