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Harbhajan Singh

India

Full name Harbhajan Singh

Born July 3, 1980, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab

Current age 29 years 131 days

Major teams India, Asia XI, Lancashire, Mumbai Indians, Surrey

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	77	108	20	1497	66	17.01	2303	65.00	7	203	20	38
ODIs	201	106	28	1038	49	13.30	1259	82.44	0	85	27	58
T20Is	17	6	1	57	21	11.40	54	105.55	0	7	1	5
First-class	141	189	37	2905	84	19.11			11			71
List A	251	137	37	1380	49	13.80			0			77
Twenty20	46	26	6	254	31*	12.70	187	135.82	0	19	14	13

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	77	142	21471	10040	330	8/84	15/217	30.42	2.80	65.0	11	23	5
ODIs	201	192	10499	7486	227	5/31	5/31	32.97	4.27	46.2	2	3	0
T20Is	17	16	360	393	16	3/30	3/30	24.56	6.55	22.5	0	0	0
First-class	141		35410	16561	607	8/84		27.28	2.80	58.3		37	7
List A	251		12991	9198	295	5/31	5/31	31.17	4.24	44.0	4	3	0
Twenty20	46	44	918	974	41	4/17	4/17	23.75	6.36	22.3	1	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	India v Australia at Bangalore, Mar 25-28, 1998 scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	India v New Zealand at Sharjah, Apr 17, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI	India v Australia at Guwahati, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1997/98
Last First-class	New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1997/98
Last List A	India v Australia at Guwahati, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Kent v Surrey at Beckenham, Jun 22, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20	India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard

Profile

A player of passion, with talent to match, Harbhajan Singh is India's most successful offspin bowler. Bowling with a windmilling, whiplash action, remodelled after he was reported for throwing, he exercises great command over the ball, has the ability to vary his length and pace, and can turn it the other way too. His main wicket-taking ball, however, is the one that climbs wickedly on the unsuspecting batsman from a good length, forcing him to alter his stroke at the last second. 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. He has never quite managed to reach those heights again, but he remains an irresistible force on home pitches where he can be unplayable once he manages an opening. Purists might mutter about a lack of loop and flight, but he is very much a product of his times where short boundaries and heavy bats afford little latitude to slow bowlers. His overseas record, despite two five-fors against West Indies in India's last tour there in 2006, remains a worry: he averages nearly 40 per wicket outside India, while at home he averages just over 25. He can be occasionally explosive with the bat and has scored 1000 runs. At 27, he remains the prime candidate to carry on India's rich legacy in spin after the the retirement of Anil Kumble. Harbhajan's rivalry with the Australians resulted in an on-field spat during Australia's tour of India in October 2007 but things boiled over in Sydney in January 2008 when Harbhajan was charged with racially abusing Andrew Symonds. He was given a three-Test ban but the charge was reduced, on appeal, to abuse and insult not amounting to racism and the ban was turned into a fine. In April that year, Harbhajan was involved in another controversy - this time with an Indian team-mate - when video evidence showed him slapping Sreesanth without any provocation after an IPL game in Mohali. He pleaded guilty at a hearing and was banned for 11 IPL matches.