R Ashwin Tells Harbhajan Singh: 'If You Were Jealous Of Me, I Think...'

R Ashwin Tells Harbhajan Singh: 'If You Were Jealous Of Me, I Think...'

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Last Updated: July 19, 2025, 23:32 IST

Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh have cleared the air around their rumored 'rifts'.

Ravichandran Ashwin (L) and Harbhajan Singh. (PC: File, Instagram)

Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh seemed to have cleared the air around their relationship publicly. In an interview on Ashwin’s YouTube channel show #KuttiStoriesWithAsh, a trailer of which was released on Saturday, the two great off-spinners talked about whether Harbhajan was ever jealous of Ashwin after the latter took over his place in the Indian men’s team across formats.

Ashwin began his India Test career in 2011. At that time, Harbhajan had already given 13 years to the country, and his powers were on the decline. For some time, the duo co-existed, but eventually, the younger spinner started to dominate and even went past several of Harbhajan’s records after his retirement. Rumors of ‘rift’ between them were mostly internet buzz, created over the senior tweaker’s critique on his junior in media.

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“This whole jealousy bit, before I allow you to answer that, let me clarify something," Ashwin said in the trailer clip. “People look at everything from their perspective. For example, if they are passing a comment on me, they believe that others would see the world through their eyes. Their comments that you (Harbhajan) are jealous of this person who is interviewing you today (Ashwin), what would that be about, Bhajji pa?"

“Do you think I am jealous of you? You are sitting with me today, and we have spoken at length. Do you think I am that kind of person?" Harbhajan replied.

To this, Ashwin said he didn’t think that Harbhajan was jealous of him, but cited the example of Washington Sundar taking over the India team now to say that all of this was human nature and justified.

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“Even if you were jealous at one point in time, I think it’s justified. That is my point, and I will never take it wrong because we are all human. Naturally, it is bound to be like that. Some people believe I retired because Washington Sundar is in the thick of things. All of this is the perspective of others," Ashwin said.

Ashwin retired from Test cricket in the middle of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Sundar is India’s lead off-spinner in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy but under the wings of Ravindra Jadeja.

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