Turbanator Harbajan Singh Announces Retirement from all format

Harbhajan Singh Announces Retirement from all Format

Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He bows as the fourth wicket-taker in the country (417) after Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and R Ashwin.

Harbhajan said on Twitter "All good things come to an end and today as I bid farewell to this life-giving game, I would like to thank everyone who made this 23-year journey so beautiful and memorable,".


Harbhajan, 40, finished his career having played 103 Tests, 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is in India. He made his team debut in 1998 in ODI against Australia, and was part of the Indian team that won the WT20 in 2007 and the team that lifted the 2011 World Cup in India. Harbhajan won seven wickets in the first round of the T20 World Cup as he led the spin-bowling attack, and became India's first spin-bowling option in the 2011 ODI WC again, where India defeated Sri Lanka in the final to raise the bar. cup.

"It was a wonderful  and memorable journey from the streets of Jalandhar to be a Turbanator for Team India. Nothing motivates me in life more than walking off the field wearing an Indian jersey. However, there comes a time in life. This announcement has been made public - I am giving up all forms of cricket, "Harbhajan said on his official YouTube channel.

The veteran player last represented India in 2016 in the T20I, but continued to play in the Indian Premier League until earlier this year, when he was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team. In an impressive IPL performance, Harbhajan represents three sides - the Indians of Mumbai (2008-2017), the Chennai Super Kings (2018-2019) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (2021), who lift the title four times - three times through MI and CSK .

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"Looking from many ways, I had already retired as a cricket player, as I have not played International cricket for a long time, but I could not make an official announcement. But I was committed to the Kolkata Knight Riders, and I wanted to spend the IPL season with them, "added Harbhajan.

In the 2000s, Harbhajan continued to be the world’s leading champion and great Kumble. Harbhajan's next series was the 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he won a hat-trick at the prestigious Eden Gardens Test in Kolkata. He has eliminated Ricky Pointing, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne in a series of deliveries as India completes their most famous ever-winning win.

Source- Hindustan Times

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