Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin recently announced his retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the third Border-Gavaskar series Test in Brisbane. The 38-year-old bid farewell to the game after enjoying an illustrious career, taking a total of 765 international wickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A player that Ashwin was compared to throughout his career was former India spinner Harbhajan Singh. Throughout the years, it has been rumoured that the two do not get along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, shortly after Ashwin’s retirement, Harbhajan cleared the air, saying there is no truth to such claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I read social media only as much as I need to. If there is a standoff between me and Ashwin or if there was ever any fight, quarrel or disagreement, I would be the first person to go up to him and ask what the issue is,” Harbhajan said on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“But it was never like this, and it will never be like this because whatever is in his destiny, he will get it, and I got whatever was in my destiny. He has been a phenomenal bowler for India. I am very happy for his achievement,”\u00a0Harbhajan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harbhajan clarified that he does not have any problems with Ashwin and added that he isn’t a fan of the management for preparing tracks that heavily favour the spinners on home soil as it leads to the Test match finishing in just 2-3 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If people twist things on Twitter and make it seem as if I have a problem with Ashwin, then it’s their point of view. I am a little vocal about the fact that the pitches on which India play cricket are not good tracks, there is a lot of spin on these tracks and matches get over within two and a half days,” Harbhajan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Because I am vocal about it, there is a lot of noise on social media, and people think I have a problem with one individual. I don’t have a problem with any individual, I respect everyone because it is not easy to play for the country. They are all my colleagues. They are all my brothers, some elder, some younger,”\u00a0Harbhajan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The ex-India star in question here is Harbhajan Singh, who clarified that there is no rif between him and Ashwin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":665,"featured_media":1217028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[191,1816,122,236],"yoast_head":"\n