| Name(s) |
HARBHAJAN SINGH
PLAHA - Commonly known as Harbhajan Singh |
| Date of
Birth |
July 03, 1980
- Jalandhar, Punjab, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Cricketer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- March 25, 1998 - He made his test match
debut playing against Australia.
- April 17, 1998 - He made his ODI debut
(against New Zealand).
- March 11, 2001 - He became the
first Indian bowler to grab a hat-trick in a test
match.
- March 22, 2001: On this
day, he happened to have taken 32 wickets at the end of
three test series, the highest record of its kind by any
Indian; previously Anil Kumble had a record of 23 wickets in
three test series.
- June 10-14, 2015 - Last test match
played by him (against Bangladesh).
- October 25, 2015 - He played his last
ODI on this day against South Africa.
- October 29, 2015 - He got
married with actress Geeta Basra.
- December 01, 2006 - He made his debut
in T20 Internationals on this day against South Africa.
- March 04, 2016 - He played his last T20
International against UAE.
|
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- A specialist spin bowler.
- The second-highest
number of Test wickets by
an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's
Muttiah Muralitharan.
- Made his Test and One Day
International (ODI) debuts in early
1998.
- His worth got really established
after his inclusion in the
2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy team.
In that series victory
over Australia, he 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.
- In early 2008, he was given a
ban by the International Cricket
Council (ICC) for racially vilifying
Andrew Symonds. The ban was revoked
upon appeal, but in April, Harbhajan
was banned from the 2008 Indian
Premier League and suspended from
the ODI team by the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) for
slapping Sreesanth after a match.
- He was in the World
Cup-winning team of 2011
Cricket World Cup.
- Former captain of IPL
team Mumbai Indians and
Punjab state for the 2012–13 Ranji
Trophy season.
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Awards and Accolades |
PADMA SHRI Award -
1999. |
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