Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday welcomed the return of Harbhajan Singh to the Indian cricket team after more than two years, saying the off-spinner looks in good form even though he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone with close to 700 international wickets under his belt. “With Harbhajan’s selection, the selectors have shown that they are picking players on current form. Whether senior or junior, if a player is doing well, he will come back (to the team),” Gavaskar told NDTV. Harbhajan, whose last India appearance came in a Test match in March 2013, has been bowling well in the ongoing IPl, taking 16 wickets in 14 games at 25.75.
Asked whether it made more sense to pick the feisty spinner in the one-day squad, Gavaskar said: “Well he has more than 400 Test wickets to his name, he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone or depend on his Ranji Trophy performance. Sometimes it’s not only about taking wickets, it’s also about how you are bowling and Harbhajan looks to be in good form. He is bowling slow, getting the ball to turn, getting the bounce, selectors have taken note of that”.