Harbhajan Singh

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Harbhajan Singh
Singh at Pepsi's 'Change The Game' event in 2011
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2022
Preceded by	Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Constituency	Punjab
Personal details
Born	(1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 44) Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Spouse	Geeta Basra ​ (m. 2015)​
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India (1998–2016)
Test debut (cap 220)	25 March 1998 v Australia
Last Test	12 August 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 113)	17 April 1998 v New Zealand
Last ODI	25 October 2015 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	3
T20I debut (cap 3)	1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I	4 March 2016 v UAE
T20I shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997/98–2018/19	Punjab
2005–2007	Surrey
2008–2017	Mumbai Indians (squad no. 3)
2012	Essex
2018–2020	Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 27)
2021	Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 27)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 103 236 28 198 Runs scored 2,224 1,237 108 4,255 Batting average 18.23 13.30 13.50 19.16 100s/50s 2/9 0/0 0/0 2/15 Top score 115 49 21 115 Balls bowled 28,580 12,479 612 48,055 Wickets 417 269 25 780 Bowling average 32.46 33.35 25.32 29.04 5 wickets in innings 25 3 0 41 10 wickets in match 5 0 0 8 Best bowling 8/84 5/31 4/12 8/84 Catches/stumpings 42/– 71/– 7/– 100/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Runner-up 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya ICC T20 World Cup Winner 2007 South Africa ICC Champions Trophy Winner 2002 Sri Lanka ACC Asia Cup Winner 2010 Sri Lanka Winner 2016 Bangladesh Runner-up 2004 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 April 2019

Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980), also known by his nickname Bhajji, is a former Indian cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest off-spin bowlers of all time. He later became a politician, serving as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. He is also a film actor, a television celebrity and a cricket commentator.

Harbhajan played for India from 1998 to 2016 as an off spin bowler. In domestic cricket, he played for Punjab cricket team; and in the Indian Premier League for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders. Considered one of the best spin bowlers of his era, he was in the Indian teams that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and also their team that were joint-winners with Sri Lanka of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy . He was also a handy lower order batter, even scoring 2 centuries in tests with a top score of 115.