Bhajji signs for Essex

Essex have pulled off a major coup after they announced the signing of India spinner Harbhajan Singh for the second half of the season yesterday.

Harbhajan visits the Golden Temple in Amritsar on his 32nd birthday yesterday. PIC/AFP

Harbhajan is set to link up with the county in the next couple of weeks and is scheduled to make his first appearance in the LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Gloucestershire at Cheltenham on July 11.