Signalling the end of the cold war with his successor Ravichandran Ashwin, seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday hoped the Chennai tweaker would shatter all records and predicted a 3-0 win for India in the ongoing five-match cricket Test series against England.

During the New Zealand series, Harbhajan had indirectly taunted Ashwin’s success with the cherry by raising fingers at the spinning pitches being made in the last four years.

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“Records are made to be broken and I wish Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja and all others should surpass us with their achievements and wish the same for future generations too,” the 36-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of an Advanced Hair Studio (AHS) event.

“We have all the capable spinners in the team who can take wickets on any sort of track. What you need to do is just be more patient and bowl a tight line according to the field.

On Thursday, England went on to pile up a mammoth 537 with three of their batters — Joe Root (124), Moeen Ali (117) and Ben Stokes (128) — hitting big hundreds despite India playing three of their premier spinners in the XI.

Defending the Indian spinners’ inability to bundle out the visitors cheaply, Harbhajan said: “They are all good spinners but sometimes when you try too many things which don’t work in your favour. Its one of those days when you don’t click and I would wish them all the luck for the series, which still is very very young.”

“Every match is a new challenge and so is every series. England have a very good young side and we can expect a tough fight in the series. But I will still back India to win the series 3-0”

Commenting on the track at Rajkot, the Punjab spinner said: “To be honest, I haven’t seen the wicket yet, obviously I have seen the score which shows it must be a pretty good wicket to bat on.”

“Its a totally different track from what we have seen in the last five years, where teams have come and scored 500 runs in one innings.”

“I haven’t seen that in the last four years, either the wicket is really good or England have batted very well,” he added.

Harbhajan further revealed that he will return to cricket in Punjab’s next Ranji Trophy game from November 21 after spending “quality” time with his new-born daughter.

“Yea I took a break to spend time with my daughter and family. I will be back to cricket in Punjab’s next Ranji Trophy game from November 21.”

Asked if he is ready for the England series if the need arises, he said: “I am not ready at the moment but from November 21, I will be ready, no matter it is for the Test series or the ODIs.”

Medium pacer Mohit Sharma, who was also present at the event said he is currently focussed on leading the Haryana side back to the Elite group in the Ranji Trophy.

The 28-year-old is in great nick after taking two back to back five-wicket hauls in Haryana’s last two matches.

“Personally I am taking one series at a time. I am currently captaining Haryana in the domestic competition and the focus is on collecting as many points to get back to the Elite Group. So as of now, I am thinking more for the team rather than individual benefits,” he said.

IANS

After judging comedy TV show “Mazaak Mazaak Mein”, veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will be back on the small screen as the judge of the new season of stunt-based reality TV show “Roadies”.

Harbhajan will be part of the upcoming season of “Roadies”, titled “Roadies Rising”, along with actress Neha Dhupia.

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“Youth are the future of our country and ‘Roadies’ has been the most popular youth show ever. It is not just a show, but a lifestyle. ‘Roadies’ is synonymous with adventure, strength, courage and hard work and this is reason enough for my excitement to be a part of this season of ‘Roadies Rising’,” Harbhajan said in a statement.

The cricketer, who is married to actress Geeta Basra, is “looking forward to experiencing the pulse of the millennial generation in India”.

“We haven’t started shooting the show and neither has the crew shared any details. I would like to keep it that way. I want it to be a surprise for me,” he added.

Neha will be back as one of the gang leaders of “Roadies Rising”. The actress says the show is the “best personal and professional adventure” that she has had.

“I am thrilled to be back with my fellow gang leaders for a brand new season. Being a woman, I strongly feel that I will be able to encourage all the girls to come forward, live their roadie dream and prove themselves in this incredible on screen battle,” she said.

IANS

Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar have come together to to judge a comedy show, Mazak Mazak Mein.

The show is all set to go on air from 23rd of July on Life OK. The Indian off spinner and Pakistan’s former fast bowler, both known for their quick-wit both on and off the field, recently shot the promo for the series.

The show is produced by Balaji Telefilms and is being hosted by Amruta Khanvilkar. Comedians Raju Srivastava, Saloni Daini, Vrajesh Hirjee, Chandan Prabhakar, Suresh Albela are some of the participants in the show.

The celebrity Football match called the Celebrity Clasico 2016 played out between top stars of Bollywood and players from the Indian cricket team ended in a 2-2 draw. The result came as a big boost for the actors, who had lost in a previous encounter. KL Rahul and Yuvraj Singh scored for Virat Kohli’s XI.

It was a football match with a difference. Mahendra Singh Dhoni v Ranbir Kapoor | Virat Kohli v Abhishek Bachchan | Indian Cricket Team v Bollywood. Virat Kohli Foundation joined hands with Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘Playing for Humanity’ to organise the charity football match.

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When Sachin Tendulkar was asked to name one True Blue of Team India, the master blaster came up names of all players who made the Indian dressing room a fun place. Starting from Navjot Singh Sidhu to Harbhajan Singh to Virat Kohli and few others figured in his fun list who made Team India tick.

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