Harbhajan was captain’s delight, says Sourav Ganguly

TIL Desk Sports/ The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly congratulated just-retired Harbhajan Singh on a glorious career, saying the one aspect of the veteran off-spinner that inspired him the most was his ‘hunger to perform’.

Harbhajan Singh called time on his career on Friday after an illustrious 23-year stint in international cricket. During his career, he won two World Cups — the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007 and then the ODI World Cup in 2011. He took 417 wickets in 103 Tests, 269 wickets in 236 ODIs and 25 scalps in 28 T20Is.

“I congratulate Harbhajan Singh on a remarkable career. He has faced several challenges in his life, but Bhajji is not the one to give up. He has overcome many hurdles and put many setbacks behind him to rise every time. What inspired me the most about him was his hunger to perform,” Ganguly said in a BCCI statement.