Harbhajan Singh suggests essential addition to India's T20I coaching staff

Harbhajan Singh with Ashish Nehra [Source: Twitter]

India were knocked out of the T20 World Cup 2022 after being handed a crushing ten-wicket defeat by England in the second semifinal in Adelaide on Thursday. India captain Rohit Sharma received massive backlash from all corners following the team's shambolic performance in the match. Some people even demanded an instant amendment in leadership, removing Rohit from the skipper's role. 

Meanwhile, legendary Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has advised India to bring significant modifications to their coaching staff. The former World Cup winner asserted that India should appoint a recently retired player to assist Rahul Dravid, who he thinks is yet to get a hold of the dynamics of T20Is. 

He even exemplified his point by naming Ashish Nehra as a potential candidate for this role, considering his astounding success for the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2022. 

Here's what Harbhajan stated

"It's not just about the captain. You should bring someone who has just retired. Someone who understands T20 format. With all due to respect to Rahul Dravid, he has been my colleague, he has a great brain. If you don't want to remove him as T20 head coach then help him,

"Bring someone who has just retired, someone like Ashish Nehra, who has got a great cricketing brain. Look what he has done at Gujarat Titans as a coach. I don't mean just Ashish, it can be anyone who knows this format."

Meanwhile, India have departed for New Zealand to play three ODIs and T20Is against the hosts. 

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