In the recent past Harbhajan has been in excellent form with the bat. He has not only scored the highest run in the current series, but also has made some useful contribution with the bat in the recent past. This form with the bat has been useful for India in saving and winning test matches in the recent past.
But his form with ball has not been good for quite some tine now. His bowling does not have the same sharpness that it used to have previously. This is an extermely worrying sign for India, particularly with the world cup nearning. As the world cup is going to be in the sub continent, spin will be a big factor and India will require Harbhajan more than ever it has needed him. But at the moment the opposition does not seem to be too much bothered by Harbhajan.
India will get more benifit if he performs more with the ball than the bat. Ofcourse benifit will be highest when he performs with both. He should not get carried away with his batting performance. He should focus on improving his bowling now. Otherwise he will suffer the same fate that Irfan Pathan suffered. Pathan was also performing quite well with the bat, but did not concentrate with the bowl. So, he thrown out of the team. Similar thing happened with Parthiv Patel. Patel is a brilliant batsman, but he dropped too many catches behind the wicket and hence he was ultimaltely dropped from the team.
So, Harbhajan should try to bowl well and should not concentrate too much with the bat. India need him as a bowler, not as a batsman.
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