Top 5 ODI off-spinners of all time

S Sam
Sri Lanka v England - 3rd ODI
Sanath Jayasuriya

#3 Harbhajan Singh

Pakistan v India - 2011 ICC World Cup Semi-Final
Harbhajan Singh

The Indian ace made his debut for the ODI side back in 1998 but it was not till 2001 that Harbhajan Singh firmly established himself as the team's number one spinner. Since then, he remained one of the world's leading spin bowlers for more than a decade and was a key member of the World Cup-winning team in 2011.

One of the most important thing about Harbhajan's bowling was that he could turn the ball a long way and in addition to that, he could bowl the doosra as well, which always kept the batsmen in two minds.

On the other hand, had the gift of both flighting the ball or pushing it fast through the air, as a result, it was often tough to go down the track against him. He played in 236 ODIs for India and picked up 269 wickets at an average of 33.35. Harbhajan had an economy rate of 4.69 and often bowled at the death for India.

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