Maharashtra Tycoons are set to clash with Delhi Warriors in Match 8 of the World Legends Pro T20 League 2026 on January 29 at the 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium in Goa. Currently placed third on the points table, the Tycoons are coming off a setback against Gurugram Thunders in their previous outing. With valuable points at stake, they will be eager to regroup quickly, address their shortcomings, and produce a stronger all-round performance to get their campaign back on track.

On the other hand, Harbhajan Singh led Delhi Warriors have enjoyed a perfect start to the tournament and are perched comfortably at the top of the standings with two wins from two matches. Brimming with confidence, they will look to extend their winning streak and further solidify their position at the summit. A disciplined display with both bat and ball will be key as they aim to maintain momentum heading into the business end of the competition.

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Maharashtra Tycoons:

Chris Gayle, Sir Alastair Cook, Shaun Marsh, Asghar Afghan (c), Praveen Gupta, Stuart Binny, Pratik Athavale (wk), Sarul Kanwar, Carlos Brathwaite, Ayaan Khan, Pawan Suyal

Delhi Warriors:

Chadwick Walton, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Saurabh Tiwary, Seekkuge Prasanna, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh (c), Shahbaz Nadeem, Suboth Bhati, Isuru Udana

The inaugural World Legends Pro T20 League, featuring retired cricket legends, will commence on Monday, January 26, and will take place at the newly renovated 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium in Goa until February 4, 2026. This event is an exciting addition to the franchise-based cricket world and promises to be filled with action, fast-paced entertainment, and nostalgia all within the span of ten days. With only one stadium and only ten days available to showcase the 18 matches scheduled, the league is designed to provide fans with non-stop cricketing excitement.

The first edition will feature six franchises; Rajasthan Lions, Delhi Warriors, Pune Panthers, Dubai Royals, Gurugram Thunders, and Maharashtra Tycoons. All these teams will be competing for the first-ever title. Each franchise has a captain from the elite ranks of cricket history, plus a mixture of renowned international stars and highly regarded former Indian players.. A total of over 90 legendary cricketers will be part of the history making event. Notable names of players expected to headline the event are Chris Gayle, Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Dale Steyn and Eoin Morgan.

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Throughout the league stage of competition, each individual team will compete against each other once (in a single match); all teams will then proceed into the round-robin stage, where they will compete against all other teams in the league stage once again for a chance at advancing into the semi-finals. After all the rounds are completed and all matches have taken place, the top-four finishing teams on the points table will move onwards to play two semi-final matches; those matches will be held on 03 February 2023; the overall winners of both semi-finals will be the competitors who advance to the Grand Final match (which is also set for 04 February 2023); as well as the overall winner being determined by net run rate should both teams tie. Michael Clarke, the Commissioner of the league and former captain of the Australian national team, recently expressed how excited he is about this year's league and the thrill of watching legendary players compete again.

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Former T20 and ODI world cup winning cricketer Harbhajan Singh praised Rinku Singh for his brilliant knock of 44 runs off 20 balls in the first T20I against New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday, January 21. Rinku returned to the playing XI after being named in India’s 2026 T20 World Cup squad and made a strong impact as a finisher. India won the match by 48 runs.

Rinku came back into the team after Shubman Gill and Jitesh Sharma were dropped at the last moment by the selectors. He came in to bat after Shivam Dube was out for nine runs in the 14th over. Rinku hit four fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 220 and helped India reach a big total of 238/7.

Harbhajan praised Rinku for making good use of his chances and performing under pressure. 

“Rinku Singh’s performance deserves praise. The poor guy got a chance after a long time, and he made full use of it. He is a very hardworking player and never wastes an opportunity. Whenever he plays, he wins hearts,” Harbhajan said on his YouTube channel.

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Rinku Singh’s Late Firepower Seals the Match

Rinku Singh once again impressed with an unbeaten 44 runs off just 20 balls. His fast scoring helped India reach a huge total of 238/7.

His hitting in the final over was very important. Rinku scored 21 runs in the 20th over, hitting two fours and two sixes. With this, he also matched a record held by MS Dhoni. India went on to win the match by 48 runs.

During his knock, Abhishek Sharma also completed 5,000 runs in T20 cricket. He became the fastest batter to reach this mark, doing it in just 2,898 balls. He broke the previous record held by Andre Russell.

