Ravichandran Ashwin claims Harbhajan Singh is jealous of him, latter reacts coldly
Published - 20 Jul 2025, 01:10 PM | Updated - 20 Jul 2025, 01:11 PM
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After years of murmurs, speculations, and online gossip, India’s two greatest off-spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh, have surprised the fans by finally coming face-to-face and addressing the long-standing whispers of a cold war between them.
For years, fans believed that there was a hidden rivalry between Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh, especially when the former Indian all-rounder burst onto the scene just as the Punjab lad’s legendary career was at the final phase at the highest level.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh break silence on ‘Cold War’ rumors
In a special episode on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube show, the duo opened up about the chatter surrounding their relationship. Ashwin, who replaced Harbhajan in the Indian cricket team back in 2011, directly addressed the long-standing rumor of jealousy.
Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “This whole jealousy bit—before I allow you to answer that, let me clarify something. People look at everything from their perspective. For example, if they are passing a comment on me, they believe that others would see the world through their eyes.”
The former Indian off-spinner further asked, “Their comments that you (Harbhajan) are jealous of this person who is interviewing you today (Ashwin), what would that be about, Bhajji pa?”
'Do you think I am jealous of you?'
A calm and composed Harbhajan shut down all talk of bitterness. The former World Cup winner has made it clear that there was no room for jealousy or bitterness in his heart, as he reminded everyone that real sportsmen don’t carry grudges against their teammates, as they only serve the country.
Harbhajan Singh asked on the YouTube channel, “Do you think I am jealous of you? You are sitting with me today, and we have spoken at length. Do you think I am that kind of person? Even if you were jealous at one point in time, I think it’s justified.”
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He signed off by saying, “That is my point, and I will never take it wrong because we are all human. Naturally, it is bound to be like that. Some people believe I retired because Washington Sundar is in the thick of things. All of this is the perspective of others.”
Ravichandran Ashwin vs Harbhajan Singh Stats Comparison
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh both have made huge impacts with the ball for India. Speaking about their stats, Ashwin has picked up a total of 765 international wickets, while Harbhajan ended his career with 707 wickets across the formats.
However, the former Indian all-rounder has the upper hand in Test cricket. Ashwin has taken 537 Test wickets at an impressive average of 24, while Harbhajan finished with 417 wickets at a higher average of 32.46 in the longest format of the game.
On spin-friendly Indian pitches, Ashwin was lethal, taking 312 wickets in 51 Tests at an average of over 21. On the other hand, Harbhajan has 265 wickets from 55 tests in India to his name. But when it comes to the IPL, Harbhajan has shown better control in recent seasons.
His bowling average over the past two editions is 25.30, slightly better than Ashwin’s 32.40.
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