Former Indian wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta chose Jalaj Saxena as a very good option for Harbhajan Singh\u2019s replacement in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.<\/p>\n
Deep Dasgupta told ESPNcricinfo in an interview;<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Jalaj Saxena\u00a0deserves a place, he\u2019s a good enough all-rounder. I think they might look at him, he\u2019s a very good option for Bhajji\u2019s replacement\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jalaj Saxena is one of the veterans of the Indian domestic cricket and has proven track record as an all-rounder in all three formats of the game. In 54 T20 matches, Jalaj Saxena took 49 wickets at an economy rate of 6.92. Jalaj also has 633 runs to his name in T20s.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s someone who has got a lot of experience not just in red ball cricket but also in white ball cricket he\u2019s been around for a while,\u201d said Dasgupta.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, he wasn\u2018t a regularity, didn\u2019t play all the games last season but having said that when you\u2019ve got someone as experienced as Harbhajan and we\u2019re talking about all those 50 plus matches being played on only 3 venues,\u201d Deep Dasgupta added.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the absence of Harbhajan Singh in the Chennai Super King\u2019s ( CSK) squad, Deep Dasgupta said;<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the 2nd half of the tournament, those pitches will get tired, there will ware and tare so it will definitely help the spinners. From the experience part, yes (they will miss him), and of course he was only off-spinner. He didn\u2019t play much after last season but with someone of that experience, you have to back them and that\u2019s what CSK has done. So they will miss him, maybe not too much but a bit for sure.\u201d said Deep Dasgupta.<\/p>\n
Harbhajan Singh has ample amount of experience and has played 160 matches where he snared 150 wickets.<\/p>\n
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