In a candid conversation that addressed their long-standing speculation, former cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh recently weighed in on their perceived rivalry, finally putting to rest years of rumours regarding a rift between them. Speaking in a teaser for the third season of Kutti Stories with Ash, Ashwin touched upon the whispers of 'jealousy' that had shadowed their overlapping careers.

The discussion gained ground given the timeline of their careers, Harbhajan, India’s senior-most spinner through the early 2000s, gradually stepped away from Test cricket in 2015 after a remarkable 103-match career that yielded 417 wickets. Around the same time, Ashwin emerged as India’s frontline spinner and a dependable all-rounder, leading to debates about whether tension existed between the two.

On the show, Ashwin addressed the elephant in the room. “This whole jealousy bit. Before I allow you to answer that, let me clarify something. 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. This comment that you are jealous of this person who is interviewing you today--what would that be about?" he asked Harbhajan, who responded with a smile, asking, “You think I was jealous of you?”