Harbhajan Singh is down with flu, reveals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 – Cricket News Update
Experienced Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is down with flu and missed the pre-match practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The entire Indian team, sans the turbanator, was present at the Eden Gardens for the final practice session on the eve of the match. The Indian skipper MS Dhoni told media reporters that the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 spinner did not come for training as he was down with flu.
"Harbhajan is down with flu and he stayed at the hotel and did not come down for the practice," said Dhoni when inquired about Bhajji’s absence during the customary match eve media meet.
The Ranchi wicketkeeper batsman, however, refused to predict the availability of the struggling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
"We will have to go back to the hotel and check his condition. Only after assessing his condition, we will take a call," said Dhoni.
After spending more than a year in the wilderness, Harbhajan was recalled to the national Test side during http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s ten-wicket defeat against England in Mumbai, last week. However, the 32-year-old right-arm off-spinner failed to impress, returning with figures of 2 for 84, as the hosts went on the lose the match comprehensively.
Following the crushing defeat, the Indian skipper blamed his spinners, conceding that their counterparts made better use of the conditions at Wankhede. A number of former Indian cricketers have also suggested that the BCCI selectors should include a leg-spinner in the side instead of playing three offies, which would see the struggling Bhajji sitting out.
Since making his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 has to date played 99 Tests and has picked up 408 wickets at an average of 32.27, with the tally including five ten-wicket and 25 five-wicket hauls as well. He has also played in 229 One Day Internationals, claiming 259 wickets at an average exceeding 33.
The four-match Test series between India and England is currently levelled 1-1, as the hosts won the opening Test in Ahmedabad by nine wickets, before facing a crushing ten-wicket defeat in Mumbai last Monday.
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