Bhajji great player, will make comeback soon: Srikkanth

After dropping Harbhajan Singh from the team for the second Test, K Srikkanth said that is he a great player and will soon find his place in the team when the right time comes.

Zeenews Sports Bureau

New Delhi: After dropping Harbhajan Singh from the team for the second Test against West Indies, Selection Committee Chairman K Srikkanth on Thursday said that is he a great player and will soon find his place in the team when the right time comes. “Bhajji is a great player, he will make a comeback when the time is right,” he said adding that the team is not dependent on one player. The selectors named an unchanged squad for the second Test in Kolkata starting November 14, picking Ashwin and Ojha ahead of senior tweaker Harbhajan Singh who has been dropped on account of poor form. He also lauded the youngsters, particularly the spin duo of R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha, for their good show in the first cricket Test against the West Indies, and said retaining them in an unchanged squad is a reward for their performance. "The team has done very well by winning against the West Indies in the first Test. The selectors, coach and the captain are all very happy," Srikkanth said after the selection committee meeting here. India fielded a young bowling attack against the West Indies also without strike bowler Zaheer Khan, and Srikkanth said the youngsters have done well in the Test to justify their selection. "I am happy about (off-spinner) Ravichandran Ashwin who took three wickets in first innings and six in the second. (left-arm spinner) Pragyan Ojha did well and pacer Umesh Yadav bowled well on a flat pitch typical of what you call Indian conditions," he said. "So overall, it was a superb performance by the team and we have named an unchanged squad considering the good show," said the former Indian captain. Ashwin and Umesh Yadav made their debut in the first Test here, which India won by five wickets. In fact, Ashwin became only the third cricketer ever to be named Man of the Match on debut. Srikkanth also praised the team management for executing the plans well in the Test. "Planning was superb and we executed the plans on the field. All credit to the team management," he said. The second Test starts from November 14 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.