Harbhajan Singh has spoken openly about his relationship with legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. The two have not been in contact for nearly a decade now, Harbhajan said adding that they don’t even speak on the phone or exchange messages anymore and he doesn’t hold any grudge against his former teammate.
Harbhajan was recently asked about reports that Dhoni doesn’t pick people’s phone calls. The former Indian spinner said he does not call someone who does not have time to answer his calls.
“I don’t even try to call him. Mere mein bhi self respect hai yaar!” Harbhajan said in a lighter vein when asked about the situation.
He added that he and Dhoni have not been in touch regularly for some years now. Harbhajan said they had limited conversations even when they were teammates at Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The former spinner said that during his time with CSK they were mostly formal and cricket-based. There wasn’t much communication between them other than conversations about the game.
“When I played for CSK we only had formal conversations about the game. Apart from that we haven’t spoken on the phone in almost 10 years no calls, no texts, no messages,” Harbhajan said.
Harbhajan said that he had no bitterness towards Dhoni despite the long gap in their communication but added that there could be reasons from his side for the distance between them as well and that he personally has no unresolved issues with the former India captain.
“And that doesn’t mean I have any grudge against him. Maybe he would have some issue from his side but personally I have no bitterness towards him,” he said.
Harbhajan Singh and MS Dhoni had many memorable moments during their careers with the Indian cricket team. They were both part of India’s historic 2007 ICC T20 World Cup winning campaign as well as the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup winning squad.
They continued their association at franchise level too when Harbhajan played for Chennai Super Kings in IPL. He played for CSK in 2018 and 2019 seasons (Dhoni was leading the franchise then).
The comments have been noticed by cricket fans as both players were part of some of India’s most memorable cricketing moments.
Harbhajan’s comments have also brought attention to the fact that professional relationships between former teammates do not necessarily translate into close personal friendships after their playing days are over.
The former spinner has admitted that there is no communication but he hasn’t made any direct allegations against Dhoni. His statement clearly says he has given up and does not want to make another attempt at reconnecting.
For now Harbhajan has made his stand clear: there may be no communication between the two ex-teammates but he says there is no personal bitterness either.
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