Harbhajan Singh: Time to support Virat Kohli and Co

Harbhajan Singh

Virat Kohli, copping criticism for his debatable selection policy for the Centurion Test, should be backed to the hilt since it is his first "real overseas tour" as captain, reckons seasoned Harbhajan Singh. Chasing two sub-300 targets - 208 at Capetown and 287 at Centurion - India's much-vaunted line-up crumbled against South African pace attack to concede a 0-2 lead in the three-match series.

"Everybody wants to improve. Let's support the team in this hour. We have not played as well as we would have expected. Maybe next time. This is a great learning curve. Hopefully, we will bounce back strongly. They need to back each other," Harbhajan told PTI.

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