Music from a Gurdas Mann DVD is blaring in his room. Harbhajan Singh has taken the day off from Mumbai Indians' optional practice after the previous night's Indian Premier League match. The room is in a mess as the cleaning staff at Sandton Sun hotel have not got the opportunity to clean his room because of the DND tag hanging on the doorknob. Harbhajan does not believe in formalities. He offers you a chair while he coolly squats comfortably on the carpet. His voice is a tad low because of the heavy defeat against Royal Challengers but he is known to speak his mind and does not disappoint this time too.
Excerpts from an exclusive interview with the off-spinner: