New Delhi: Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who has confirmed his exit from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) earlier in January has listed his name in the Indian Premier League auction. He said he is preparing hard for the upcoming edition and is confident about doing well in the tournament ahead of the auction.
In a recent interaction with Cricbuzz Harbhajan explained the reason why he didn’t play in the 13th edition of IPL. He revealed that due to the pandemic he felt he needed to be with his family and skipping the IPL was the correct decision at that moment.
“I am looking forward to the IPL, I am preparing hard for it. Even last year, I was keen on playing but because of the pandemic, I could not. I needed to be around my family. At that stage I thought skipping IPL was the right decision,” Harbhajan said.
The 40-year-old spinner who hasn’t played any professional cricket since the 2019 IPL said that there is a lot of cricket left in him. He also revealed that he has worked very hard on his fitness and continue doing the same.
“There is a lot of cricket left in me, very much. Fitness-wise, I am quite fit, I worked hard on my fitness during the lockdown. Unfortunately, I could not do anything (participate in the IPL). I am looking forward to being in the park again and doing what I can do best,” he added.
Harbhajan is one of the leading wicket-takers in IPL history and has taken 150 wickets to his name. He played for Mumbai Indians (MI) till 2018 before moving to Chennai Super Kings. Singh is among 11 players who have listed themselves at the highest base price of INR 2 crore for the IPL 2021 auction.
The other names on the list are Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Shakib Al Hasan, Kedar Jadhav, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Liam Plunkett, Jason Roy, Mark Wood and Colin Ingram. The mini-auction of the cash-rich league will be held in Chennai on February 18.
