Harbhajan Singh
In-game rating: 87/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Harbhajan Singh played 103 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2015. The first came against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, with scores of 4 and 0, and 2 wickets, and the last against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,493 runs at 17.4 in 72 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 115 from 193 balls against New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium in 2010. The best bowling is 8 for 84 against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 2001.
In all: 2 hundreds, 9 fifties, 25 five-wicket hauls, 5 ten-wicket matches. At home the average was 18.4 across 55 Tests; away it was 18.1 across 48 Tests. The most runs came against New Zealand: 459 runs at 32.8 in 13 Tests. Narendra Modi Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 259 runs at 43.2. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. India won 42 of the Tests Harbhajan Singh played and lost 27, with 34 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 103 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 193 | New Zealand | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2010 | Drawn |
| 111* | 116 | New Zealand | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2010 | Drawn |
| 70 | 74 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2011 | Won |
| 69 | 97 | New Zealand | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2010 | Drawn |
| 66 | 71 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2001 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/84 | 41.5 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 7/48 | 28.3 | West Indies | Wankhede Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 7/62 | 22.2 | Sri Lanka | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 7/87 | 30 | South Africa | Eden Gardens | 2004 | Won |
| 7/120 | 38 | South Africa | Newlands | 2011 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 15/217 against Australia (2001).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 18 | 410 | 17.83 | 0/4 | 95 | 29.96 |
| Sri Lanka | 16 | 256 | 12.80 | 0/0 | 53 | 39.77 |
| England | 14 | 304 | 16.00 | 0/1 | 45 | 39.20 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 459 | 32.79 | 2/2 | 43 | 33.12 |
| South Africa | 11 | 182 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 60 | 28.40 |
| West Indies | 11 | 260 | 17.33 | 0/1 | 56 | 22.61 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0/0 | 25 | 52.04 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 190 | 38.00 | 0/1 | 31 | 24.55 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 75 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 40.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 1,047 | 18.37 | 2/3 | 265 | 28.77 |
| Away | 48 | 1,177 | 18.11 | 0/6 | 152 | 38.90 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 31 | 6.20 | 0/0 | 21 | 38.57 |
| 2000s | 72 | 1,493 | 17.36 | 0/7 | 322 | 30.32 |
| 2010s | 23 | 700 | 22.58 | 2/2 | 74 | 40.05 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 7 | 259 | 43.17 | 1/1 | 29 | 34.83 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 7 | 133 | 14.78 | 0/1 | 30 | 38.53 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 7 | 102 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 42 | 28.05 |
| Eden Gardens | 7 | 93 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 46 | 21.76 |
| Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 6 | 77 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 24 | 28.54 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 5 | 66 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 24 | 21.33 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1998 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2015 at Galle International Stadium
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