Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him for his marriage, scheduled later this month.
In 2011 on April 2, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the final to lift their second ODI World Cup.
Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh backed senior teammate Sachin Tendulkar, insisting that he remains a phenomenon despite being off-colour in the just-concluded Test series against New Zealand.
Former India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Mohammad Kaif gave the fans some 'good news' when they appeared on the popular television show Big Boss hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. The Road Safety World Series will see some of the biggest legends of the game take on each other in a five-nation T20 tournament featuring India, West Indies, Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka
Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh clarified that he will be playing the next edition of Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings and will withdraw his name from the Players' Draft of the new 'The Hundred' league in the United Kingdom.
The ace off-spinner was told to 'exercise caution while talking to the media'.
'Requesting all cricket fans to stop such behaviour. Sanity and dignity are more important.'
Harbhajan Singh's tweet about 'spin-friendly' pitches in India lead to a controversy with many perceiving the senior spinner was taking a dig at India's spin king Ravinchandran Ashwin. Ashwin was awarded man of the series for taking 27 wickets in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand. The off-spinner has also taken the No.1 spot in Test rankings for bowlers.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his concern over rising levels of pollution in New Delhi and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take all necessary steps to address the problem.
Harbhajan Singh surpasses Wasim Akram's Test scalps to climb to 9th in list.
Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh wants BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to change the current selection panel and bring in "strong people".
India's reluctance to play a day-night Test on their next tour of Australia has surprised spinner Harbhajan Singh, who remains convinced that Virat Kohli's team are skilled enough to conquer the challenges of pink-ball cricket.
'If Mahendra Singh Dhoni announces retirement, he can prove to be a good option. He has played a lot of cricket and has won big tournaments.'
Appeals Commissioner Justice John Hansen said Harbhajan Singh might have received a tougher penalty had the ICC correctly informed him about all his prior convictions.
Neeraj Chopra will have a special supporter at the Paris Olympics: a Kerala cyclist who has travelled all the way from Calicut, riding more than 22000 kilometers over two years.
Geeta Basra and her daughter Hinaya are twinning in the sweetest way. Take a look!
Former Australia speedster Brett Lee applauded Harbhajan Singh, saying that the veteran Indian off-spinner has shown a lot of confidence while bowling for Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing IPL.
Top Indian players like skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah need to be careful not to get injured or pick up niggles during the Indian Premier League
Ravindra Jadeja, one half of India's most successful Test bowling pair, is backing his long-time colleague, Ravichandran Ashwin, to reach 500 career wickets in the first match against England.
England's turbanator Monty Panesar is surprised that his counterpart has been left out of India's team for the England series.
Harbhajan Singh successfully underwent an operation on his bowling hand this morning.
Andrew Symonds claimed India spinner Harbhajan Singh 'broke down crying' while making peace after the infamous 'monkeygate' episode had sent the former Australian all-rounder into a downward spiral.
'I must say hats off to him. He is a great bowler, great guy to be with,' said the India off-spinner while congratulating the Sri Lankan on equaling the world record tally of 708 Test wickets.
The slowness of the Chepauk track may be attracting a lot of criticism, but veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says while the wicket was difficult to bat on, it was not unplayable.
The Indian off-spinner, who shed the slur of racism and got a three-Test ban overturned by Appeals Commissioner John Hansen on Tuesday, will now move with an extra security ring around him as the authorities in Melbourne fear the Indian off-spinner could be subjected to taunts and insults by hostile Australian fans.
Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-Test ban for racial abuse got underway in the Adelaide Federal Court on Tuesday morning.
An expat pilot with Jet Airways hurled "racist" comments at and assaulted a woman and also abused a physically challenged person on a flight, cricketer Harbhajan Singh claimed.
The India off-spinner said the spat between him and Andrew Symonds was nothing more than an animated conversation.
The 33-year-old is virtually assured of his place in the India squad for the T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies but was out for a duck in his first match of the season against Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
This achievement makes him the third Indian to surpass 3000 runs and claim over 250 wickets in Tests.
Temperamental off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is no stranger to controversy, having been booked five times for violation of the ICC Code of Conduct in his international career so far.
Andrew Symonds said the Indian off-spinner had himself to blame for incurring a three-match ban from match referee Mike Procter.
India's old warhorses like Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will look to impress the Indian Premier League franchises when they take the field in the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, starting in Kolkata, on Sunday.
'I played a stupid shot. When I returned to the dressing room everyone had a go at me, especially Sachin Tendulkar who said I had missed the second chance of a century against Australia,' said Harbhajan Singh the end of the second day's play in the fourth Test against Australia.
Ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh termed Indian captain Virat Kohli as 'an intense cricketer' who thrives on.
The West Indies skipper said it was the off-spinner's hunger for wickets that did them in.
Harbhajan Singh is glad to be back in action after being laid low by health issues.
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