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Only Dhoni Has Real Fans: Harbhajan Takes Dig At 'Fake Fans' Of Cricketers
Follow UsThe former Indian cricketer felt that Dhoni should continue to play as long as he can
Much has already been said about MS Dhoni still playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite being well past 40, and not being able to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) overcome many issues which have plagued them in what has been a horrendous season for the five time winners.
However, speaking on Dhoni and his fans, former India and CSK cricketer Harbhajan Singh felt that Dhoni should continue to play as long as he wishes to, and should not listen to others. The ‘Turbanator’ also took a jibe on cricketers who only have 'social media fans'.
“He can play as long as he can. Had it been my team, I would have made a different decision,” Harbhajan said on Jio Hotstar on May 17 on the sidelines of the RCB vs KKR game in Bengaluru.
“Fans will want him to continue playing. I feel he has a real fan base; the rest are all on social media, which are even paid fans. Leave them out, because if we start discussing that, the discussion will go in a different direction.”
Former India opener Aakash Chopra was also sitting with him, and he jokingly told Harbhajan to not speak such honest ‘truth’.
“Itna bhi sach nahi bolna tha (you weren’t supposed to be this honest),” Chopra said in Hindi.
Co-incidentally, fans thronged the Chinnaswamy stadium in white colour jerseys and T-shirts to pay a tribute to Virat Kohli’s Test career despite rain lashing down and abandoning the game.