8. HARBHAJAN SINGH:
He is an Indian offspinner and former captain of IPL team Mumbai Indians during his career he is involved in several controversies both on and off field.
While Harbhajan was batting on 63 on the third day of the Second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he got involved in an altercation with Australia’s Andrew Symonds. As a result of this, he was charged with a Level 3 offence of racially abusing Symonds by calling the Australian—of Caribbean descent—a “monkey”. Harbhajan and Tendulkar, his batting partner at the time of the incident, denied this at a hearing after the conclusion of the Test, match referee Mike Procter found Harbhajan guilty and banned him for three Tests. This decision generated controversy because no audio or video evidence was available, and the conviction relied on the testimony of the Australian players.
Harbhajan was involved in further controversy after a 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 pace man and India team-mate Sreesanth in the face. Harbhajan, kings XI lodged an official complaint. The match referee Farokh Engineer found Harbhajan guilty of a level 4.2 offence, banning him from the remainder of the IPL season ,In 2010 he was charged for abusing reporters and broke a camera lens of one of the press.
He is an Indian offspinner and former captain of IPL team Mumbai Indians during his career he is involved in several controversies both on and off field.
While Harbhajan was batting on 63 on the third day of the Second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he got involved in an altercation with Australia’s Andrew Symonds. As a result of this, he was charged with a Level 3 offence of racially abusing Symonds by calling the Australian—of Caribbean descent—a “monkey”. Harbhajan and Tendulkar, his batting partner at the time of the incident, denied this at a hearing after the conclusion of the Test, match referee Mike Procter found Harbhajan guilty and banned him for three Tests. This decision generated controversy because no audio or video evidence was available, and the conviction relied on the testimony of the Australian players.
Harbhajan was involved in further controversy after a 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 pace man and India team-mate Sreesanth in the face. Harbhajan, kings XI lodged an official complaint. The match referee Farokh Engineer found Harbhajan guilty of a level 4.2 offence, banning him from the remainder of the IPL season ,In 2010 he was charged for abusing reporters and broke a camera lens of one of the press.
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