Harbhajan Singh Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio
Full Name	Harbhajan Singh Plaha
Nickname(s)	Sonu, Bhajji, Turbanator
Profession	Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (aprox.)	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 17 April 1998 against New Zealand in Sharjah Test- 25 March 1998 against Australia at Bengaluru T20- 1 December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg
Last Match	ODI- 25 October 2015 against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium Test- 12 August 2015 against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium T20- 3 March 2016 against United Arab Emirates at Shere Bangla National Stadium
International Retirement	On 24 December 2021, he announced retirement from all forms of cricket. [1]The Hindu He tweeted, “All good things come to an end and today as I bid adieu to the game that has given me everything in life, I would like to thank everyone who made this 23-year-long journey beautiful and memorable."
Jersey Number	#3 (India) #3 (IPL, Mumbai Indians)
Domestic/State Team	Punjab
Nature on field	Very aggressive
Likes to play against	Australia and Pakistan
Favourite delivery	Doosra (a leg break bowled with an apparent off-break action)
Records (main ones)	• He has 3rd highest numbers of wickets by an off spinner and highest in India as an off spinner. • He has a record of dismissing Australian legend Ricky Ponting as many as 10 times in tests. • He won his 5 man of the match and 1 man of the series award on Indian soil.
Career Turning Point	His inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team in 2001 by Sourav Ganguly after the injury of Anil Kumble.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 July 1980 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	44 Years
Birthplace	Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jalandhar, Punjab, India
School	Jai Hind Model School Government Model Senior Secondary School Doaba School Parvati Jain High School in Jalandhar
College	Did Not Attend
Educational Qualification	Higher Secondary
Family	Father- Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha (Businessman ) Mother- Avtar Kaur (Housewife) Brothers- N/A Sisters- 4 (Elder), 1 (Younger)
Coach/Mentor	Charanjit Singh Bullar and Davinder Arora
Religion	Sikhism
Address	Mumbai
Hobbies	Cricket and Music
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Controversies	• Alleged by Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds for calling him "Money", which put the question mark on their continuation of Australia's tour. • In 2008, he slapped cricketer S.Sreesanth in IPL after he said "Hard Luck" to him. • After his Royal Stag whiskey ad commercial, Sikhs protested against it in Amritsar by burning his dummy. • In July 2024, after India Champions beat Pakistan Champions by five wickets in the World Championship of Legends final, he shared a video on Instagram along with other former cricketers including Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, and Gurkeerat Singh Mann. Disability rights groups criticised them for "mocking" people with disabilities in the video in which they are seen trying to recreate actor Vicky Kaushal's viral dance step from the song Tauba Tauba. A police complaint was later filed against them. [2]The Hindu • In August 2024, Singh hit the headlines after he used foul language in a tweet against a Pakistani journalist who claimed that Harbhajan Singh did not wish the Indian team to come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy as he was scared that the team would face the same fate as he did in a test match against Pakistan in 2006 when Afridi hit four sixes consecutively in Singh's over.
Favourites
Cricketer	Sachin Tendulkar
Food	Nando's Chicken
Actress(es)	Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• A Sri Lankan Girl (Name Not Known) • Geeta Basra (Actress)
Wife	Geeta Basra (Actress)
Marriage Date	29 October 2015
Children	Son- N/A Daughter- Hinaya Heer Plaha

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harbhajan Singh

• Does Harbhajan Singh smoke?: No

• Does Harbhajan Singh drink alcohol?: No

• Bhajji became the first Indian cricketer to take a hat-trick in a test match against Australia in 2001.

• He owns a customized SUV Hummer H2, which he imported from London in 2009.

• In  2013, he opened a film production company named “BM Media Productions” to produce Punjabi films.

• He has won the award of test cricketer of the year thrice.

• In 2003, he was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award and Padma Shri Award in 2009 for cricket.

• Apart from Mumbai Indians, he also captained Punjab’s Ranji team.

• His main sponsors are Reebok, PepsiCo, Hublot, i Core, GTM, MEP, and Royal Stag.

• He played for the English county team Surrey in 2005.

• He was honored with the designation of Deputy Superintendent in Punjab Police after his performance against Australia in 2001.

• In a popular talk show, he revealed his fear of using elevators.

• On 18 July 2022, he took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
  

  Harbhajan Singh taking oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on 18 July 2022

• In December 2024, retired Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh revealed in an interview that he and Dhoni do not speak to one another. He further revealed that Dhoni and he only spoke during matches and not after them. He also denied having information as to why Dhoni stopped speaking with him. He talked about it and said,
  

  No, I don’t speak to Dhoni. When I was playing at CSK, that’s when we spoke, but otherwise, we haven’t spoken. It’s been 10 years and more. I have no reason; perhaps he does. I don’t know what the reasons are. When we were playing in the IPL at CSK, that’s when we used to talk, and that, too, was restricted to the ground.”