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Harbhajan Singh Biography Harbhajan Singh's
Biography Arguably, Indias greatest
off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh needs no
introduction. The former Indian spinner carried
the flag of spin bowling for many years for the
country. Known for his aggressive nature,
Harbhajan is a passionate cricketer and always
wears a heart on his sleeve. Making his debut in
the year 1998, Harbhajan Singh played for many
years. Though he still hasnt taken the
retirement from international cricket, his career
is perhaps all but over. In his illustrious
career, Harbhajan Singh has played 103 Test
matches, 236 One-Day Internationals, and 28 T20
Internationals. He has taken more than 500
wickets across formats in international
cricket. Harbhajan Singh's Personal
Information Harbhajan Singhs Date of Birth
Harbhajan Singh was born on 3rd June 1980.
Considering his date of birth, Harbhajans zodiac
sign is Cancer. Harbhajan Singhs Age Harbhajan
Singh will turn 40 years old this July. Despite
his age, the Indian spinner is still one of the
fittest cricketers in India going around.
Harbhajan Singhs Height Standing at, 511,
Harbhajan Singh is also one of tallest players
in the Indian cricket fraternity. Being a fit
athlete, Harbhajans height was ideal to play
the sport. Harbhajan Singh's Family Information
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Harbhajan Singh was born on 3rd July 1980 to
Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha and Avtar Kaur. He is
the only son in the family and has five sisters.
Harbhajans father was a businessman, who ran a
ball-bearing factory. Being the only son in the
family, Harbhajan Singh was destined to take up
his fathers business however, his father
wanted him to become a cricketer. Harbhajan
started playing the sport at a very young age. In
his initial years, he was trained under the
watchful eyes of his first coach, Davinder Arora,
and wanted to become a batsman. However, the
untimely death of his coach and the coming of a
new coach in Charanjit Singh Bhullar led Bhaji
to take up spin bowling as his primary skill. To
know more about Harbhajan Singhs family
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Stats Domestic Career Impressive performances
in the junior level cricket meant he was soon
drafted in Punjabs under-16 team. At 15 years of
age, he made his debut for the under-16 side
against Haryana. Bhaji impressed everyone his art
of spin bowling,
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taking 32 wickets in the tournament. He was soon
selected for the North Zone Under- 16s team. He
kept delivering consistent performing as his
first-class debut wasnt far away. He made his
debut in the first-class competition for Punjab
in 1997-98 Ranji Trophy season. International
Career Harbhajan Singh made his Test debut
against Australia in the 1997-98 series. He
played his first-ever test match in the third
test of the series. He ended the match with just
one wicket to his name. In the same year, next
month he made his ODI debut against New Zealand
in Sharjah. In his illustrious international
career, Harbhajan Singh has played 103 Tests, 236
ODIs and 28 T20 internationals, in which he has
managed to take 417, 269, and 25 wickets
respectively. Harbhajan Singh has made a host of
records during his international as well as
domestic cricket career. To know about his career
stats and delve deeper into Harbhajan Singhs
career information Click Here Harbhajan Singh's
IPL Career
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• Harbhajan Singh is one of those veterans who have
  been around in the Indian Premier League since
  its inaugural season. The Indian spinner had been
  one of the vital cogs in Mumbai Indians wheel
  and helped the side clinch the title for as many
  as three times.
• Harbhajan played only three matches in the first
  season but since then had been a crucial member
  in the side. The 39-year old performed
  consistently for the franchise and even
  captained the side once.
• Harbhajan played a vital role in Mumbais 2013
  title-winning season, where he accumulated 24
  wickets in 19 matches at an average of 19 and an
  economy of 6.51. 2013 IPL season was, arguably,
  Harbhajans most celebrated one.
• Overall, Harbhajan Singh has played 160 matches
  in the Indian Premier League, taking 150 wickets
  at an average of 26.44.
• Harbhajan Singh's Awards Achievements
• Harbhajan Singh is counted as one of the best
  off-spinners India has ever produced.
• Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian bowler to
  have taken a hat-trick in Test
• Cricket. He achieved this feat at the Eden
  Gardens on 11th March, 2001.
• Harbhajan Singh wreaked havoc in the historic
  2001 Test series against Australia. He ended as
  the leading wicket-taker in the series, picking
  as many as 32 wickets.
• Owing to his excellent performances for Indian
  cricket, Harbhajan Singh was conferred with
  Arjuna Award and Padma Shri award.
• Seeing his performance in the Australia-Indian
  series in 2001, he was
• designated with the position of Deputy
  Superintendent in Punjab Police.
• Harbhajan Singh is currently the third-highest
  wicket-taker in Test among all Indians behind
  Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev.
• Harbhajan Singh was part of Mumbai Indians set
  up which won titles in 2013, 2014, and 2017.
• In the 2018 edition of the cash-rich league, he
  helped CSK win the title.
• Harbhajan Singh has 150 IPL wickets to his name
  and is currently the third joint-highest
  wicket-taker.
• Harbhajan Singh's Net Worth

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Harbhajan Singhs net worth is estimated to be
12 million. Most of his earning come from
franchise tournaments and advertisements.
Harbhajan Singhs home is located in
Mumbai. Harbhajan Singh runs a film production
company called BM Media Productions to produce
Punjabi films. Harbhajan Singh owns a luxurious
SUV Hummer H2 which he imported from London in
the year 2009. Given, his birth date is 3 and so
is his jersey number, Harbhajan Singhs car
number is 0003. Harbhajan Singh promotes endorses
a variety of brands such as Reebok, Pepsi
etc. Harbhajan Singh's Controversies During his
cricket career, Harbhajan Singh was involved in
several controversies, most prominent being with
Andrew Symonds and S. Sreesanth. Monkeygate
Incident During the 2008 Australia series, the
Monkey Gate scandal came to light where
Harbhajan Singh was accused of passing racist
remarks to Andrew Symonds, calling him a monkey.
It led to a widespread controversy as
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ICC summoned New Zealand High Court judge John
Hansen to look into the matter. Harbhajan Singh
was handed a three-match ban in the end. BCCI
threatened to pull out of the tour but decided
not to. India went on to win the next test match
in Perth but lost the series 2-1. When Harbhajan
Singh Slapped Sreesanth During a game between
Mumbai Indians and Kings Eleven Punjab, a fierce
Harbhajan Singh was accused of slapping S.
Sreesanth followed which the latter was seen
crying at the ground. Harbhajan Singh later did
apologize to him in the dressing room. This
sparked a huge controversy in world
cricket. Harbhajan Singh's Social Media
Accounts Harbhajan Singh has a very strong
social media presence. The Indian cricketer posts
regularly on his social media accounts and have
millions of followers on his social media
platforms. Heres a look at his social media
handles
Instagram Profile https//www.instagram.com/harbh
ajan3/
Facebook Profile https//www.facebook.com/Harbhaj
anTurbanatorSingh/
Twitter Account https//twitter.com/harbhajan_sin
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