Harbhajan issue brought us together: Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh didn't have a memorable tour with the bat in Australia. Dropped from the Test side after failing in the first two matches, he didn't really get into his groove even in the One-Day games but after the win he too is over the moon.

Yuvraj Singh: Ya obviously, three months is a long tour and we were missing home. Actually, this is the first time that it happened to me that I was missing home but coming back with a victory is always fruitful and I am very happy with way the boys played.

Bhupendra Chaubey: What is a big thing that you take from this tour, other than your own good performances?

Yuvraj Singh: I didn't have much of good performances but as a team effort, it was great. I have never played in a team, which was as competitive and as aggressive on the field as this one. Obviously, beating Australia in Australia is a big thing. Not many teams do that and we are very happy with the achievement.

Bhupendra Chaubey: You know Harbhajan Singh more than most other members in the team. Do you think all that was happening - off the field controversies, do you think somewhere down the line it did bring the entire team together?

Yuvraj Singh: Obviously, after Sydney Test, we all stood by Bhajji because we knew he played the game in the right spirit, he is very aggressive. Basically, to handle so much of pressure and abuse from the crowd but he is mentally very strong to face such a huge amount of pressure on his head.

Bhupendra Chaubey: But was that something that was working on the entire team? One bowler being targeted and did that mean that the entire Indian team came together to rally around him?

Yuvraj Singh: Yes, of course. He has been very aggressive and he has always played for the team and we always wanted to support him and he has got a good record against Australia and he has always taken wickets against them. But it is not about performing or not performing, it was about standing by your teammate and we wanted to do that.

News Source : Samachar