Ashwin speaks on alleged rift with Harbhajan, says, ‘Even if you were jealous…’

As Harbhajan stepped away from Tests in 2015 after a 103-match long career with 417 wickets, Ashwin took his place as the first-choice spinner. Harbhajan’s decline conincided with Ashwin’s rise in international cricket as a genuine spin bowling all-rounder and for long, reports about a rift between these two bowling greats ran rampant on social media, with some of Harbhajan’s comments on Ashwin often taken as jabs towards his successor.