Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from all forms of cricket

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Category : Sports Published on: December 24 2021

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  • Harbhajan Singh, the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, has declared his retirement from all forms of the game.
  • He is the country's fourth highest wicket-taker (417) after Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and R Ashwin.
  • Harbhajan Singh, 40, has represented India in 103 Tests, 236 One-Day Internationals, and 28 Twenty-20 Internationals.
  • He made his India debut in an ODI against Australia in 1998, as well as being a member of the team that won the WT20 tournament in 2007 and the World Cup in 2011.
  • The veteran off-spinner last played for India in a Twenty20 International in 2016, but he continued to play in the Indian Premier League until earlier this year, when he was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.
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