This time Bhajji shone up with his bat rather than his spinning fingers. When India was in need to score, it was Harbhajan Singh who rose to rescue India after the top order Indian batsmen struggled against Johnson.
Harbhajan smashed 54 as India, replying to Australia's first innings
total of 430, recovered from 155-5 to 313-8 by stumps on the third day
at the Chinnaswamy stadium.
Zaheer Khan chipped in with an unbeaten 35 during an eighth-wicket
stand of 80 with Harbhajan as the last three Indian wickets plundered
158 runs after the famed top order had been decimated by Johnson
South Africa is upbeat ahead of the third and final Test against host India. South Africa sitting in a comfortable seat with a 1-0 lead. Visitors, South Africa, has enjoyed the tour with out any trouble from Indian bowlers. None of them have been able to bother any of the visitor batsmen.
At other end, Indian is getting ready to take revenge of one of the worst losses in the history the game. They are looking forward to even the series, though they. are under tremendous mental pressure.
The win or loss would decide India's fate on the ranking table too. A loss would mean a big slide, where as a win could still keep them as a contender for the second position.
In the picture, Bhajji, is inspecting the Kanpur Pitch a day before the third and final Test
Harbhajan Singh is seldom out of the popular frame. When
he is not making news with the ball, he is chipping in with some useful runs
batting down the order. Off the field too, he is a much-discussed and
talked-about cricketer. In fact, during the recent Australian tour, Bhajji made
more headlines for non-cricketing reasons. Back in India, Bhajji wants to put
those controversies behind him and think and talk about cricket. In an interview
with
TOI
, Bhajji spoke about his game
and the new-look Indian team.
India's firm stand paid off on Tuesday when racism
charges against off-spinner Harbhajan Singh were dropped by a Judge and he was
held guilty of a much lighter offence of using offensive language for which he
was fined, escaping a three-Test ban that had been imposed on him earlier.
South Africa is upbeat ahead of the third and final Test against host India. South Africa sitting in a comfortable seat with a 1-0 lead. Visitors, South Africa, has enjoyed the tour with out any trouble from Indian bowlers. None of them have been able to bother any of the visitor batsmen.
Harbhajan Singh is seldom out of the popular frame. When
he is not making news with the ball, he is chipping in with some useful runs
batting down the order. Off the field too, he is a much-discussed and
talked-about cricketer. In fact, during the recent Australian tour, Bhajji made
more headlines for non-cricketing reasons. Back in India, Bhajji wants to put
those controversies behind him and think and talk about cricket. In an interview
with