A lot of five-wicket hauls will follow: Harbhajan

Harbhajan claimed five wickets for 138 runs and made several hard throws from the deep to prove his effectiveness on foreign pitches and also allay fears on his shoulder.

The young off-spinner, who completed 100 Test wickets with his first dismissal in this match on the opening day, did not play in the first Test because of a shoulder strain and picked only six wickets in the next two Tests in Port of Spain and Barbados where he was selected ahead of Anil Kumble.

“I don’t think I struggled in the earlier Tests. I bowled well in Trinidad and Barbados. I have bowled well and it was only a matter of time before I got wickets,” he said.

“The five wicket haul was good but I could have done better than this performance. Still, it is a good performance and I am happy for picking up my first five-wicket haul abroad. A lot and lot of five-wicket hauls will follow in future,” he said.

Harbhajan said he did not try anything special considering that the track was unresponsive for the spinners and credited his teammate Dinesh Mongia for providing useful tips.

“Its a good wicket but there is not much there in it for me so far. So, I just tried to bowl a good line and length.”