Virat Kohli pays tribute to Harbhajan Singh: You backed me to the hilt when I came into the team

Harbhajan Singh retires: Members of Team India, including head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Virat Kohli, congratulated Harbhajan Singh on his career after the off-spinner announced retirement on Friday.

Members of the Indian cricket team, including Test captain Virat Kohli and head coach Rahul Dravid, congratulated Harbhajan Singh on the off-spinner's retirement. Speaking to the BCCI during a training session in Centurion on Friday, the India stars washed the best for their former teammate who brought down the curtains on his 23-year-long international career. A legend and one of the finest to have ever played the game! #TeamIndia congratulate @harbhajan_singh on a glorious career @imVkohli | @cheteshwar1 pic.twitter.com/iefNrA4r2M

Harbhajan ended his glittering career as the fourth-highest wicket-taker from India in Tests with 417 wickets and fifth among Indian bowlers in ODIs with 269 scalps. Harbhajan played a key role in the historic Kolkata Test in 2001, wherein he picked up a match haul of 13 wickets and became the first-ever Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick.