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Full name Harbhajan Singh
Born July 3, 1980, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab
Current age 25 years 11 days
Major teams India, Punjab, Surrey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
st
Tests 45 64 11 731 66 13.79 1097 66.63 0 2 107 10 21 0
ODIs 98 53 15 464 46 12.21 570 81.40 0 0 42 10 27 0
First-class 100 132 26 1955 84 18.44 0 6 48 0
List A 132 78 22 716 46 12.78 0 0 44 0
Twenty-20 8 3 1 11 6 5.50 12 91.66 0 0 2 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 45 12389 5607 199 8/84 15/217 28.17 2.71 62.25 4 16 3
ODIs 98 5238 3628 120 5/43 5/43 30.23 4.15 43.64 2 1 0
First-class 100 24266 11272 428 8/84 26.33 2.78 56.69 27 4
List A 132 6978 4800 164 5/43 5/43 29.26 4.12 42.54 3 1 0
Twenty-20 8 138 152 4 2/22 2/22 38.00 6.60 34.50 0 0 0
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Test debut India v Australia at Bangalore - Mar 25-28, 1998
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Last Test India v Pakistan at Bangalore - Mar 24-28, 2005 scorecard
ODI debut India v New Zealand at Sharjah - Apr 17, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI India v Pakistan at Delhi - Apr 17, 2005 scorecard
First-class span 1997/98 - 2005
List A span 1997/98 - 2005
Twenty-20 span 2005
Harbhajan Singh represents the spirit of the new
Indian cricketer. His arrogance and cockiness - traits that earned
him a rebuke from the establishment and suspension from the National
Cricket Academy - translate into self-belief and passion on the
cricket field, and Harbhajan has the talent to match. With a
whiplash action, remodelled after he was reported for chucking, he
exercises great command over the ball, has the ability to vary his
length and pace, and can turn it the other way. His main
wicket-taking ball, however, is the one that climbs wickedly on the
unsuspecting batsman from a good length, forcing him to alter his
stroke at the last second. In March 2001, it proved too much for the
all-conquering Australians as Harbhajan collected 32 wickets in
three Tests while none of his team-mates managed more than three.
Purists might mutter about his lack of loop and flight, but this was
one of the greatest performances ever by a finger spinner - at a
time when orthodox offspin was supposed to be history.
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