The cricket fraternity on Saturday wished World Cup-winner Harbhajan Singh on his birthday. Leading the wishes was the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as they posted on Twitter to showcase some of Harbhajan's finest achievements for India, including the famous hat-trick against Australia in 2001 in Kolkata. BCCI wrote: "2007 World T20 & 2011 World Cup-winner. 1st Indian to scalp a Test hat-trick. 367 intl. games, 711 intl. wickets & 3,569 intl. runs. Here's wishing @harbhajan_singh - one of the finest to represent #TeamIndia - a very happy birthday."
Harbhajan Singh Birthday: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, BCCI Lead Wishes For Off Spinner
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India captain Virat Kohli along with former India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag posted wishes on World Cup-winner Harbhajan Singh's birthday.
Harbhajan Singh played 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is for India.© Twitter/ICC
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Harbhajan Singh received birthday wishes from BCCI, ICC and others
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Harbhajan played 103 Tests for India, where he took 417 wickets
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He also played 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is for India
Kaif tweeted:
World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh also wished the off-spinner in the most unique way possible.
Harbhajan played 103 Tests for India and picked 417 wickets at an average of 32.46. He also represented the country in the ODI-format 236 times and took 269 wickets.
He showcased his ability in the T20 format as well, registering 25 scalps in 28 international games.
He played a key part in India's victorious 2007 T20 World Cup as well as the 2011 World Cup campaigns under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
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