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Harbhajan SinghHarbhajan Singh

BornJuly 3, 1980
Major TeamsIndia, Punjab
Known AsHarbhajan Singh
Batting StyleRight Hand Bat
Bowling StyleRight Arm Off Break
Test Debut1997/98 against Australia at Bangalore
ODI Debut1997/98 against New Zealand at Sharjah


Profile
Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a hat-trick in Test match cricket. He achieved the feat against Australia at Kolkata, and went on to pick 13 wickets in the match. His bowling action came under ICC scrutiny, but after being cleared, has done well on the field. He is a fighter with an aggressive attitude.

News Articles
India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game (2007-03-07)

Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (2007-03-06)

Will Brian Lara break the curse of the host in the World Cup? (2007-03-02)

Indian team arrives in the West Indies (2007-03-02)

Indian team leaves for World Cup (2007-03-01)

India hoping for spin magic to do the trick in World Cup (2007-02-26)

A little bit of 'josh' will clinch us the Cup: Harbhajan (2007-02-25)
India has a well-balanced team for World Cup: Sobers (2007-02-22)
How good is the Indian team for the World Cup (2007-02-19)
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Test Statistics
 MINoRunsHsAve10050CtSt
Batting4360116956614.1802190
 OMRWAveBest5w10wSrEcon
Bowling1946.3417527518927.918/8415361.72.70

One Day Statistics
 MINORunsHSAve10050SRCtSt
Batting9349134174611.580085.45270
 OMRWAveBest4w5wSrEcon
Bowling82742340711729.115/432142.44.11




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