200th first class wicket for Harbhajan

By Mohandas Menon

Appearing in his 47th first-class match, since his debut in 1997- 98, India's Harbhajan Singh claimed his 200th wicket of his first-class career, when he captured the wicket of Zimbabwe A wicket-keeper Tatenda Taibu at Mutare. At the end of the innings, he now has 201 wickets.

The career summary of his first-class wickets are as follows: 53 wickets in 11 Tests; 105 in 23 Ranji Trophy matches, 10 in three Duleep Trophy matches, 23 in six matches against touring teams at home and 10 in four matches against local sides during tours.

For the record the other Indian bowlers on tour to have more first-class wickets than Harbhajan are: Javagal Srinath - 433 wickets in 118 matches and Sairaj Bahutule - 280 wickets in 86 matches.

India perhaps is missing the services of the experienced Anil Kumble, who has 712 first-class wickets in 155 matches. Incidentally, Kumble has not appeared in any first-class matches since his stint with Leicestershire in the English county in 2000.

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