100th Test beckons Harbhajan

Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is poised to complete a century of Test appearances when he faces Australia in Chennai on Friday.

The prospect of becoming only the 10th Indian cricketer to achieve the milestone makes the 32-year-old spinner a ‘bit nervous’.

"It's a big game," Harbhajan said at the pre-match press conference on Thursday, reports The Times of India.

"(The previous) 99 are gone. Obviously a bit nervous but I am sure I will be fine. I have faced these situations before," he added.

Harbhajan said the next target would be to add another 50 Tests to his CV.

"I have gone through times when I was not doing well or when I was doing well and got too excited. These things happen. Bit nervous to start with, but I will be fine.

"Once I get away with 100, we will see what needs to be done to play another 50-odd. Probably I will have to work even harder," he said.

Harbhajan has been one of India's most prolific bowlers having taken 408 wickets from 99 Tests at an average of 32.27 and a strike-rate of 68.1.

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