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Harbhajan claims 200 ODI wickets
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November 20, 2008 20:58 IST

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh [Images] on Thursday became the sixth Indian and 30th in the world to take 200 wickets in one-day internationals when he removed Owais Shah of England [Images] in the third one-dayer in Kanpur.

Playing in his 178th ODI, the Punjab offie dismissed Kevin Pietersen [Images] and Paul Collingwood [Images] as his 198th and 199th victims to return with 3 for 32 and win the Man of the Match award.

The 28-year-old Harbhajan, who began his ODI career against New Zealand [Images] in Sharjah in April 1998, is now behind Anil Kumble [Images] (337 from 271 matches), Javagal Srinath (315 from 229), Ajit Agarkar [Images] (288 from 191), Kapil Dev [Images] (253 from 225) and Zaheer Khan [Images] (214 from 152) in the list of highest Indian ODI wicket takers.

The feisty off-spinner had also become the third Indian -- behind Anil Kumble (619 from 132 Tests) and Kapil Dev (434 from 131 Tests) -- and 22nd cricketer in the world to claim 300 wickets in Test cricket during the final Test of the four-match series against Australia [Images] in Nagpur this month.

He has played 72 Tests for India so far.




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