Harbhajan Singh Khalsa discussing the successes of Sikhs who had migrated from India to the West, including Surjit Kaur's "Among the Sikhs: Reaching for the Stars" and Gurmukh Singh's "The Global Indian: The Sikhs". Harbhajan Singh Khalsa died of complications of heart failure at his home in Española, New Mexico, on October 6, 2004, aged 75. He was survived by his wife, sons, daughter and five grandchildren. His passing was widely noted in the press, with obituaries appearing in "The Los Angeles Times", the "Times of India", "The New York Times", and "Yoga Journal". In addition, Singh's passing was noted by the Shiromani
Harbhajan Singh also scored 69 runs at 34.50. This included a 40 in the first innings of the First Test to help India reach 241 after a top-order collapse, keeping India's deficit to 75; they went on to win the match. Harbhajan ended the year as the third-highest wicket-taker in the world, and the highest among Indian players. He was named by "Wisden" in their selection of the Test team of the year. Harbhajan then missed the ODI tour of Sri Lanka at the beginning of the year with a hamstring injury. He recovered in time to be recalled for the tour