Harbhajan Singh, while speaking in a podcast with Taruwar Kohli, recalled an incident when Shardul Thakur was last with CSK between 2018 and 2021.
Recalling one rare incident, Singh revealed that MS Dhoni refrained from helping Shardul Thakur after he was hit for boundaries by Kane Williamson.
'We were playing for CSK, and I was fielding at short fine leg. Shardul Thakur had been hit for boundaries by Kane Williamson. The first ball Kane Williamson hit him down the ground for a boundary. Next ball, same length and Williamson played the same shot and then I went to Dhoni, asking him to advise he bowler to alter his length,' Bhajji recalled.
The former India bowler then revealed the shocking details said by the former CSK captain as he was ready to bear the cost of the game for the sake of Shardul Thakur's personal growth. 'MS said to me 'Paaji agar aaj bataunga na, yeh kabhi nahi seekhega. (If I will tell him now, then he will never learn) Let him learn by himself',' Singh revealed.
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