Jalandhar, Dec 30 : Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Wednesday that the International Cricket Council''s (ICC) classification of Ferozshah Kotla pitch in Delhi as unfit was a right decision.

Interacting with the media Singh said: "The wicket was unfit that day. Batsmen were having a tough time. The bounce was uneven and chances of grave injuries were strong. The injuries could also have led to player being unfit to play for next 3-4 months. Considering the way the wicket behaved and what happened to players, the decision of ICC, it was a right decision."

Mumbai, Nov. 14 : Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday congratulated batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar ahead of him completing two successful decades in international cricket.

The 36-year-old, Tendulkar will join a list of 15 players whose international careers have spanned more than 20 years when he plays in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad from November 16.

Addressing reporters here, Singh said he wished Tendulkar would continue to dominate world cricket.

Chandigarh, Nov 2 : A city-based voluntary organisation Monday handed over court summons to cricketer Harbhajan Singh at his hotel room here, for a civil case it had filed against him last year for hurting the religious sentiments.

It has been a week where images from the present have stirred memories of a horrific past and an overdose of cricket is almost numbing one's senses. The Vadodara ODI was resuscitated from its deathbed only by lusty blows from Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar, which allowed India to finally breathe in honour. Not only did it bring the match to a stirring end, it also evoked images from a past best left forgotten.

Nagpur, Oct 27 : India will be lot more confident when they take on an injury-hit Australia in the second One-day International (ODI) here Wednesday.

Apart from India's valiant lower-order fightback, courtesy Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar, Australia did everything right and were the deserving winners in the first ODI in Vadodara.    

While there is still a lot of cricket left in the seven-match series, the injuries to their frontline players have become a headache for the Australians.    

Adding one more feather to his crown, opening Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir edged out his partner Virender Sehwag to be named the Castrol Cricketer of the Year 2008 at a sparkling function in Mumbai on Thursday.

The Delhi batsman scored over 1000 runs in 2008 (collectively from test matches and ODIs). As a result, he was also awarded with the "Best Batsman Of The Year" award also. Gambhir received Rs five lakh and a trophy.

Neo Sports Broadcast Private Limited has inked Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as their brand ambassador for the next one year. He will be included in promotional activities for Neo Cricket like connecting with viewers through contests.  

Neo Sports marketing head Abhishek Verma informed that they have signed Harbhajan Singh as their brand ambassador to promote non-stop cricketing action on Neo Cricket and his contract will start from October this year.

Harbhajan Singh said that he is excited to associate himself with Neo Cricket as their brand ambassador and they will work together to promote cricket on Neo Cricket.

Colombo, Sep. 10 : Off spinner Harbhajan Singh used his blog on Thursday to defend his jabbing of an ANI cameraman at the Bangalore International Airport on Wednesday.

Bhajji said that he did not slap any cameraperson. He also said that he would never do that as he respects the media and always cooperates with them.

He also said he is focusing on taking the team in attaining the top spot by winning the tri series in Colombo.

Harbhajan jabbed at the photographer after his camera glanced his turban while he was unloading his luggage.

Bangalore, Sep 9 : Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh lost his cool on Wednesday, jabbing at a cameraman at Bangalore International Airport before leaving with the team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.

Singh jabbed at the ANI cameraman Lakshmi Narayanan after his camera had hit him on the head while he was taking his luggage out from a car before entering the airport.

He gave an angry stare at the cameraman even as a security personnel tried to push back the lensmen who had virtually mobbed the cricketer.

Bangalore, Sep 9 : Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh lost his cool on Wednesday, jabbing at a cameraman at Bangalore International Airport before leaving with the team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.

Singh jabbed at a cameraman after the camera had hit him on the head while he was taking his luggage out from a car before entering the airport.

He gave an angry stare at the cameraman even as a security personnel tried to push back the lensmen who had virtually mobbed the cricketer.

Chandigarh, Sep. 1 : Driving his dream Hummer landed Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in trouble on Tuesday, when he was fined by Chandigarh traffic police for using
the vehicle without a valid number plate.

Singh had to pay a 3000-rupee fine for the offence, according to reports.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (traffic), H S Doon, told reporters that this episode would promote better traffic sense among the general public.

The off-spinner became the latest Indian cricketer to buy the American SUV after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has advised his team to stay positive against Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as West Indies will play against India in four one day matches series which is going to start on Friday.

Sarwan said that their team has experienced batsmen but to tackle Indian bowling attack their team will have to play together like a unit.

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Apr 16 : A criminal case was slapped against Indian Cricket Team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in a court here on Thursday for disrespecting the prestigious Padma Awards.

Senior advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha filed the case against the cricketers under sections 499 (defamation), 500 (punishment for defamation), 503 (criminal intimidation) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).

A local court in Chandigarh on Thursday has issued summons to cricketer Harbhajan Singh, TV actress Mona Singh and the entertainment channel, ‘Colors’ for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with their Ravana-Sita dance act in a reality show last year.

In his petition filed to the court, local advocate Arvind Thakur said, “After hearing the arguments on the petition, the magistrate issued summons of Harbhajan, Mona and authorities of channel, on which the program was aired, for April 27.”

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been selected in India’s 15-member squad for the Sri Lanka tour while because of a hamstring injury off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had to be left out from the team.

Jadeja was rewarded for his fine performances in the Ranji Trophy in which he scored over 700 runs at over 67 per innings and picked 42 wickets.

However, right hand batsman from Delhi Virat Kohli was dropped from the team announced by BCCI joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale after a meeting of the selectors. Indian skipper MS Dhoni also attended the meeting.

Mumbai, Jan. 18 : The national selection committee on Sunday announced its 15-member one-day international team for the upcoming cricket tour of Sri Lanka which includes one new face -- Saurashtra all rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

The 20-year-old Jadeja has been rewarded for his consistent performance i. e. taking 42 wickets and scoring over 740 runs in the current first class season His inclusion is stated to have remained on the cards for long time.

Jadeja''s Saurashtra teammate Cheteshwar Pujara, however, was given short shrift as the selectors kept faith largely in the players who had helped India vanquish England 5-0 after winning the previous rubber in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has not been included for the tour because of a hamstring injury.

Wanna see a film showcasing controversial cricketer and Punjab da Puttar Harbhajan Singh in the lead role!

It seems that Harbhajan Singh aka Bhajji wants to add another feather to his cap.

The cricketer, who was present at the music launch of film Victory in Mumbai last night, hinted at a career in Bollywood.

Sydney, Dec. 4 : Everyone knows that Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s bunny in almost all the series that have been contested between the two countries since 2001, and if Ponting does go through with his `horses for course” strategy, he would probably have to bar himself from facing the Indians anywhere on the cricket field.

At least, that is what former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming thinks. Fleming told the Sydney Morning Herald that in cases where a horses for courses policy has been followed in the past, it has always been the bowlers, rather than the batters, who have been made the whipping boys.

Dubai, Nov. 11 : Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has gained two places in the latest Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers and is now in seventh position, the highest ranking the off-spinner has enjoyed since 2003.

Melbourne, Nov. 8 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has claimed that when Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh indulged in a racist slur against all-rounder Andrew Symonds for the first time in Mumbai in October last year, the team management decided to let him off and give him another chance.

Revealing this in his “Captain’s Dairy 2008”, Ponting is quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald as saying that when Harbhajan repeated the same slur of calling Symonds a monkey during the nerve-racking Sydney Test in January this year, a chill went up his spine, and “certainly stopped me in my tracks.”