Published 16:55 IST, April 25th 2020
'Ricky Ponting was intimidated by me', Harbhajan tells Rohit Sharma on Instagram live
Veteran offie Harbhajan Singh told Rohit Sharma that Ricky Ponting was intimidated by him during his playing days on an Instagram live session recently
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Ricky Ponting is one of best batsman and one of finest captains in world cricket. He has been a part of Australia's three straight World Cup triumphs between 1999-2007 and has led m to two titles in 2003 and 2007 respectively. However, 'Punter' used to struggle against Harbhajan Singh and that is what Bhajji went on to reveal recently.
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'I didn't even need to bowl': Ricky Ponting
During a recent Instagram live session with Indian and former Mumbai Indians team-mate Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan went on to reveal that Ponting used to get out just by looking at his face and that he did t even need to bowl at him. veteran offie also went on to mention that when World Cup-winning skipper had come to play for Mumbai Indians, he thought that Aussie batsman would improve after playing him in nets but even re senior spinner succeeded in dismissing 5-6 times.
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'2 out of 3': Rohit Sharma
"In coming years, we have three World Cups. Two T20 World Cups (2020 & 2021) and one ODI World Cup (2023). Out of se three World Cups, my goal is to win two of m", said Rohit Sharma during an Instagram live session with former Indian and Mumbai Indians team-mate Harbhajan Singh.
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Harbhajan Singh on Indian top-order
" current Indian side is dependent on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. side does t have much confidence, re are good players but once Virat and Rohit get out, 70 per cent of matches we tend to lose. re is a lack of self-belief," Harbhajan said.
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'Need to find more match-winners'
"In our times, we had a lot of trust and belief. If top three of current Indian side are dismissed, n we have problems in winning matches, you need to find more watch winners. You had a good World Cup, but n you lose in semi-finals, if you had 3-4 guys performing, we would have won World Cup," Harbhajan said in live session.
16:55 IST, April 25th 2020