Harbhajan Singh Shares Differences Between Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super King

Amid the lockdown in the country, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh took to social media and revealed the difference he observed between the two leading franchises- Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Harbhajan represented MI for 10 years, later he joined another successful franchise CSK in the 2018 season.  

During a recent conversation with Team India batsman Rohit Sharma on Instagram Live session,  Bhajji said "MI are very professional - it is very fun to play for the team. I have played for 10 years. I don’t know what to do, it’s very tough situation for me. How MI is different from CSK is that CSK is very relaxed. There are not too many meetings, it is up to players to do what they wish to. There is not much pressure there."

"At MI, there was a bit of pressure, that they feel they want to win the match. In CSK, it is relaxed. We don’t even realise that it is match day. Both teams have amazing set-up and I am glad I have spent all these years with both these teams,” Harbhajan said. 

Further talking about the consistency that is synonymous with CSK, Harbhajan gave the example of Shane Watson who did not perform well but did exceptionally well in the IPL 2018 final. 

“CSK do not make too changes into the team. If Watson was not getting runs throughout the season, and he went on to score a ton. The team kept backing him. In the Mumbai Indians final, he almost played a match-winning innings. You need to know how to back players," Bhajji stated. 

"Players like Watson can win the game on his own. Even for the team India, players like Rishabh Pant, who is a match-winner should be backed. I know he is unable to score runs for now, but I am sure he would come good,” he finally explained.   

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