India will Come Back Stronger in Test - Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh was the only specialist bowler apart from Amit Mishra to
complete his full quota of overs in all matches.

Harhajan Singh said that he is determined to win back his place after he was excluded from the Test series squad against South Africa.


Harbhajan Singh, ace Indian off-spinner, on Wednesday said that he relished bowling to the formidable South African line-up and said he was satisfied with his performance in the recently concluded One-Day International (ODI) series. The 35-year-old's performance was one of the few bright spots for Team India, whose bowlers were largely off colour in the five-match series that ended 3-2 in favour of the visitors.

India will Come Back Stronger in Test -  Harbhajan Singh 

"It was a series that I really enjoyed playing. It is always a challenge when you face a world class opposition and that's exactly when you would need to give more than 100 percent for the team. "I am personally very satisfied with how I bowled in the series," Harbhajan, who was the only specialist bowler apart from Amit Mishra, to complete his full quota of overs in all matches said. For Harbhajan, it was also very important that he could deliver what the limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wanted from him. In fact Dhoni praised his performance during his interactions with the media.

"The captain always has a plan in mind and as a bowler it is my job to execute it. How I implement it is upto me but you need to put your hand up in tough situations. I would prefer bowling to AB (de Villiers), Faf (du Plessis) or Quinton (de Kock) as they are attacking players. It gives me a chance to devise various strategies," said Harbhajan.

Talking about the Mumbai match, where the Indian bowling attack was plundered, Harbhajan went for only 34 in his first 7 overs before De Villiers stuck into the Indian attack. "I have played lot of cricket in Wankhede. It has always been a very good batting track. It has good bounce and ball comes at the right pace for batsmen and they get a good value for their shots.

"It was one such day when AB was on fire. Also we dropped a few catches. Had we taken those catches and fielded well, the score would have been much lesser than 438," said the senior off-spinner.