Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh's racial abuse case appears to have taken a new twist with claims that Aussie all-rounder Andrew Symonds had possibly misinterpreted a derogatory Punjabi phrase which sounded like "monkey".
Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma picked three wickets each as India dismissed South Africa for 265 on Day 1 of the third Test. The visitors frittered away a solid start and were bundled out at the fag end of the day on a Green Park track that has given enough indication that it will deteriorate rapidly.
Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian and 22nd cricketer in the world to claim 300 or more wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Australia captain Ricky Ponting on the second day of the fourth and final Test in Nagpur on Friday. The Punjab offie, who is playing his 72nd Test, is behind just-retired Anil Kumble (619 from 132 Tests) and Kapil Dev (434 from 131 Tests).
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday admitted that he was not being able to produce his best bowling so far against England in the ongoing two-match Test series.
Harbhajan Singh, till recently a regular in the national team, appears destined to stay on the sidelines with debutant R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha doing exceedingly well in the opening cricket Test against the West Indies.
Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has described the experience of getting caught in the massive floods in Uttarakhand while on a pilgrimage as 'sad' and 'unbelievable'.
Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik were named in the Indian squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan.
Ahead of the second one-day international against Australia, India's combative off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has predicted a five-two score line in favour of his team, and added that India will top ODI rankings at the end of the seven match series.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha and actor Parineeti Chopra tied the knot on September 24 in Udaipur.
Harbhajan Singh warned the Aussie fans, who have been booing him incessantly, saying their promptings are proving to be inspirational.
Raj Natarajan, president of United India Association, an organisation formed by NRIs living in Australia, has come out strongly in support of Harbhajan Singh.
Over the last ten years he has proved himself with cricket ball, and now Harbhajan Singh wants to score a century to fulfill the wish of Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar.
Reader Pranay Nigotiya spotted Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh.
It remains to be seen whether Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan too get a recall to the Indian squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan.
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.
'It was very an emotional moment for him. And then I realised that CSK is very close to his heart, he loves the players like his own family.'
As Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to step onto the field for his 100th Test in the upcoming Dharamsala fixture on March 7, he is poised to join a prestigious group of 14 Indian cricketers
The Indian off-spinner bagged four wickets for 64 runs to put Surrey in a commanding position going into the final day of the County Championships Division One match against Worcestershire.
The cricket board has told off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to stop talking to the media on the just-concluded tour of Australia where he was involved in the racism controversy.
Gautam Gambhir has been dropped from the Indian team to face Australia in the upcoming Test series, begining in Chennai on the 22nd of this month.
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.
The ace off-spinner said his performance against Pakistan was affected because of the confusion about the legality of his bowling action.
Ace India spinner Harbhajan Singh declared he has completely recovered from the hamstring injury that had kept him out of the Sri Lanka series and is raring to bowl on the tour of New Zealand. He expressed confidence that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team will whitewash the Kiwis in the ODI series and topple Australia and South Africa in the ICC ODI Championship table.
Struggling India spinner regained some of the lost touch with a three-wicket haul as Punjab restricted Gujarat to 261 for nine on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match, Valsad on Saturday.
Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin backed the selectors' decision to drop Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh from the team for the fourth and final Test against England but hoped the two will soon stage a comeback in the squad as they are good players.
The woman in question is a young Mumbai-based cake designer.
Matthew Hayden may not be among the big admirers of Harbhajan Singh but the Australian opener has no qualms in admitting that the feisty Indian off-spinner would pose main threat to his side during their four-match Test series beginning October 9.
Captain Harbhajan Singh and fast bowler Munaf Patel will be retained by Mumbai Indians for the next edition of the Indian Premier League. Amidst media speculation, IPL sources dismissed talk that the names of the two players figure in the list of players to be released by the franchise.
Cricket veterans Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina are among the zillions of folks on the planet to have caught Naatu Nattu fever.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are India's stormtroopers at home, tossing over opponents like pioneer dolls and their numbers validate their supremacy too.
India spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday conceded that India let slip the third Test out of their hands and reckons that their pace department could have done a better job.
The England spinner dismissed coach Duncan Fletcher's claim that he is the best finger spinner, saying Harbhajan Singh and Deniel Vettori are better bowlers.
Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi has reacted with caution on Harbhajan Singh's axing from India's squad even as he advised the off-spinner to get back to domestic circuit to get his mojo back.
Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh gave some anxious moments to the police in Chandigarh when they left the team hotel without informing them.
The Indian off-spinner says he'll have five fielders on the on-side for the Sri Lanka batsman in Sunday's final.
Indian cricket team achieved an extraordinary victory on foreign soil by defeating a formidable England
A Chandigarh court on Wednesday declined the exemption application seeking permanent injunction from personal appearance of cricketer Harbhajan Singh and directed him to be present before the court on July 1 in a case of allegedly hurting religious sentiments of particular community.
His 126-ball 128 set the stage for Pakistan's comprehensive victory over India in the Champions Trophy match on Saturday, but Shoaib Malik feels the scenario could have been different had Mahendra Singh Dhoni introduced Harbhajan Singh early into the attack.
Ravichandran Ashwin will become only the 14th Indian player and 77th overall in world cricket to complete the milestone of 100 Test matches.
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