"Save Bhuvi, I don't think other bowlers have been consistent enough. The likes of Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav have a lot of talent but they haven't bowled to one line. They have sprayed deliveries on both sides of the wicket. At this level, if the batsman gets 2-3 hittable balls every over, it becomes difficult for the bowling side," Harbhajan said, while addressing the audience at the 'Cricket Conclave' organised by News24.
"I guess, in my career, Glenn McGrath is one bowler who could bowl to a channel pitching 90 out of 100 deliveries on a single spot. If that is the percentage then you can win matches," said Harbhajan.
Sitting alongside Shoaib Akhtar and Inzamam ul Haq, Harbhajan recollected how the 'Rawalpindi Express' had reacted angrily after being hit for a six in the Asia Cup match back in 2010.
Asked about the Pakistani batsmen who gave him the maximum trouble, Harbhajan said,"I believe Saeed Anwar and Inzy bhai were the two players, whom I felt can never be dismissed. I remember Inzy bhai's range of shots. He could sweep in-front of square and if I put a fielder there, he would hit me behind square.
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