Harbhajan Singh: Spin legend on the ILT20, UAE cricket, India and following your dreams

Bearing in mind he could not speak English when he first started out in international cricket, it’s fair to say Harbhajan Singh has got the hang of it now.

Maybe that stands to reason. He did have a gilded, 17-year career for India, which took him to all points of cricket’s compass.

The UAE will host Scotland for a three-match T20I series at the Dubai International Stadium next month.
The two sides will start their Cricket World Cup League 2 campaigns with a tri-series also involving Canada, starting on January 29.
That series will be followed by a bilateral T20 series on March 11, 13 and 14.

He won enough match awards to deem it necessary for at least a decent grasp of the language in which post-match ceremonies are most often delivered.

Still, though, DP World picked well when they invited the off-spin great along for the day to help out with some promotion.

Harbhajan was at the logistics company’s head office in Jebel Ali to help draw attention to an initiative designed to support the growth of grassroots cricket.

Specifically, he was there to unveil a shipping container which has been repurposed to provide changing facilities, secure storage, a scoreboard and a portable wicket. The container will be placed at Victoria Cricket Academy at Skyline University in Sharjah.

There will be no doubt as to its purpose, even when it is all locked up. On the outside is a striking mural of Sachin Tendulkar made by Saudi graffiti artist Maajed Ahmed.

It is the fourth of 50 such containers which DP World plan to provide around the world. Harbhajan was also tasked with giving out kitbags to children from various cricket academies around Dubai.

It was no surprise the aspiring players – plus a large chunk of the company’s staff – were in