Harbhajan Singh, a former spinner for the Indian cricket team, blasted the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for failing to include Ranji Trophy record-holder Jalaj Saxena, who has played in the local circuit for 17 years. Saxena has the unusual distinction of being the first player in Ranji Trophy history to have 400 wickets and 6000 runs. But when the India A squad was revealed for the matches against Australia A, he was left off the roster once more. Harbhajan questioned whether domestic competitions are becoming obsolete as players are being selected from the IPL in response to a tweet that mentioned Saxena's record.

Former cricket player Harbhajan Singh expressed disappointment with the Rohit Sharma-led team after India's 3-0 series loss against New Zealand at home. Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips unleashed a spin web on the Indian batter in the third Test series match against New Zealand.