Harbhajan Singh: Should have been picked to play IPL Final

And Harbhajan has good reason to feel hard done by the snub. In 11 IPL games this season, ‘Bhajji’ has picked up 8 wickets in 11 matches at an economy rate of 6.95. Yet, he found himself out of favor on the big day owing to the emergence of leggie Karn Sharma. He acknowledged his frustration as NDTV reported him as saying, "Obviously frustrating when you're sitting out and watching the game and it is something which is out of your control."

However, Harbhajan is way too experienced and professional to be bogged down by such incidents and having previously himself been a part of the team management, he understands the decision. "Till last year, I was part of the management that used to pick the playing XI. But this time I needed to spend time with my family.”

Harbhajan concluded by saying he was happy with the overall outcome of the game. "I believe. This is what I feel. But in the end what matters is that we won."