Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh solid his vote in the seventh part of the continuing Lok Sabha elections in his hometown Jalandhar on Saturday (June 1). The AAP Rajya Sabha MP additionally urged the voters in Jalandhar to return out in massive numbers and vote.
Harbhajan, 43, talked about that there needs to be no VIP tradition whereas one tries to excercise his constitutional rights and everybody ought to queue up to vote.
“I expect that people come in large numbers to vote and I want maximum polling in Jalandhar. It is our duty and we should bring the government that we want, a government that can work for the people. I am not a VIP at all, the VIP culture should end. If one can stand in a queue for a langar, then one can stand here too,” Harbhajan advised ANI after casting his vote.
Harbhajan referred to as time on his illustrious enjoying profession in December 2021. The legendary spinner was one of many good exponents of the ‘doosra’ – a thriller ball that outfoxed even probably the most accoplished batters of spin bowling.
He made his Test debut for India in opposition to Australia in March 1998 in Bengaluru and went on to play 103 Tests for the nation with 417 scalps to his credit score. His illustrious Test profession noticed him seize 25 five-fors and 5 ten-wicket hauls. His final Test look for India got here in opposition to Sri Lanka in Galle in August 2015.
The Jalandhar-born additionally served the nation in the 2 white-ball codecs. He performed 236 ODIs and 19 T20Is in his enjoying profession and claimed 269 and 18 wickets respectively. His final look for India got here in opposition to UAE in Mirpur in an Asia Cup T20I match on March 3, 2016.
Harbhajan additionally performed 163 video games in the Indian Premier League for franchises like Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders amongst others and picked up 150 wickets at an economic system fee of seven.08.
