Harbhajan Singh has withdrawn from the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, citing personal reasons. The veteran Indian off-spinner became the second Indian player from the franchise to opt out of the upcoming edition - the other being Suresh Raina.

In the absence of Harbhajan, CSK are left with five spinners in their roster - Imran Tahir, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla and R Sai Kishore and Karn Sharma.
However, Harbhajan had been a key member of the side in their last two seasons and his absence will be felt when CSK takes on the field.

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta believes all-rounder Jalaj Saxena could be a handy option for CSK to replace Harbhajan in the squad.

�I think Jalaj Saxena deserves a place, he�s a good enough all-rounder. I think they might look at him, he�s a very good option for Bhajji�s replacement,� Dasgupta told ESPNCricinfo.


�He�s someone who has got a lot of experience not just in red ball cricket but also in white ball cricket he�s been around for a while.�

Saxena played for Delhi Capitals in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League. However, he was released by the franchise ahead of the auction. Saxena is among the domestic veterans in Indian cricket, and has played in 54 T20 matches so far, taking 49 wickets. He is a top-order batsman and has scored 633 runs in the shortest format so far.