Harbhajan Singh dismisses 'bunny' Ricky Ponting 10 times in Test cricket; watch video

Harbhajan Singh celebrated his 40th birthday on Friday. CSK star has been India's premier spinner for major part of last two decades. He has won many matches for India and has also been a part of many famous wins. In his illustrious cricketing career, he has represented India in 4 World Cups and has been a part of triumphant squad in 2007 & 2011 editions.

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Harbhajan Singh vs Ricky Ponting: CSK spinner relives rivalry with former Australia captain

off-spinner is an animated character on field, who never shies away from taking up a fight with his opponents whenever needed. Harbhajan Singh has always been a relatively fiercer bowler against Australians as compared to rest of teams which on most occasions has helped him bowl at m with even more motivation. Even on flat pitches and unhelpful conditions, Harbhajan made Australians fight for every run.

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One such Australian who he troubled throughout his career is former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. two-time World Cup-winning captain remains is one of greatest batsmen  world has seen. right-handed batsman had stunning numbers and he used to dominate bowlers from across world.

However, Harbhajan Singh went on to make Ricky Ponting his 'bunny'. On several occasions, Harbhajan Singh has spoken about how Ricky Ponting has never been comfortable facing him. Ricky Ponting has ackwledged that Harbhajan Singh was one of toughest bowlers to tackle.

On Thursday, 40-year-old took to Instagram where he shared a couple of videos and relived Harbhajan Singh vs Ricky Ponting rivalry. videos are a compilation of all 10 times that Harbhajan Singh dismissed Ricky Ponting. As soon as Bhajji posted videos, it garnered a lot of praise from fans as well as fellow cricketers.

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After being rivals for almost a decade and a half, Harbhajan Singh and Ricky Ponting came toger and joined forces at Mumbai Indians in IPL 2013. However, in an interview, 'Turbanator' reckoned that even in nets, Ponting struggled against him as he dismissed him 5-6 times. 

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