Veteran Indian cricket team player Harbhajan Singh celebrates his 43rd birthday today. In world cricket, Harbhajan Singh is counted as a veteran player. Harbhajan Singh was born on July 3 in Jalandhar. To take care of his family, Bhajji first wanted to become a trucker but due to his sisters, he decided to become a cricketer.
In the life of Harbhajan Singh, he also had to face a lot of pains. When Bhajji was 21 years old, his father passed away, leaving all the responsibility for the family on his shoulders. Bhajji did not give up and confirmed his place in the Indian team by performing better in domestic cricket. Bhajji first wanted to become a batsman, but after the coach’s advice, he decided to become a supporting player.
Harbhajan Singh is the first player to achieve India’s first hat-trick in Test cricket. He took the wickets of Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist against Australia during the Kolkata Test match in the year 2001. Harbhajan Singh took a maximum 32 wickets from the Indian team in that Test series.
In the year 2007, when the Indian team won the T20 World Cup, Harbhajan Singh played a very important role with the ball. At the same time, Harbhajan Singh was also a member of the 2011 winning team. During his international career, Harbhajan Singh took 417 wickets in 103 Test matches. During this, he took 5 wickets in an innings 25 times and 10 wickets in a match 5 times.
There is also a record of playing 2 century innings in the name of Harbhajan Singh in Test format. Bhajji took 269 wickets in 236 ODIs, while he took 25 wickets in 28 T20 matches. Even in IPL, Harbhajan Singh’s record is very impressive. Bhajji took 150 wickets in 163 IPL matches. Harbhajan Singh has also been a member of the IPL winning team playing for Mumbai and Chennai.