Shoaib Akhtar once bashed me and Yuvraj Singh in a room, claims Harbhajan
Harbajan Singh said that media creates too much hype around the India-Pakistan encounter.
NEW DELHI (Web Desk) - Indian leg-spinner Harbhajan Singh has claimed that once Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar thrashed him and Yuvraj Singh inside a hotel room, reported oneindia.
Harbhajan said that Shoaib Akhtar was another player with whom he often had verbal spat with though they were friends off the field.
“Shoaib abused me a lot. He used to sit with us, ate with us. Since he was too close to us, maybe he used to take us for granted. He challenged me once to hit a six and when I hit a six, he was shocked. He then bowled two consecutive bouncers which I evaded. He then abused me and I replied back. But after the game, we sat together as if nothing happened.
“Shoaib once threatened me he would come to my room and beat me. I told him come, let’s see who beats whom. I was really scared. He is a great hulk. He once bashed me and Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) inside a room. Since he was heavy, it was difficult to catch him,” Harbhajan said.
He added that it is always a special moment winning India-Pakistan matches and said that media creates too much hype around the high voltage encounter.
