Sri Lanka captain will lead the Asian team in a three-match ODI series for the Afro-Asian Cup.
India Test captain Virat Kohli says senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will have a crucial role to play in the upcoming series in Sri Lanka.
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh wrote on his blog that he did not hit or slap a cameraman, as was reported in sections of the media on Wednesday.
World Cup winning off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has admitted that he owes his success to the golden generation of Indian cricketers and said he was lucky to play under the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble.
Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian caught up with the wily bowler at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore after the Indian team's practice session on Thursday.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes India still hold the upper hand despite Pakistan's resilient comeback in the second Test in Kolkata.
Harbhajan Singh, after being purchased by the Mumbai Indians for a whooping $850,000 (app. Rs. 3.4 crore) to play in the Indian Premier league said he planned to by a Hummer, the tank-like vehicle that is a rage. After being banned from the IPL, one wonders whether he will buy that dream car.
Spinner Harbhajan Singh revealed said that former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a very shy person when he first came into the Indian team and he only started opening up after the controversial Sydney Test against Australia in 2008.
The ace off-spinner discusses Mahendra Singh Dhoni's style of captaincy, why ODI cricket is suffering and what makes India the top side in the world.
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels that Sachin Tendulkar's presence in the T20 squad would have made a difference to India's campaign at the upcoming T20 World Cup scheduled to start on April 30.
Nothing new in BCCI's policy document, says former India spinner Harbhajan Singh.
'In the last 2-3 years of my career I wanted to play for Punjab Kings and felt that whatever skills I had I could use for the benefit of the Punjab team.'
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.
Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh wants BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to change the current selection panel and bring in "strong people".
Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra were blessed with a baby boy, their second child, on Saturday.
Mumbai medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, who has played four ODIs for India (8 wickets), was named as a replacement for the injured Mohammed Shami in the One-day squad.
Sourav Ganguly congratulated just-retired Harbhajan Singh on a glorious career
'What hurt me was when I met his daughter and I was talking to her with a lot of love and she said, "I don't want to talk to you. You hit my father".'
Graeme Swann completed 200 wickets in Test cricket on Saturday when he trapped Harbhajan Singh LBW. Swann became the 14th Englishman and 60th bowler overall to accomplish this feat. Rajneesh Gupta presents a list of the highest wicket-taking off-spinners in Test cricket and lists bowlers who took the least time to get to the 200-wicket mark.
Conversation should have been behind closed doors
The Motera stadium now rechristened as the 'Narendra Modi' stadium has witnessed some of the iconic moments in India cricket.
Former cricketer S Sreesanth's wife Bhuvneshwari Sreesanth lashed out at ex-Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi and former Australian batter Michael Clarke for revealing the never-seen-before footage of the infamous 'Slapgate' scandal involving Harbhajan Singh and her husband.
Morgan said they have a good bench strength this season to deal with the challenges of injury and illness.
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.
'Found this picture of ours... Any guesses when this was clicked?'
Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that the "actual fun is when one bowls on challenging tracks", which can't exactly be called rank turners. While Ravichandran Ashwin went for 167 runs in 46 overs in the first Test against England, Harbhajan termed it as "one off day". "Mazaa toh tab hain jab wickets challenging ho (It's fun when the track throws up challenge for the bowlers). You have to be consistent with your lines and try different things. You have to toil to get wickets and that brings to the fore your skills as a bowler," Harbhajan said when asked about India's bowling performance on the first day in Rajkot.
In a big setback for North Zone ahead of the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone, captain Harbhajan Singh has been forced to sit out due to viral fever as Gautam Gambhir will step in to lead the team, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
These two guys could have been very handy in the World Cup, especially in conditions where they know what to do and how to take wickets. So, I believe these two guys, simply in India, have missed it, former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday
It was a suggestion from senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh that prompted skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to go up the order and finish the match in style during the recently concluded Asia Cup final against Bangladesh.
The former Pakistan off-spinner says despite Harbhajan's absence England will find India hard to beat in the upcoming Test series.
India's bowlers, especially off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, need to re-think their strategy for the flat sub-continental pitches or the team's World Cup campaign could be derailed despite a strong batting line-up, feels former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar.
The India off-spinner said he is now looking forward to getting his focus back on cricket.
Harbhajan Singh has already the CSK management about his decision of opting out of the T20 league, starting on September 19.
Finding it difficult to understand parameters of team selection, says Harbhajan
The Indian batsman has recovered from his shoulder injury
Australian media projected Matthew Hayden's "obnoxious weed" remark on Harbhajan Singh as nothing more than a "foolish" comment.
India will miss the injured Harbhajan Singh but have two spinners who can make their mark in Sri Lanka, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Monday.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh are recovering fast and they are set to play the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka from January 24, team manager Arshad Ayub said in Chittagong.
The vice-captain of the Australian team Michael Clarke feels that combating India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will be a tough ask but they are up for it.
