Harbhajan, 38, has turned the clock this IPL season more than once, taking crucial wickets during the tournament to help CSK reach their record eighth final in 10 years. CSK were suspended for two years in between.
Harbhajan Singh with CSK teammates
Former Australia speedster Brett Lee applauded Harbhajan Singh, saying that the veteran Indian off-spinner has shown a lot of confidence while bowling for Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing IPL.
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Harbhajan, 38, has turned the clock this IPL season more than once, taking crucial wickets during the tournament to help CSK reach their record eighth final in 10 years. CSK were suspended for two years in between.
He exactly knows where to bowl for certain batsmen. His bowling was outstanding, he got some beautiful shape on the ball again. I love the revolutions of the ball," the Star Sports Select Dugout Expert, Lee said.
"That tells us that he has good control on the ball. He is bowling with confidence," the former fast bowler added.
Harbajan finished with figures of 31 for two in Qualifier 2 to help CSK restrict Delhi Capitals to 147 for 9 on Friday night and then the defending champions reached the target to win by six wickets.
Two wickets in the game against Delhi meant Harbhajan became the third Indian to claim 150 wickets in IPL.
"His stand is basically right-handers vs left-handers. Just shows how good a bowler he is. He can bring in the LBW both against the left and the right-handers," Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson, who is also a Star Sports Select Dugout Expert, said.
Harbhajan has taken 16 wickets from 10 matches so far in the ongoing cash-rich tournament.
Harbhajan Singh had Twitter going gaga over his IPL performances:
Here we come Hydrabad for the final @IPL 2019 @ChennaiIPL @msdhoni @ImranTahirSA pic.twitter.com/2o8zSG1ym8
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 10, 2019
Congratulations bhajju pa @harbhajan_singh for 150 wickets in IPL. Many more to come! u00f0u009fu00a4u009e pic.twitter.com/strJ82cVTq
— Suresh Rainau00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 (@ImRaina) May 11, 2019
Congratulations paji @harbhajan_singh u00f0u009fu00a4u009eu00f0u009fu00a4u009e pic.twitter.com/EyQXda1AwY
— Muhammad Hussain (@touch2hussain) May 11, 2019
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