Former Team India spinner and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Harbhajan Singh has said that he will spend his salary on the education and welfare of farmers' daughters.
Harbhajan wrote in a tweet, 'As a member of Rajya Sabha, I want to contribute my salary for the education and welfare of the daughters of farmers.
I have joined to contribute to the betterment of my nation and I will do everything that I can. Jai Hind.'
Harbhajan Singh has been elected unopposed as a Rajya Sabha member from Punjab. He had said that he will promote sports as he has been entrusted with a responsibility that he will fulfil honestly.
Harbhajan Singh, the former spinner of the Indian cricket team, is a native of Jalandhar. He has captained Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Bhajji ended his 23-year cricket career in December 2021. He has been a part of the two-time world champion Indian team.
41-year-old Harbhajan's cricket career has been very good. He has single-handedly led India to victory in many matches. Apart from cricket, Harbhajan has tried his hand at acting. Last year, Harbhajan was seen in the Tamil film 'Friendship'.
Harbhajan Singh, who made his Test debut against Australia in March 1998, took a total of 417 wickets in his career.
In the list of Indian bowlers with the most wickets in Test cricket, he is at number four overall after Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Talking about spinners, he is at number three. Anil Kumble and R Ashwin's number comes before Bhajji.