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 but Harbhajan managed only a total of 1/48 from 11 overs. The Indians then needed to beat a full-strength Australian outfit to win their group and progress to the semi-finals. Harbhajan was punished and went wicketless, conceding 50 runs in eight overs as Australia won by 146 runs, knocking India out of contention. Harbhajan was then recalled to the first-choice team and took five wickets at an average of 22.60 at 3.89 runs an over from three matches on a tour to Zimbabwe, in what would prove to be his last ODI appearances for India for more than two years.