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 Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh became the 14th Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in Test cricket as he dismissed West Indian opener Wavel Hinds on the opening day of the fifth and final Test here yesterday. Harbhajan Singh achieved the feat in his 25th Test after making his debut against Australia on March 25, 1998 in Bangalore as a teenager. The 21-year-old, whose career derailed after a promising start with allegations of throwing, returned with a bang against Australia last year and destroyed the World Champions scalping 32 wickets in the three-Test series.
In the process, he also had the best tally for an Indian against Australia shattering legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi’s 31 wickets from five Tests in the 1977-78 tour to Australia. His best bowling came in the deciding third Test of that series against Australia in Chennai when he bowled India to a historic series win claiming eight wickets for 84 runs in the second innings following his seven wickets in the first innings to also finish with his best bowling in a match - 15/217.
Harbhajan Singh got his first wicket in his debut Test when he clean bowled Greg Blewett. He then dismissed Daren Lehmann, who too made his debut in the Test, to finish with figures of 2/112. He took his 50th wicket in his 11th Test dismissing Ricky Ponting. Harbhajan has performed best against Australia (34 wickets in four Tests) and Zimbabwe (25 wickets in five).
Before the start of the Kingston Test match Harbajan Singh had claimed 99 wickets from 24 Tests at an average of 28.39 with an economy rate of 2.6.
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