Harbhajan Singh Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 39 Years
Education: Higher Secondary
Wife: Geeta Basra
| Bio | |
| Full Name | Harbhajan Singh Plaha |
| Nickname | Bhajji and Turbanator |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11†|
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| 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) |
| Domestic/State Team | Punjab |
| 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) | • He has 3rd highest numbers of wickets by an off spinner and highest in India as an off spinner. • He has a record of dismissing Australian legend Ricky Ponting as many as 10 times in tests. • He won his 5 man of the match and 1 man of the series award on Indian soil. |
| 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 |
| Age (as in 2019) | 39 Years |
| Birthplace | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Zodiac 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 |
| Educational Qualification | Higher Secondary |
| Family | Father- Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha (Businessman ) Mother- Avtar Kaur (Housewife) Brothers- N/A Sisters- 4 (Elder), 1 (Younger)  |
| Coach/Mentor | Charanjit Singh Bullar and Davinder Arora |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Address | Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Cricket and Music |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Controversies | • 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.  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Cricketer | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Food | Nando's Chicken |
| Actress(es) | Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | • A Sri Lankan Girl (Name Not Known) • Geeta Basra (Actress) |
| Wife | Geeta Basra (Actress) |
| Marriage Date | 29 October 2015 |
| Children | Son- N/A Daughter- Hinaya Heer Plaha  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Harbhajan Singh
- Does Harbhajan Singh smoke?:Â No
- Does Harbhajan Singh drink alcohol?:Â No
- 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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