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Harbhajan Also Praises Abhishek Sharma

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh also praised Abhishek Sharma for his selfless mindset and team-first approach. He said Abhishek cared more about the team’s success than his personal records.

Abhishek played a brilliant knock of 84 runs off 35 balls. He hit five fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 240. He was close to scoring his third T20I hundred but got out while trying to attack Ish Sodhi, even after hitting three boundaries in the same over.

“Abhishek Sharma could have easily scored a hundred, but he chose not to slow down. He decided to keep playing attacking shots, even if it meant getting out. This shows his mindset. He did not think about himself but about the team. Whenever he scores a fifty, India wins. He is a superstar, and bowlers have no answers against him,” Harbhajan said.

Indiagears up for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 defense in India and Sri Lana despite concerns over their captain, Suryakumar Yadav’s struggling form of 213 runs in 20 games in 2025, at an average of a touch over 14. The BCCI selectors still gave him a massive pat on the back for the tournament.

The former spinner of the Blue Brigade, Harbhajan Singh, remains confident that Sky would strike form when the ICC event begins in the first week of February. He was present at the event announcing the partnership between the Mumbai Indians and Malaysia Airlines.

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“Maybe, he is saving it for the World Cup. Surya is a class player. There is no doubt about it. I still believe that he is probably the No.1 player in this format. People often talk about how great AB de Villiers is, but we have our own guy who does the same job. And I do back him to come good for India in this World Cup.” Harbhajan expressed in the function.

Harbhajan Singh supports out-of-form Suryakumar Yadav

India will start their campaign against the United States of America (USA) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai before facing Namibia, Pakistan, and the Netherlands in the group-stage clashes of the competition.

“Playing international cricket itself brings pressure. It doesn’t matter where you play. It’s kind of a blessing to play in front of your home crowd, in your backyard. You know your conditions better than the others, and the support you get is unbelievable. When the Indian team plays anywhere in the world, it feels like we are playing in India. But still, the support at home is very different.” Harbhajan addressed.

“I think this team has got everything. You see the batting lineup, bowling lineup, and on top of it, every player is in their own league. They are match-winners. We hope that this trophy will (stay) in India. (If it happens) It will be the first time that the Indian team will win the trophy twice in a row.” The former spinner shared.

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh explains why Chennai Super Kings (CSK) never felt pressure when MS Dhoni was in charge of the team. During his prime, Dhoni, who won 5 IPL titles as CSK captain, was one of the most dominating forces in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Singh played multiple IPL seasons in the CSK jersey and under MS Dhoni's leadership.

During a recent podcast, Singh tried to explain the importance of MS Dhoni's presence in the CSK dressing room. The former spinner said that Dhoni had a very clear vision and knew how to guide the team to a victory. That mindset helped the team to shape in a way as well.

As the captain used to remain calm and collected, players also used to maintain their mindset no matter what the result of a match was. Without relying on star power, Dhoni tried to base the team on pure bonding. 

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"Dhoni is clear in his thinking and exceptional at winning games, and that mindset reflects on the entire team. He builds a system where the dressing room matters most, with no big or small players, only contribution to the team." Harbhajan Singh explains how Dhoni influenced the atmosphere of Chennai Super Kings. 

Harbhajan Singh explains how MS Dhoni shaped CSK

"Win or lose, the atmosphere stays the same. Learn, move forward, and keep growing. That’s what makes his team special." 

Before joining Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2021, Harbhajan Singh played a crucial role during the IPL 2018 and IPL 2019 seasons. He was exceptionally well in the 2019 season with 16 wickets in 11 matches, maintaining an economy rate of 7.09. Singh was fortunate to lift the IPL trophy with CSK in 2018 when he got 7 scalps in 13 games. 

Indian former off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh, has slammed the quality of the Eden Gardens surface in Kolkata during the ongoing opening Test between India and South Africa, as 26 wickets fell within the first couple of days of play. On the third morning, the Proteas were bundled out for 153, setting India a target of 123 runs in the fourth innings. 

Harbhajan, who contributed massively in the famous Eden Gardens 2001 Test, snapped 13 wickets, expressed that such deteriorating pitches won’t be good for the health of the longest format. In the first innings of both sides, only 348 runs were scored for 20 wickets.

