Ex-Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh recently posted a comical meme about Mitchell Starc, who secured an enormous ₹24.75 crore bid from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the IPL 2024 auction earlier this month.
Starc created history during the auction held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on December 19, becoming the highest-paid cricketer in the IPL’s history since its inception in 2008.
KKR and Gujarat Titans (GT) engaged in a fierce bidding battle, driving up Mitchell Starc’s price significantly from his base value. Eventually, KKR secured Starc’s services with a staggering ₹24.75 crores, making him the priciest player in IPL history.
Harbhajan Singh seized the moment and posted a humorous reel about Starc’s IPL contract on his official Instagram account. He captioned the post with:
“Just for laugh.”
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“Didn’t select Ajinkya Rahane and left Cheteshwar Pujara out for no reason” – Harbhajan Singh’s response post India’s loss in the Centurion Test to South Africa
Harbhajan Singh expressed disapproval towards Indian selectors, stating that they unjustly overlooked the experienced pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara in Test matches. He highlighted Pujara’s comparable statistics to Virat Kohli in recent years and criticized the management for lacking confidence in him.
Speaking on his YouTube channel in a video, Harbhajan remarked:
“Didn’t select Ajinkya Rahane and have left Cheteshwar Pujara out for no reason. These are the two players who have scored runs everywhere. If you look at the previous record Pujara has the same contribution as Kohli had.”
“I don’t understand why Pujara has been left out, we still don’t have a better batter than Pujara in Test cricket. He plays slowly but he saves you, because of him India won Test in Australia and England.”
He added:
“In three days India for a single moment never looked in the game. They scored 245 runs after losing the toss in the first innings. In the second innings, India could only score 131 and if you remove Virat Kohli’s contribution then it would have been more difficult. The match was decided on India’s performance in the first innings.”
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