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Bhajji bother: How the threat of Singh Singh hangs over Harbhajan

Harbhajan Singh is in the last-chance saloon and his behaviour is already on meltdown. But without the razor-sharp edge to his game will the Indian spinner ever be the same player again?

by Craig Hackney on 16 May 2008

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It seems that the chickens may well have come home to roost for Harbhajan Singh. His protected status with the BCCI has now been eroded to the point where even they have had enough.

'Bhajji is at his best when he’s needling the opposition, but with the threat of a lifetime ban, he needs to dial his aggression back'

The BCCI’s disciplinary hearing into Bhajji’s tiff with Sreesanth has led to stern words for both protagonists and resulted in Bhajji receiving the threat of a life ban for his next serious indiscretion. To show that they are serious the BCCI has also handed Harbhajan a 5-match (ODI) ban.

While the rest of the world will raise an eyebrow that the BCCI have finally brought Harbhajan Singh into line, they won't be surprised that even here, the BCCI have thumbed their nose at the rest of the cricketing world.

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by Pran Malhotra on May 16, 2008

Bhajji shall take a holiday for a month or so from Cricket...

by Nanettte Kerrison on May 16, 2008

What I do NOT understand is the complete absence of any criminal sanction. Why has Harbhajan not been charged? Over here, if one player hit another, he'd be done for assault and battery - aside from whatever discipline the Sporting authorities imposed. I can't imagine what CA would do if one of our lot punched another on the field, in say, a Pura Cup cricket match. Perhaps a public whipping? Perhaps I'm showing my ignorance here. Has it happened in recent history? One of our swimmers has been bounced from the Olympic team for bashing up another swimmer in a pub recently. And yes, he was in court facing assault charges. And rightly so in my opinion. Remember, when Roy tackled that streaker, the DPP and the police considered whether Roy should be charged with assault....t

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