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“Just two days have passed, and we can see which way the game is going. They have done RIP to Test cricket. I don’t think Test cricket has any value left. India played exceptionally well in England recently; everyone praised them. The pitches on which they played and how India fought back to win that is Test cricket, that is fun.” Harbhajan Singh expressed during a video on his YouTube channel.

Harbhajan Singh slams Eden Gardens surface during IND vs SA 1st Test in Kolkata

Harbhajan also reckoned that both the batting legends of the game for India, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, would have struggled on these types of pitches. The batters kept playing for the spinning deliveries and got dismissed by the straight balls.

“This pitch is like, you pitch the ball here and it’s turning and going elsewhere. Batters hardly know what to do. Even the likes of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar cannot survive on such pitches because one ball will keep low, bounce extra, or turn viciously to get your wicket. So, technique is not coming into play, just the pitch.” Harbhajan shed light.

“It’s been happening for years now. When I talk about it, people tell me Why do you speak about them. I don’t think we have seen such unprepared conditions. It’s not going the right way. It’s pathetic, utter nonsense to see this. They are making fun of the game.” The former spinner explained.

Dominating with the ball on home soil is always special for any bowlers in international cricket, and the bowlers who master it become legends. Achieving 250 Test wickets at home is a dream for any bowler, and if we talk about the Indian bowlers, the spinners are expectedly dominating in the list of Indian bowlers with 250 Test wickets at home. 

Indian bowlers with 250 Test wickets at home

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Ravindra Jadeja

The Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, the only Indian left-arm bowler with at least 150 Test wickets at home, has now recorded 250 Test wickets at home in 103 innings (52 matches) during the 2025 Kolkata Test against South Africa. While he has recorded more than 340 Test wickets, more than 70 percent of his Test wickets have been recorded on home soil. In his home Test career, Jadeja's best bowling figures in an innings and in a match are 7/42 (vs Australia in the 2023 Delhi Test) and 10/110 (vs Australia at Delhi in the 2023 Delhi Test), respectively.  

Harbhajan Singh

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh recorded 265 Test wickets in 103 innings (55 matches) at home. In his Test career, Harbhajan recorded 18 five-wicket hauls and four ten-wicket hauls at home. His best bowling figures in an innings in his home Test career were 8/84 against Australia during the 2001 Chennai Test. Meanwhile, his best bowling figures in a match at home Test were 15/217 in the same 2001 Chennai Test against Australia.  

Anil Kumble

Legendary Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble, India's only bowler with 600+ Test wickets (619 Test wickets), previously held the record for most Test wickets at home by an Indian, as he recorded 350 wickets in 115 home Test innings (63 matches). Kumble recorded 25 fifers and seven ten-wicket hauls at home in his Test career, with the records for the best bowling figures in an innings with 10/74 (vs Pakistan in the 1999 Delhi Test) and the best bowling figures in a match with 14/149 (vs Pakistan in the 1999 Delhi Test). 

Ravichandran Ashwin

Legendary Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, India's second leading Test wicket-taker (537 Test wickets), holds the record for the most Test wickets at home by an Indian with 383 wickets in 127 innings (65 matches) in home Tests. In his home Test career, Ashwin recorded 29 Test fifers and six Test ten-wicket hauls, with the best bowling figures in an innings and a match being 7/59 (vs New Zealand in the 2016 Indore Test) and 13/140 (vs New Zealand in the 2016 Indore Test), respectively.  

The former Indian off-spin all-rounder, Harbhajan Singh, has hit out at the social media platforms for using an AI-generated photo of his son. One of the media platforms, Masti Musti, shared an AI-generated photo of Harbhajan’s son, Jovan Veer, with the duo holding a cake to celebrate the youngster’s birthday.

Harbhajan Singh didn’t lightly take the picture and lost his cool to write ‘Whose son is this AI?’ on his X account (formerly known as Twitter). He tied the knot with the Bollywood actress, Geeta Barsa, nearly a decade ago in 2015. Their daughter, Hinaya Heer Plaha, was born in 2016, while they became parents for the second time to Jovan on July 10, 2021.

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Geeta, during a recent interview, shared the heartbreaking chapter of her life when she experienced two miscarriages after the birth of her first child. She shared that she had conceived twice after Hinaya, but on both previous occasions, their pregnancies ended in miscarriage.  

