'It's 'wrong'—Harbhajan blasts Amir for his Abhishek Sharma remarks

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has travel retired successful enactment of young Indian batter Abhishek Sharma aft erstwhile Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir called him a “slogger” up of the large India vs Pakistan lucifer successful the T20 World Cup 2026. Harbhajan powerfully disagreed with Amir’s remark and said Abhishek is simply a due and skilled batsman, not idiosyncratic who conscionable blindly hits the ball.Amir had earlier made the remark portion speaking connected a Pakistani TV show, which sparked statement up of the high-voltage clash. Reacting to it, Harbhajan praised Abhishek’s batting quality and consistency. He said, "Abhishek Sharma is simply a prime player, and helium is simply a subordinate who is determined to triumph matches connected his own.

And not once, but helium tin bash it again and again. I person played cricket, and I cognize that helium is simply a due batter who has each the shots; a batch of batsmen don't person each the shots. A slogger is idiosyncratic who lone sees the shot and slogs; if it connects, great, and if it doesn't, that's good too.

He is not similar that. He hits the archetypal ball. And arsenic agelong arsenic helium is connected the crease, helium keeps hitting. So, helium is simply a due batsman."Harbhajan besides said it is unfair for critics who person ne'er bowled to Abhishek to justice him.

He added, "People whitethorn accidental immoderate they want. Because, successful my opinion, I don't deliberation they person ever bowled successful beforehand of specified a batter, and hence, it is incorrect to remark that Abhishek is simply a slogger."He urged Abhishek to beryllium his endowment connected the field, saying, "If I archer you the explanation of a slogger, past a batch of radical volition get angry. So, I don't privation to accidental that. Because we don't run connected that level, that they accidental thing and we respond again and again. I don't privation to bash that. Because possibly helium wants america to react. "But, anyway, I'll say, Abhishek, amusement america time what you showed america before. And amusement us, what Abhishek tin do. And I person a batch of anticipation from Abhishek. And if helium plays for a agelong time, past Team India volition acceptable a precise agelong score."