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Happy Birthday Harbhajan Singh: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh and others post best birthday wishes for veteran spinner

Dixit Bhargav
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Happy Birthday Harbhajan Singh: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh and others post best birthday wishes for veteran spinner

MOHALI, INDIA – MARCH 30: Harbhajan Singh of India in action during the 2011 ICC World Cup second Semi-Final between Pakistan and India at Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium on March 30, 2011 in Mohali, India. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)

Happy Birthday Harbhajan Singh: India’s most successful finger spinner is celebrating his 40th birthday today.

Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh has turned 40 today. Fondly known as Bhajji, India’s most successful finger spinner is receiving plentiful heartening birthday wishes across social media platforms.

Having made his Test debut against Australia in 1998, Harbhajan had last played for India during the Asia Cup in 2016. Despite not playing at the highest level for four years, Harbhajan remains keen to represent India in T20Is.

In 367 international matches across formats, Harbhajan has picked 711 wickets including 24 five-wicket hauls and is India’s second-best bowler only behind former India Test captain Anil Kumble (956).

While his 417 Test wickets make him India’s third-highest wicket-taker in the format, his 265 ODI wickets see him as the fifth-highest wicket-keeper in this format.

A handy option with the bat, Harbhajan has 3,569 runs to his name at the highest level across formats including two Test centuries.

Harbhajan, who currently plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, is the tournament’s third-highest wicket-taker (second-best spinner) on the back of 150 wickets in 160 matches at an average of 26.44, an economy rate of 7.05 and a strike rate of 22.49.

Also known for having views on prevailing matters, Harbhajan had recently opened up on the ban on saliva and players playing without spectators in the COVID-19 era.

Happy Birthday Harbhajan Singh

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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