Harbhajan Singh hits out at social media post

Geeta had the unwavering support of her husband, Harbhajan Singh, during the tough period. She remembered how the former spin all-rounder for India and Punjab was out of the house during the incident, but flew to her side during the first miscarriage.

Whose son is this AI ? pic.twitter.com/99yds1jZ3z

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 28, 2025

“I tried twice, and I had two miscarriages, and it was a very difficult time because you feel like, 'I am fit, I am doing yoga, I am eating right... so what can go wrong? Why could I not hold the baby? Why was I miscarrying? When I had the first miscarriage, he was in Punjab, so he flew in the next day. I had to have a minor procedure in the hospital, and he was there through that.” Harbhajan Singh’s wife addressed during an interview.

Harbhajan, after the end of his playing career, started his commentary job. He has been flying around the world to comment on various tournaments, while he is expected to voice his opinions on the upcoming two-match Test series, three-match ODI series, and three-match T20I series for the Blue Brigade against South Africa.

Former Indian off-spinner and the 2011 World Cup winner, Harbhajan Singh, has publicly asked his friend and the former Indian coach, Gary Kirsten, to quit the post as the head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team. In a hard-hitting post on social networking site X, Harbhajan suggested he'd prefer to see Kirsten working with Team India, than "waste time" with Pakistan cricket. 

Harbhajan's comments came on the back of reports from the media in Pakistan that claimed Kirsten was unhappy with the disunity of the Pakistan team in their dressing room. Kirsten, the South African coach, was said to have expressed his frustration with the team and that it had proven difficult to coach a team "where the players are separated, left and right."

On social media, Harbhajan said, "Don't waste ur time there, Gary. Come back to coach Team INDIA. Gary Kirsten, one of the rare gems, is a great coach, mentor for everyone in the 2011 team. Our winning coach of the 2011 World Cup. Special man, Gary."

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Harbhajan Singh wants Gary Kirsten back with Team India

Pakistan's early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024, after being eliminated by the groups, as the preliminary round is called, has put both players and management under the microscope. The tournament marked Kirsten's first major assignment with Babar Azam and his men since he was appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in early May.

In a reported quote from Kirsten by Pakistani journalists, the coach said, "There’s no unity in Pakistan’s team. They call it a team, but it isn’t a team. They aren’t supporting each other; they are working as individuals. I have been with teams, but as a coach, I haven’t seen that."

Kirsten's legacy of Indian cricket, on the other hand, has been golden. Under his watch, India won the 2011 World Cup, concluding a 28-year drought of a major ICC trophy, and reached the No. 1 ranking in Test cricket for a period of time. Before embracing the Pakistan role, Kirsten concluded his duties during the IPL as the mentor of the Gujarat Titans.

Harbhajan making the call so openly recognizes there is still a lot of respect and admiration Indian players possess for the man who helped shape arguably one of India's greatest triumphs on the cricket field.

Ravindra Jadeja, the new vice-captain of the Indian Test team, has to shoulder new responsibilities in the longest format after the retirement of veteran spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin. There would be times when he would need to discuss with the young spinners while they struggle to find the right line and length on a surface. That’s where the job gets bigger.

During the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Jadeja earned a huge record during the second innings of the game. He added another milestone to his name by overtaking former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh to be the third leading wicket-taker for India at home across formats.

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The left-arm spinner achieved the feat when he got the wicket of John Campbell in the morning session of the fourth day for 115 runs to break the third wicket stand of 115 runs. The southpaw looked to reverse sweep the spinner but missed the straight ball and got trapped leg before the stumps as the umpire raised his finger after a long thought.

Ravindra Jadeja becomes India’s third leading wicket taker at home across formats

The wicket of Campbell has carried the Saurashtra spinner to 377 wickets, putting Singh at number four in the list. However, he has a long way to go to cross the top two. The veteran leg spinner, Anil Kumble, is in the first position with 476 wickets, followed by Ashwin with 475 wickets in the list.

Jadeja, during the first innings, ended with figures of 3/46 in 19 overs at an economy rate of 2.40. Campbell gave a sharp catch to Sai Sudharsan while Tagenarine Chanderpaul got caught by KL Rahul at the slip position. Roston Chase couldn’t read the trajectory of the ball and gave a simple catch to the bowler.

Jadeja, who isn’t part of India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Australia series down under, will take a break for the next three weeks before starting his preparation for the two-match home Test series against South Africa, which begins on November 14 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.