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Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh ਹਰਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ
Harbhajan Singh's Pepsi promotional event 'Change The Game'.jpg
Harbhajan Singh at a promotional event in January 2013.
Personal information
Full name Harbhajan Singh Plaha
Born (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 36)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Nickname Turbanator, Bhajji, Bhajjipaa, Bhaju
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Bowler, Lower Order Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 215) 25 March 1998 v Australia
Last Test 10–14 June 2015 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 113) 17 April 1998 v New Zealand
Last ODI 25 October 2015 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 3
T20I debut (cap 3) 1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I 4 March 2016 v UAE
Domestic team information
Years Team
1997–present Punjab
2005-2007 Surrey
2008–present Mumbai Indians
2012 Essex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs FC List A
Matches 103 236 192 317
Runs scored 2,224 1,237 4,183 2,009
Batting average 20.00 13.30 19.73 15.45
100s/50s 2/9 0/0 2/15 0/2
Top score 115 49 115 79*
Balls bowled 28,580 12,479 47,190 16,537
Wickets 417 269 760 373
Bowling average 32.46 33.35 29.18 31.84
5 wickets in innings 25 3 40 4
10 wickets in match 5 0 7 0
Best bowling 8/84 5/31 8/84 5/31
Catches/stumpings 42/– 71/– 96/– 102/–
Source: [1], 12 August 2015

Harbhajan Singh (Punjabi) ਹਰਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ (About this sound pronunciation ; born 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India), commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of IPL team Mumbai Indians and Punjab state for the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy season. A specialist spin bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. Harbhajan made his Test and One Day International (ODI) debuts in early 1998. His career was initially affected by investigations into the legality of his bowling action, as well as several disciplinary incidents. However, in 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team's leading spinner by taking 32 wickets, becoming the first Indian bowler to take a hat trick in Test cricket. He is also an Officer in the Punjab Police and has held the rank of a Superintendent of police (India), reporting to Punjab Police HQ at Barnala.


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