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Harbhajan Singh Recalls His Hat-trick Of Sixes In IPL
By CricShots Apr 20, 2020 7:23 pm
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The veteran Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh has been quite active on social media amidst the nationwide lockdown. In recent times, he has been sharing throwback videos on his Instagram account to keep his fans engaged. In a recently shared throwback video by the former Mumbai Indians (MI) cricketer, Harbhajan can be seen smashing Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) bowler Anureet Singh for three back-to-back sixes in one over.

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Harbhajan Singh

In the video, Singh can be played in the 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). During the match, he played a whirlwind knock of 64 but failed to help his team win the game against Kings XI Punjab.

Harbhajan’s knock was studded with 5 boundaries and 6 sixes as he went on to amass 64 runs in just 24 balls. He played at a phenomenal strike rate of 266.66 before being dismissed by the same bowler in the final over of the match. He was good with the ball as he scalped a couple of wickets in the game and just gave 20 runs away in his quota of 4 overs.

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The former Mumbai Indians off-spinner was released by the franchise back in 2018. However, Harbhajan found a new IPL home in the form of Chennai Super Kings and has also won the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League with the team.

This year, the IPL has been ‘postponed indefinitely’ due to the coronavirus pandemic by the BCCI. Countries around the world are fighting against the coronavirus threat which has brought all sporting events to an unexpected halt.

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Sports personalities from the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli to the legendary cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar have taken to social media and asked people to follow the guidelines issued by the government in the fight against the pandemic.