Friday afternoon, the cricket legend Harbhajan Singh who is popularly known as Turbanator has left his fans surprised and more upset. The 41-year-old has posted on Twitter that he is bringing an end to his 23-years long journey. Veteran Indian off-spinner is grateful for everything and thanked everyone for the good times.
All good things come to an end and today as I bid adieu to the game that has given me everything in life, I would like to thank everyone who made this 23-year-long journey beautiful and memorable.
My heartfelt thank you 🙏 Grateful .https://t.co/iD6WHU46MU— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 24, 2021
He has also confirmed the retirement on his YouTube channel and said he was waiting to make this announcement for a long. This was a tough decision of his life but one has to leave things behind and move forward.
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Fans Say Last Goodbye To Harbhajan Singh
VVS Laxman, Parthiv Patel, and others from the sports industry are sending good wishes to the Harbhajan on retirement and wish him for the future.
Hearty congratulations to my great mate @harbhajan_singh on a remarkable career! A tremendous exponent of off-spin, a gifted batsman and a true competitor who fashioned many a wonderful Indian victory. Best wishes for the future, Bhajji, go well! pic.twitter.com/xEMTpGBru3
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 24, 2021
More than a truly great player, Bhajju Pa was always a big brother for all the juniors. @harbhajan_singh would make us laugh all the time and was someone who always made the dressing room like our home. Best wishes in your new innings. #harbhajansingh pic.twitter.com/8aNhOYvFDW
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) December 24, 2021
Thank you for all the memories you gave us, started watching you from my childhood and here it ends pic.twitter.com/gnKV8Ww9lE
— Ayush Prajapati ✨ (@im_ayush_) December 24, 2021
sir u deserves to play 2023 ODI wc 🥺🥺 plz don’t retiree India needs u bhajjjju paaa
— Ravi Bhai High on beer 🍺 (@ravi_beer_69) December 24, 2021
Harbhajan was the backbone of the Indian cricket team during whose journey the country lifted up the World Cup twice. Bastmen used to struggle on the field whenever Bhajji comes for bowling. He has proved several times that his amazing bowling skills are unmatchable.
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He is the fourth bowler in Cricket history to take the most number of wickets, 417 in 103 tests. His test wicket milestones were mainly against Ricky Pointing. The mind-blowing bowler has taken 269 wickets in ODI, 25 in T20I, and 780 in FC.
Bhajji was also part of IPL and played for KKR, Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians.