Harbhajan Singh (mountaineer) three Mt. Everest attempts out of which he was successful in his initial attempt in 1992. Since then, he has scaled Nanda Devi, the third highest peak in India, and eight others such as Mount Abhigamin, Mana Peak, Mount Nunkun, White Needle, Mount Pinnacle, Mount Pyramid, Mount Stok Kangri and Mount Kasket. He also has led a team of skiers who skied down the Mount Everest in 2009. Harbhajan Singh is a recipient of the Police Medal of the President of India twice and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police insignia and commendation roll seven times. He has also received the Kishan
Harbhajan Singh in further controversy after an 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Mohali in April 2008. While the teams were shaking hands, he slapped Punjab paceman and Indian teammate Sreesanth in the face. Harbhajan, who had stood in as the Mumbai captain for the first three matches of the tournament to that point, all of which were lost, had apparently been angered by Sreesanth's aggressive sending-off of his batsmen as Punjab coasted to a decisive victory. The Kings XI Punjab lodged an official complaint to the IPL. The match referee Farokh Engineer found