Harbhajan Singh claims media misquoted him on remarks about MS Dhoni

Veteran Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh took the social media by storm when his remarks on former skipper MS Dhoni surfaced the internet yesterday. Different reports on the media suggested that Harbhajan had quoted Dhoni to be a privileged player. Apparently, his indications were in regard to the fact that Dhoni got more opportunities despite not being in the best of the forms at all times.

He drew a lot of criticism for his remarks and was at the negative side of the publicity. Now, Harbhajan Singh posted a series of tweets on the micro-blogging site Twitter claiming that he never said anything wrong about MS Dhoni. He posted 3 tweets to clarify his words and what he meant when he meant during the interview with NDTV. He even posted a short video of the interview later.

He claimed that he was misquoted and requested the media to go through the entire video first. In his first tweet, Harbhajan Singh wrote, “1/3 Dear media plz don’t misquote all the time. Any1 who wants 2know what exactly I said in that interview please go & see the entire video.”

1/3 Dear media plz don't misquote all the time. Any1 who wants 2know what exactly I said in that interview please go & see the entire video. pic.twitter.com/aatVC4wxzM

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 26, 2017

Dhoni a dear friend

In his next tweet, he wrote that Dhoni is a very good friend to him. He never doubted the credibility of Dhoni the player and never said anything against him. “2/3 MSD is a dear friend &a great player, I never doubted his selection so please don’t quote me on things which I never said against him,” he quoted.

2/3 MSD is a dear friend &a great player, I never doubted his selection so please don't quote me on things which I never said against him

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 26, 2017

Publicity gimmick

In his final tweet, he mentioned that the media websites are misquoting him in order to get their sites trending on the social media. He, however, feels that this should not come at the expense of tarnishing someone’s image. “3/3 just to run ur sites n create ‘sensatiinonal stories’ don’t misquote & run out of context to harm someone elses image,” Harbhajan Singh conceded in his third tweet.

3/3 just to run ur sites n create 'sensatiinonal stories' don't misquote & run out of context to harm someone elses image.

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 26, 2017