Full name Harbhajan Singh
Born July 3, 1980, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab
Current age 40 years 245 days
Major teams India, Air India, Air India Blue, Asia XI, Chennai Super Kings, Dravid XI, Essex, India A, India Blue, India Green, India Green, India Seniors, India Under-19s, India XI, Indian Board President's XI, Indian Right XI, International XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Indians, Punjab, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, Rest of India, Surrey
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 103 | 145 | 23 | 2224 | 115 | 18.22 | 3432 | 64.80 | 2 | 9 | 277 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
ODIs | 236 | 128 | 35 | 1237 | 49 | 13.30 | 1526 | 81.06 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 35 | 71 | 0 |
T20Is | 28 | 13 | 5 | 108 | 21 | 13.50 | 87 | 124.13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 198 | 268 | 46 | 4255 | 115 | 19.16 | 2 | 15 | 100 | 0 | ||||
List A | 334 | 194 | 54 | 2134 | 79* | 15.24 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 265 | 153 | 50 | 1508 | 78 | 14.64 | 1174 | 128.44 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 73 | 82 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 103 | 190 | 28580 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.46 | 2.84 | 68.5 | 16 | 25 | 5 |
ODIs | 236 | 227 | 12479 | 8973 | 269 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 33.35 | 4.31 | 46.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is | 28 | 27 | 612 | 633 | 25 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 25.32 | 6.20 | 24.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 198 | 48055 | 22652 | 780 | 8/84 | 29.04 | 2.82 | 61.6 | 41 | 8 | |||
List A | 334 | 17533 | 12698 | 393 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 32.31 | 4.34 | 44.6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
T20s | 265 | 253 | 5429 | 6131 | 235 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 26.08 | 6.77 | 23.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | India v Australia at Bengaluru, Mar 25-28, 1998 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, Aug 12-15, 2015 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v New Zealand at Sharjah, Apr 17, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v South Africa at Mumbai, Oct 25, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | India v United Arab Emirates at Dhaka, Mar 3, 2016 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1997/98 |
Last First-class | Punjab v Services at Amritsar, Nov 25-28, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1997/98 |
Last List A | India A v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Mar 27, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kent v Surrey at Beckenham, Jun 22, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad (Deccan), May 12, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/27 | Super Kings | v Mum Indians | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 12 May 2019 | T20 |
2/31 | Super Kings | v Capitals | Visakhapatnam | 10 May 2019 | T20 |
1/25 | Super Kings | v Mum Indians | Chennai | 7 May 2019 | T20 |
3/57 | Super Kings | v Kings XI | Mohali | 5 May 2019 | T20 |
1/28 | Super Kings | v Capitals | Chennai | 1 May 2019 | T20 |
0/23, 1 | Super Kings | v Mum Indians | Chennai | 26 Apr 2019 | T20 |
2/39 | Super Kings | v Sunrisers | Chennai | 23 Apr 2019 | T20 |
2/15 | Super Kings | v KKR | Chennai | 9 Apr 2019 | T20 |
2/17 | Super Kings | v Kings XI | Chennai | 6 Apr 2019 | T20 |
0/30 | Super Kings | v Capitals | Delhi | 26 Mar 2019 | T20 |
A player of passion, with talent to match, Harbhajan Singh is India's most successful offspin bowler. Purists might mutter about a lack of loop and flight, but he is very much a product of his times where short boundaries, heavy bats and shorter forms afford little latitude to slow bowlers. Bowling with a windmilling, whiplash action, remodelled after he was reported for throwing, he deals by varying his length and his pace, and can turn it the other way too. His deadliest ball, however, is the one that climbs wickedly from a length, forcing a hurried jab. In March 2001, it proved too much for the all-conquering Australians, as Harbhajan collected 32 wickets in three Tests, including the first Test hat-trick by an Indian, while none of his team-mates managed more than three.
His personal rivalry against the Australians has provided him both the highest and the lowest points of his career. Invariably, he has managed to raise his game against them, and been singularly responsible for Ricky Ponting's low scores on Indian soil - he dismissed him five times under 12 in the 2001 series - and some his punchiest batting performances has come against them too. But in 2008 his confrontation with Andrew Symonds created one of the ugliest controversies in cricket - he was initially charged with racial insult, which was reduced to abuse on appeal. Later that year, he was banned for whole IPL season for slapping Sreesanth, his Indian team-mate. When he channels his natural combativeness in the right direction, he can be a fiercely competitive and dangerous opponent. He was expected to be India's lead spinner in the all three forms of the game after Anil Kumble's retirement, but following a run of poor form was dropped from India's Test team for home series against West Indies and the tour of Australia in the 2011-12 season.