Wiki, Salary, Girlfriend and Personal information of Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh is an Indian specialist spin bowler who plays all forms of the game cricket. He has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. He made his Test and One Day International (ODI) debuts in early 1998. He is the former captain of IPL team Mumbai Indians and Punjab for the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy season. Here you will find Harbhajan Singh bio, age, height, weight, wife, net worth salary and relationship status. He made his Test debut in the Third Test against Australia in Bangalore.
About/Bio/Wiki of Harbhajan Singh
| Full Name | Harbhajan Singh Plaha |
| Nickname | Bhajji and Turbanator |
| Profession | Cricketer (Bowler) |
Physical Stats & More
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| Weight |
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| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Body Colour | Fair |
Cricket
| International Debut |
ODI- 17 April 1998 against New Zealand in Sharjah Test- 25 March 1998 against Australia at Bengaluru T20 – 1 December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg |
| Jersey Number |
#3 (India) #3 (IPL, Mumbai Indians) |
| Coach/Mentor | Charanjit Singh Bullar and Davinder Arora |
| Nature on field | Very aggressive |
| Likes to play against | Australia and Pakistan |
| Favourite delivery | Doosra (a leg break bowled with an apparent off-break action) |
| Records (main ones) |
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| Career Turning Point | His inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team in 2001 by Sourav Ganguly after the injury of Anil Kumble. |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 3 July 1980 |
| Birth Place | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| School |
Jai Hind Model School Government Model Senior Secondary School Doaba School Parvati Jain High School in Jalandhar |
| College | Did not attend |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Family
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Geeta Basra (Actress) |
| Marriage Date | 29 October 2015 |
| Children |
Son- N/A Daughter- Hinaya Heer Plaha |
| Parents |
Father- Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha (Businessman ) Mother- Avtar Kaur (Housewife) |
| Siblings |
Brothers- N/A Sisters- 4 (Elder), 1 (Younger) |
Favorite Things
| Hobbies | Cricket and Music |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Favourite Food | Nando’s Chicken |
| Favourite Cricketer | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Favourite Actor | Salman Khan |
| Favourite Actress | Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif |
| Favourite Singer | Kumar Sanu, Gulzaar Chhaniwala |
| Net Worth | $10million |
Controversies of Harbhajan Singh
- Alleged by Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds for calling him “Money”, which put the question mark on their continuation of Australia’s tour.
- In 2008, he slapped cricketer S.Sreesanth in IPL after he said “Hard Luck” to him.
- After his Royal Stag whiskey ad commercial, Sikhs protested against it in Amritsar by burning his dummy.
Does Harbhajan Singh smoke: No
Does Harbhajan Singh drink alcohol: No
Some less known facts about Harbhajan Singh:
- Bhajji became the first Indian cricketer to take a hat-trick in a test match against Australia in 2001.
- He owns a customized SUV Hummer H2, which he imported from London in 2009.
- In 2013, he opened a film production company named “BM Media Productions” to produce Punjabi films.
- He has won the award of test cricketer of the year thrice.
- In 2003, he was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award and Padma Shri Award in 2009 for cricket.
- Apart from Mumbai Indians, he also captained Punjab’s Ranji team.
- His main sponsors are Reebok, Pepsi, Hublot, i Core, GTM, MEP and Royal Stag.
- He played for English county team Surrey in 2005.
- He was honored with the designation of Deputy Superintendent in Punjab Police after his performance against Australia in 2001.
- In a popular talk show, he revealed his fear of using elevators.
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