Harbhajan Singh questions BCCI for poorly treating Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman

India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who played a pivotal role in India's World Cup-winning campaign in 2011, made a huge statement about Indian cricket's poor treatment to its champion players. He said that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) must learn to respect its players, who have played an important part in country's triumphs in past. It bears ting that amongst all his former teammates, Harbhajan has t retired from any form of cricket yet.

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Gautam Gambhir & VVS Laxman left on a bitter te: Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan, while speaking to a leading media house, said that champion players like Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman left on a bitter te. Laxman, who had anunced his retirement from game back in 2012, made headlines when he claimed that he failed to establish communication with MS Dhoni, n captain of Indian cricket team. Gambhir had also called it quits in 2018, 2 years after playing his last international match for India. Harbhajan went on to say that many players from 2011 World Cup-winning team could have played 2015 edition in Australia and New Zealand as well but instead, y were sidelined.

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Sandeep Patil-led selection committee had dashed hopes of Gambhir, Harbhajan, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag by overlooking m for 2015 World Cup. As many as only four members of 2011 squad (MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin) were retained in squad for event in which India made semi-finals. Harbhajan said that many players from 2011 World Cup like him, Yuvraj and Gambhir could have played next World Cup but y were dropped. He added that he could t figure out nda involved in dropping m. He also went on to question BCCI's need for making a new team when it was playing well.  Chennai Super Kings off-spinner concluded that India needed to have experienced players in side to make sure that when a crunch situation comes, players can hold ir nerves by making right decisions and doing  needful for team to win marquee events such as World Cup.

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