Veteran Harbhajan Singh flooring KKR teammate Dinesh Karthik along with his work ethic

Harbhajan Singh’s childlike enthusiasm at 40-plus has floored Kolkata Knight Riders vice-captain Dinesh Karthik, who mentioned the veteran off-spinner’s dedication and curiosity at this stage of his profession is a testomony to his character.
After going unsold within the first spherical of IPL auctions earlier this 12 months, Harbhajan, who additionally performed for Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians prior to now, was purchased by KKR for Rs 2 crore, a transfer that had raised many eyebrows.
But Karthik mentioned the veteran of 700-plus worldwide wickets has overwhelmed everybody by his work ethic within the final one week after he joined the IPL facet right here.
“He has been coming to practice sessions early, much ahead of all other players, and he has been doing it consistently. I think he is a different man now from whatever little I have seen of him this week,” Karthik advised KKR web site on the sidelines of a observe match on the DY Patil Stadium.
“Picking him I think wasn’t easy, considering that he has been around for so long. But the amount of interest and intensity he has shown in the last one week is just fabulous.”

Negi fine-tuning his expertise below the watchful eyes of Bhajji 🧐
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Having made his Test debut means again in 1998, Harbhajan is gearing up for his twenty third skilled season.
Karthik mentioned Harbhajan has even been attending elective coaching classes, the place he’s batting his coronary heart out.
“Even in a observe sport that begins at 7pm, he comes at 4 o’clock. He was batting earlier than that, he bowled to Shakib (Al Hasan) and (Eoin) Morgan, after which did his stretching once more earlier than moving into the observe sport.

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“He is bowling in the match and also fielding all 20 overs. That’s about as much as you can ask for from a man of his stature. He has achieved everything, yet to show this kind of interest at this stage of his career speaks volumes of him as a character. I am sure he will do a great job for KKR,” Karthik mentioned.
KKR will tackle Sunrisers Hyderabad of their opening match of IPL 2021 in Chennai on Sunday.