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Harbhajan Singh mocks Pakistan spinners

Off-spinner was involved in a Twitter exchange with Virender Sehwag

Harbhajan Singh mocks Pakistan spinners PHOTO: AFP/PCB

Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh mocked Pakistan spinners during a Twitter exchange with former Men in Blue opener Virender Sehwag, after the latter bragged about his batting record against spinners.

Sehwag shared a TV commercial of an adhesive on Twitter, linking it to his batting performance against spinners. 

"Maine toh bas 14-15 saal spinners ko Chipkaya, par yeh to 60 saal se Chipka rahe hain! (I just smashed spinners for 14-15 years, but this adhesive has fixed things for past 60 years)," Sehwag said.

Replying to the Tweet, Singh said: "Viru teri Pakistan ke khilaaf average 91 thi, par har spinner Pakistani nahi hota. (Your average was 91 against Pakistan but not every spinner is a Pakistani)."

Viru teri Pakistan ke khilaaf average 91 thi, par har spinner Pakistani nahi hota 😜 https://t.co/3PAAKJQLlF

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 5, 2019

 

Harbhajan himself had a terrible bowling record against Pakistan, picking 25 Test wickets at a bowling average of 52.04 (his worst average against any country).