Harbhajan Singh back in blue jersey

Harbhajan is selected in the 15-member squad for Zimbabwe tour

Harbhajan Singh will return to One Day International (ODI) arena after a gap of 4 years as his name was up in the squad for the upcoming Zimbabwe series. The senior player is looking forward to bowl in the limited over format game.

"Obviously can't tell you how happy I am that I will be wearing this blue jersey again. I don't know anything apart from playing cricket. This is all I have done in my life and I am happy that I can again try and give my all for India," Harbhajan was quoted saying by rediff.com.

The veteran thinks the Zimbabwe tour call is a big exam for him and he wants to excel in it. Harbhajan has played 228 ODIs and 102 Tests for India, he'll definitely be the senior most player on the tour as the rest of senior team members have been rested.

“I believe cricket has a similarity with academics. A student studies day and night for his exams after 10 months. The only difference is for a cricketer, there is an exam every third day and you have to be well prepared for every exam. I feel that Zimbabwe series is another exam and I am studying hard to excel," he said.

"If you ask me, there is always pressure when you are making a comeback. As you cross different levels, the pressure increases. That's what happens from junior cricket to first class to international cricket."

He added saying that he wants to help the young cricketers of India who'll be on tour with him. The Turbanator also thinks that exchanging of ideas with the players will help him to cope up with the gap.

"I have always believed in exchange of ideas. I believe that it is my responsibility to help the new crop of cricketers, guide them with my experience and also at the same time learn from them. Cricket is like life. You never stop learning. Till the day, I would play this game, I would not like to stop learning."

Here’s the 15 members squad for the three ODI matches against Zimbabwe. Ajinkya Rahane will lead the lead team in absence of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

ODI squad: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), M Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Harbhajan Singh, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma.