Harbhajan Singh Plaha, commonly known as Harbhajan Singh or Simply Harbajan, is an Indian international cricketer, who plays all forms of the game cricket. A specialist spin bowler, he has the second highest number of test cricket of an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.
He is the former caption of IPL team Mumbai Indians and Punjab for the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season.
Singh made his Test and One Day international debut in earlier in 1998. His career was initially affected by investigations in to the legality of his bowling action, as well as several disciplinary incidents. However, in 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the border-Gavaskar Trophy Team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team leading spinner by taking 32 wicket, 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, reporting to Punjab Police HQ in Barnala.
A finger injury in mid 2003 sidelined for much of the following year, allowing Kumble to regain his position as the first choice spinner in Test and ODI's. Harbhajan reclaimed a regular position in the team upon his return in the late 2004, bu often found himself watching from the sidelines in Test matches outsides the Indian subcontinent with typically only one spinner, Kumble being used.
He is the former caption of IPL team Mumbai Indians and Punjab for the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season.
Singh made his Test and One Day international debut in earlier in 1998. His career was initially affected by investigations in to the legality of his bowling action, as well as several disciplinary incidents. However, in 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the border-Gavaskar Trophy Team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team leading spinner by taking 32 wicket, 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, reporting to Punjab Police HQ in Barnala.
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