New Delhi, Nov 10 (CRICKETNMORE) Signalling the end of the cold war with his successor Ravichandran Ashwin, seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday hoped the Chennai tweaker would shatter all records and predicted a 3-0 win for India in the ongoing five-match cricket Test series against England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During the New Zealand series, Harbhajan had indirectly taunted Ashwin's success with the cherry by raising fingers at the spinning pitches being made in the last four years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Records are made to be broken and I wish Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja and all others should surpass us with their achievements and wish the same for future generations too," the 36-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of an Advanced Hair Studio (AHS) event here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We have all the capable spinners in the team who can take wickets on any sort of track. What you need to do is just be more patient and bowl a tight line according to the field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Thursday, England went on to pile up a mammoth 537 with three of their batters -- Joe Root (124), Moeen Ali (117) and Ben Stokes (128) -- hitting big hundreds despite India playing three of their premier spinners in the XI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defending the Indian spinners' inability to bundle out the visitors cheaply, Harbhajan said: "They are all good spinners but sometimes when you try too many things which don't work in your favour. Its one of those days when you don't click and I would wish them all the luck for the series, which still is very very young."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Every match is a new challenge and so is every series. England have a very good young side and we can expect a tough fight in the series. But I will still back India to win the series 3-0"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Commenting on the track at Rajkot, the Punjab spinner said: "To be honest, I haven't seen the wicket yet, obviously I have seen the score which shows it must be a pretty good wicket to bat on."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Its a totally different track from what we have seen in the last five years, where teams have come and scored 500 runs in one innings."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I haven't seen that in the last four years, either the wicket is really good or England have batted very well," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harbhajan further revealed that he will return to cricket in Punjab's next Ranji Trophy game from November 21 after spending "quality" time with his new-born daughter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Yea I took a break to spend time with my daughter and family. I will be back to cricket in Punjab's next Ranji Trophy game from November 21."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked if he is ready for the England series if the need arises, he said: "I am not ready at the moment but from November 21, I will be ready, no matter it is for the Test series or the ODIs."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medium pacer Mohit Sharma, who was also present at the event said he is currently focussed on leading the Haryana side back to the Elite group in the Ranji Trophy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 28-year-old is in great nick after taking two back to back five-wicket hauls in Haryana's last two matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Personally I am taking one series at a time. I am currently captaining Haryana in the domestic competition and the focus is on collecting as many points to get back to the Elite Group. So as of now, I am thinking more for the team rather than individual benefits," he said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ravi-ashwin1.jpg", "alt_img": "Image for Wish Ashwin can break all records, says Harbhajan Singh", "alt_title": "Wish Ashwin can break all records, says Harbhajan Singh", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Wish Ashwin can break all records: Harbhajan", "seo_desc": "New Delhi, Nov 10 (CRICKETNMORE) Signalling the end of the cold war with his successor Ravichandran Ashwin, seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday ho", "seo_keywords": "Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "wish-ashwin-can-break-all-records-says-harbhajan-singh", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2318", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-11-10 20:04:00", "updated": "2016-11-10 20:04:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-11-10 20:04:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-11-10 20:04:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/wish-ashwin-can-break-all-records-says-harbhajan-singh-21014" }