Day-2 Lord's, a not so good news of Zaheer unfit for day's proceedings hit Indian camp hard. With Indian pace spearhead out of the equation due to a hamstring pull, difficult times lie ahead of team India. Praveen and Ishant will have to shoulder responsibility of leading the Indian seam attack, most important remains the role Harbhajan plays Day-2 onwards.
Conditions are not in favor of the turbenator, but the quality spinner has to deliver if India has to stand any chance at Lord's. So far Harbhajan's performance has been ordinary, he did bowl well but in patches. KP clobbered him for mighty heaves down the wicket, his middle-leg line was no trouble for the flamboyant cricketer. Harbhajan's tactics against Ian Bell were not justified, he looked rather defensive.
Achieving the 400 milestone recently in the Caribbean series is not evident from his spell at Lord's. Being the highest wicket taker in the lot, he has to take a step up and be the natural aggressive he is known for. Post lunch session will be important for bhajji and being the most experienced he has to come good for team India.
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