Harbhajan Singh takes to Twitter to bid goodbye to Mumbai Indians

Veteran Indian offie Harbhajan Singh, who for the past one decade donned the blue outfit of Mumbai Indians, won’t be wearing the same in the IPL 2018. Harbhajan was with the Mumbai-based franchise since the inaugural season in 2008 before being released this year which culminated a highly successful ten-year association between the player and the team.

One of the key cogs of Mumbai Indians for the first decade of IPL, the 37-year-old played an integral role in their triumphs over the years. During his time with Mumbai Indians, Harbhajan three IPL titles and two now-defunct Champions League T20 titles. He also skippered the side when it lifted its first Champions League title in 2011

However, in the recently concluded IPL auction, the franchise decided to part ways with the World Cup-winning bowler, who now looks a pale shadow of his former self. Last year, he had failed to perform as per expectations and also warmed the bench on several occasions. Overall, he played 11 matches and managed to pick up just eight wickets with modest return with the bat.

This was only the second time Harbhajan was put up for auction

Harbhajan will now instead ply his trade for two-time champions Chennai Super Kings after being bought at his base price of Rs 2 Crores. This was only the second time the Punjab-born star was in the auction as Mumbai Indians showed loyalty by retaining him on previous two occasions and the Super Kings did not let go the opportunity of signing up the star spinner.

Meanwhile, with his decade-long association with Mumbai Indians coming to an end, Harbhajan took to his Twitter handle to thank the franchise and wished them luck for the upcoming season.

He wrote, “Thank you @mipaltan for a wonderful & memorable 10 yrs…it was great playing for you…all the best going forward for IPL 2018.”

You can see the Tweet below

Thank you @mipaltan for a wonderful & memorable 10 yrs…it was great playing for you…all the best going forward for IPL 2018 … ?

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 28, 2018