Harbhajan Singh will make a ceremonious return from a six-month injury lay off when he plays alongside some of the game’s all time greats in a 20 overs a side match for English club Lashings in Kent on Tuesday. The off-spinner, who has been out of action since aggravating a finger injury during the first Test against Australia in December, was scheduled to join Lashings on Monday on a month-long contract, the BBC said quoting a club official. In the company of ‘Turbanator’ for the celebrity club’s fixture against Somerset would be stars of the yesteryears — Courtney Walsh, Richie Richardson and Allan Donald, besides Pakistan’s explosive opening batsman Shahid Afridi. Harbhajan originally wanted to start with first-class matches to prove his fitness and form but that did not materialise due to the gradual recovery. The arrangement with the Kent club means the off-spinner will not be available for the first leg of the fitness camp for the 26 probables in Bangalore from June 13 to 19. The second leg of the camp is slated to begin on July 3.
