Harbhajan Singh has expressed concerns over the Indian cricket team's decline in Tests and ODIs after their T20 World Cup win in Barbados. He emphasised the need for performance-based player selection over reputation. Singh also urged the BCCI and selectors to take action and give opportunities to promising players like Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sarfaraz Khan.
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