Yuvraj Singh had grabbed headlines because of his recent remark about the lack of “role-models” in the current Indian team. According to the former India all-rounder, due to social media, there is no sense of respect for seniors.

“In this team, seniors are you (Rohit) and Virat (Kohli) who play all three formats. I just feel since social media has come, there are very fewer guys to look upto. That sense of respect for seniors, it has become a thin line,” Yuvraj Singh had said in an Instagram live session with Rohit Sharma.

While talking to IANS about Yuvi’s remark, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said that he did not feel the same till he was with the team.

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“See every team has a different culture. Pehle ke time kuch aur the (times were different before). Now, these are different times. What Yuvi has said, I don’t know in what context he said these things, but I played till 2016 and I never felt anything like this,” Harbhajan said.

“Now I haven’t been in the team since 2016 so I cannot comment on this current bunch. But till the time I was there, I never felt anything. Yes, the team has changed a lot since 2016. So maybe Yuvi can give you a better answer to this as he knows the context,” the 39-year-old added.

Harbhajan last played for Indian in a T20I match against UAE in Dhaka in March 2016. The right-arm off-spinner has 417 wickets in 103 Tests along with 269 wickets in 236 ODIs.

(With Hindustan Times inputs)