The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli on Friday uploaded a story on his Instagram to post a hilarious birthday wish for the veteran off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh, who turned 40. Harbhajan Sinh played his last international game for India in 2016 during the T20 World Cup against UAE.
Sharing a picture with Harbhajan from a football match, the Indian skipper wrote: “Oh balle Bhajju paa what a kick. Wishing you a very happy birthday paji. God bless. Kick improve krlo please.” Virat trolled himself by adding: “Throwback to fatter times” in the same picture.
As Harbhajan turned 40, wishes didn’t stop coming for the veteran from the cricketing fraternity on social media. Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif was the first among cricketers to extend his wishes to Harbhajan Singh on his special day.
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Kaif had tweeted: “Bhajji ‘turns’ 40! One of India’s greatest match-winners. Two-time WC winner & picked 711 wickets for India. First saw him in U-16 game in Panaji in 1996 & he looked special. Aggressive on the field but yaaron ka yaar. Janamdin ki dher saari shubhkaamnaaein @harbhajan_singh”.
Bhajji ‘turns’ 40! One of India’s greatest match-winners. Two-time WC winner & picked 711 wickets for India. First saw him in U-16 game in Panaji in 1996 & he looked special. Aggressive on the field but yaaron ka yaar. Janamdin ki dher saari shubhkaamnaaein @harbhajan_singh pic.twitter.com/huLe0dpcCa
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 3, 2020
However, Yuvraj Singh posted a video of him along with Harbhajan featuring glimpses of the time the duo has spent on and off the field. Captioning the video on Instagram, Yuvraj wrote: “Is it your happy 40 or 47 Here’s a glimpse of the wonderful years spent pulling each other’s leg, sometimes pants too You have always proved to the world Singh you will always be King After quarantine party to leni hai 100%, have a great day love you paaji @harbhajan3”.
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Harbhajan has played more than 100 Test matches for India and has scalped over 400 wickets in the longest format of the game. In the 50-over format, Harbhajan has picked up more than 260 wickets.