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Harbhajan Singh

ハルバジャン・シン　/　はるばじゃん・しん

Cricketer from India

July 3, 1980 (age 45)　・　Jalandhar, Jalandhar District, India

Jalandhar District
cricketer
politician
actor

My Take

Harbhajan Singh is a figure I find genuinely compelling because of his range. As an off-spinner he was part of India's 2007 T20 and 2011 World Cup-winning sides, mastering a discipline that rewards patience and guile over raw power. But then he reinvented himself as an actor and a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, backed by an Arjuna Award and a Padma Shri. That's an unusually wide arc for one life. I respect athletes who refuse to be defined by a single chapter, and a Jalandhar boy becoming a national icon across sport, screen, and politics is exactly that kind of restless ambition.

Overview

Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980) is an Indian politician and former cricketer. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. Harbhajan played on the teams that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, and 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with Sri Lanka. Harbhajan played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 to 2016 as an off spin bowler.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Harbhajan Singh
Name (Japanese): ハルバジャン・シン
Reading: はるばじゃん・しん
Born: July 3, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Monkey
Origin: Jalandhar, Jalandhar District, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cricketer / politician / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Arjuna Award
Padma Shri in sports

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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