Harbhajan Singh reacts after his old prediction on Gary Kirsten-Pakistan equation comes true

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has reacted after his old prediction about Gary Kirsten turned out to be true. Gary Kirsten has resigned as Pakistan coach just ahead of the white-ball tour in Australia.

Kirsten was appointed as white-ball coach in April this year for a two-year contract. However, the former South Africa legend quit the role after just six months.

His resignation arrived after Babar Azam quit Pakistan's captaincy in ODIs and T20Is. Mohammad Rizwan has been named the new skipper for Pakistan and will lead the side in the upcoming three ODIs and three T20Is against Australia.

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Harbhajan Singh reacts after his old prediction of Gary Kirsten leaving the Pakistan Team as head coach becomes reality

Now, after Kirsten's resignation, Harbhajan Singh reposted the tweet of former Pakistan domestic player Kamil Khan on his X account.

The tweet had a photo of Harbhajan Singh's old comments when he urged Kirsten to leave the Pakistan Team and become India's Head Coach after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Singh reacted to the post with a laughing emoji.

"Harbhajan Singh was aware of the complications Gary Kirsten might face in Pakistan. Kirsten is a world review coach, who won the 2011 World Cup with India. It will be interesting to see if BCCI approaches him and whether he considers the opportunity again. Indian needs him more," the tweet read. Have a look at the tweet below.

😂😂 https://t.co/CidFLfTQO2

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 29, 2024

Harbhajan Singh urged Gary Kirsten to leave the Pakistan Team after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Notably, Harbhajan Singh had warned Kirsten before taking the coaching role with the Pakistan team. Interestingly, Singh had also urged Kirsten to leave the Pakistan team after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

When Kirsten made claims that there was no unity in the Pakistan team. Singh also asked him to become the India Head Coach, as Rahul Dravid left the post after the Indian Team won the title in the tournament.

Pakistan, under skipper Babar Azam, faced a humiliating performance in the ICC event. They lost to India and USA in the group stage and could not qualify for Super 8. Later, coach Kirsten was severely trolled and bashed by Pakistan fans.

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India face first home Test series under new coach Gautam Gambhir

Interestingly, after Team India's recent Test series loss to New Zealand, the role of Head Coach Gautam Gambhir is in question. The Rohit Sharma & Boys have lost the first two games of the three-match series and have faced their first home Test series defeat against any side since 2012.

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Gautam Gambhir is the new head coach for Team India in all three formats. He was appointed as the coach after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, where India won the title under coach Rahul Dravid.

Notably, Gambhir also faced criticisms after Team India faced a 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka in an ODI series after his appointment.