24 March,2011 07:12 AM IST | | Agni Pandey
Sourav Ganguly says India can only gain from Harbhajan Singh's aggression against Australia today
Harbhajan Singh
Former captain Sourav Ganguly has a tip for the Indian team's think-tank ahead of today's World Cup quarter-final against Australia: Fire up Harbhajan Singh and the rest will take care of itself.
Ganguly believes that a charged up 'Turbanator' is capable of producing magic on the field and his positive energy always rubs off on his teammates. "Harbhajan is always a motivated cricketer. He plays with his heart; a true fighter. He can motivate the entire team before a big match, especially against Australia," Ganguly told
MiD DAY. India take on the Aussies at Motera here today and Ganguly said skipper Mahendrau00a0 Singh Dhoni should not miss this trick.u00a0 "Whenever we played Australia, I always talked to Harbhajan. I used to give him a lot of pep talks.u00a0 He would be charged up when we went on the field and it helped conquer the Aussies on several occasions," he said.
Immediate effect
"You should pump up Bhajji and it will have an immediate effect. The whole team will get charged up."
Ganguly, who retired from international cricket two years ago, said India had a score to settle with Ricky Ponting's men. He is still bitter about the two losses to Australia in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, including the final and wants to the see Dhoni's team set the record straight. "I wish India beat Australia in the quarter-final in Ahmedabad," Ganguly said.
