Harbhajan Singh Plaha is a popular Indian Cricketer. He was born on 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He is right arm off spin bowler who plays domestic cricket for Punjab. Harbhajan Singh is part of Mumbai Indians team since IPL started.
Career
Apart from Mumbai Indians, he also captained Punjab’s Ranji team in domestic cricket. Harbajan is known his aggressive nature which has always created controversies on and off the field. The turning point for Bhajji was his inclusion in Indian team in 2001 by captain Ganguly after Anil Kumble’s injury. Harbhajan holds a record of 3rd highest number of wickets by an off spinner & highest in India as an off spinner. He is first Indian bowler to take hat-trick in test cricket against Australia and he had dismissed former Aussie captain Ricky Pointing 10 times in test matches.
Mumbai Indians have retained Harbhajan Singh for an amount of 5.5Crores INR.
Net Worth: 60 Crore INR
Personal Info:
Name: Harbhajan Singh Plaha
Nickname: Bhajji and Turbanator
Date of Birth: 3 July 1980
Age: 36 Years
Place of Birth: Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Schools: Government Model Senior Secondary School, Doaba School, Parvati Jain High School in Jalandhar.
College: Not Known
Father: Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha
Mother: Avtar Kaur
Brother: Not Known
Sister: 4 Sisters
Marital Status: Married
Affair: Geeta Basra (Spouse)
Religion: Sikh
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 180 cms
Weight: 71 kg
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Profession: Cricketer
Role: Right arm off spin bowler (specially developed Dusra)
Languages Known: Punjabi, Hindi and English