Harbhajan Singh reaches 400 Test wickets
Harbhajan's road to 400 wickets
Harbhajan Singh made his Test debut against Australia in Bangalore in 1998 and it was against the same opposition in 2001 that he first shot into the limelight•Arko Datta/AFP/Getty Images
... and then helped India win a thrilling Test in Mumbai by 13 runs after he ended up with figures for 5-29 in the second innings as Australia crumbled to 93 all out, chasing 107•AFP
India's tour of Australia in 2007-08 was overshadowed by the infamous 'Sydneygate', with Harbhajan at the centre of the controversy•Getty Images
... and his seven-wicket haul played a key role in India winning the third Test in Kanpur to level the series•Getty Images
In March 2009, he answered one of the constant criticisms levelled against him - of his failure to take wickets abroad - in style, taking six wickets in the second innings of the first Test in Hamilton against New Zealand to set up India's victory•Associated Press
And though the third Test in Cape Town was a draw, Harbhajan once again proved his wicket-taking prowess overseas, picking up seven wickets in South Africa's second innings, including the top four batsmen•Associated Press
He picked up 13 wickets in the second Test in Kolkata including the first-ever Test hat-trick by an Indian bowler ...•AFP
He took seven wickets in the second innings of the Mumbai Test against West Indies in October 2002 to propel India to their first-ever innings victory over the visitors•AFP
He carried his good form into the next home series against South Africa, where he picked up nine wickets in the Kolkata Test to help India win the series 1-0•AFP
And despite a quiet tour on the field [he ended up with only eight wickets in the Test series], Harbhajan continued to torment Ricky Ponting - his dismissal of Ponting in the second innings in Sydney was the eighth time he had got Ponting in Tests•AFP
Later in the year he spearheaded India's 170-run win in the first Test in Galle against Sri Lanka in August with a ten-wicket haul ...•AFP
In early 2010, with India's No. 1 ranking at stake, Harbhajan bowled a marathon 48.3 overs in the second innings in the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata, in the absence of Zaheer Khan, picking up five wickets to help India clinch a nerve-wracking victory over South Africa with nine mandatory deliveries to go for stumps•AFP
Harbhajan picked up five wickets in the first two Tests in the Caribbean, leaving him two wickets shy of becoming the third Indian bowler to reach 400 Test wickets, after Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble•AFP
It was once again against Australia, in 2004, that Harbhajan found his mojo after being laid low the previous year with a finger injury. He picked up 11 wickets in the first Test in Bangalore ...•AFP
He overcame all the controversy surrounding his action in the following year, to pick up 10 wickets against Sri Lanka in the third Test in Ahmedabad in 2005 to help India to a huge win•Associated Press
He showed signs of getting back to form, picking up eight wickets against South Africa in the first Test in Chennai in March 2008•AFP
... and got his own back against Australia, picking up seven wickets in the fourth Test in Nagpur in November as India won the series 2-0 •AFP
Late that year, it was Harbhajan starring against South Africa, yet again, this time in Durban: his six wickets playing a big part in India's win•Associated Press
The moment came in Dominica, when he got Carlton Baugh bowled•AFP
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