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Published 10:31 IST, October 7th 2019

Harbhajan Singh wishes rock star Dwayne Bravo, swing king Zaheer Khan

Prolific Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to wish former captain of West Indies Dwayne Bravo and former teammate Zaheer Khan on their birthday

Reported by: Yash Sanghvi
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Prolific Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to wish former captain of West Indies Dwayne Bravo a happy birthday. The post has been liked over 3,500 times with 102 netizens retweeting it. Dwayne Bravo turns 36 on Monday. Bravo is particularly known for his aggressive batting in the middle order, and for his bowling in crunch situations. He was a key member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20 titles, and has also been a mainstay in the CSK, becoming a big fan favourite.

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Harbhajan Singh tweeting at his 'rock star brother'
 

Harbhajan also wished his fellow former teammate Zaheer Khan

In his wish, Harbhajan Singh calls Zaheer Khan a swing king - a reference to how he became one of India's most successful pacers of all time.

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Zaheer Khan's exciting career for India:

With 610 international wickets, Zaheer finished as one of India's most successful bowlers, being the fourth-highest wicket-taker for India across formats. His test career saw him record an average of 32.94 and in his ODI career he picked up 282 wickets at 29.43. After his international debut in 2000, his most prominent performance in Tests came on the England tour of 2007 when he finished with 18 wickets at an average of 20.33. 'Zak' has represented India in three World Cups- 2003, 2007 and 2011 respectively. He has a World Cup winner's medal as well as a runners-up medal. In 2011, when India won the World Cup, Zaheer Khan finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker of that tournament with 21 wickets along with Shahid Afridi. 

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Updated 11:42 IST, October 7th 2019

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