MS Dhoni has been the most decorated Indian captain but he had his share of controversies as well, especially around his bonding with his teammates. Media reports have time and again claimed his rifts with some of his teammates, including Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh. While some of the former cricketers have quashed the rumours on public platforms, a few have admitted not being in regular contact with the former Indian captain.
In a recent interaction with SportsNext, Harbhajan revealed that it has been more than a decade since he spoke to Dhoni whether in person or over a phone call. While the spin legend has no reasons to tell, he believes the former keeper-batter may have some.
“No, I don’t speak to Dhoni. When I was playing at CSK, that’s when we spoke, but otherwise, we haven’t spoken. It’s been 10 years and more. I have no reason; perhaps he does. I don’t know what the reasons are. When we were playing in the IPL at CSK, that’s when we used to talk, and that, too, was restricted to the ground. After that, he did not come to my room, nor did I go to his,” Harbhajan said in the interview.
Harbhajan further stated that he has nothing against Dhoni, but calls only those who tend to pick his reply and reply to him.
“I don’t have anything against him. If he has something to say, he can tell me. But if he did, he would have told me by now. I never tried to call him because I have a lot of passion. I only ring up those who pick up my calls. I don’t have the time otherwise. I stay in touch with the ones I am friends with. A relationship is always about give and take. If I respect you, I hope you will respect me back. Or you respond to me. But if I call you once or twice but don’t get a response, I will probably only meet you as much as I am needed to,” Harbhajan said.
