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'Harbhajan didn’t taunt Symonds racially'

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Posted online: Friday , January 04, 2008 at 1939 hrs IST

Sydney, January 4:: The Indian team management on Friday rejected Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds’ allegations of racial abuse by Harbhajan Singh, asserting the off-spinner did not say anything offensive.

Although Harbhajan himself has not made any statement on the matter, Indian media manager M V Sridhar said the spinner has told the management that he did not taunt Symonds racially during their spat on the third day of the ongoing second cricket Test on Friday.

“According to Harbhajan he did not say anything which was offensive,” he said.

Sridhar also rubbished suggestions that Symonds’ complaint against Harbhajan would have any bearing on the relationship between the BCCI and Cricket Australia.

“The relationship between the BCCI and CA is excellent and this Test match has seen some very competitive cricket being played. We would not let allow a small incident to overshadow everything,” he said.

The exact comments are not known but Sridhar confirmed that a “hearing” against Harbhajan is scheduled for Saturday.

Umpires Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor have laid the charge after consulting an agitated Ricky Ponting at the end of the day’s play.

Harbhajan has been reported for International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct 3.3.

It states: “Using language or gestures that offends, insults, humiliates, intimidates, threatens, disparages or vilifies another person on the basis of that person’s race, religion, gender, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin."

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Racism Row in Cricket
by Murali Saranadhi on 2008-01-14 14:14:50.174983+05:30
"Something gets triggered inside of you, something is burning inside of you - it is your will for success or your animal instinct that wants to bring another team down," Symonds said. "We have been at the top for so long, it is like someone has taken the favourite thing you own from you and you want it back." said Symonds to Cricinfo after the Twenty20 celebrations that he witnessed on Indian players return from South Africa. Now,all I request is that no judgement should be passed on Harbhajan without taking in to account Symonds hatered for Indian players which he expressed in no uncertain terms in all his media interactions in India. Symonds even dared Sreeshanth to step foot in Australia where he said Sreesanth will get his due. His run-ins with Harbjajan made him say both Sreesanth and Harbhajan are not the types he will like to deal with. If one investigates further Symonds can not escape punishment too.
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vasisht
by sowmya on 2008-01-07 11:49:26.961952+05:30
I really feel sorry for the Umpires (Steve bucknor and Mark Bensen) for their inexperience in the cricket field. I feel they are just supporting Symmond (prolly they have some understandign between them). I defnly feel cheated being an Indian. this Indian team is pretty strong and have strong values towards cricket. I keep watching on the TV Aussies keeping abusing and commenting Indian cricketers while they are on teh field, which was ignored by Indian team, this defnly portrays forget and forgive attitude from Indian team. Since the Umpires' decision was respected during the stay of Symmond on teh field. I think it needs to be supported again when the on field umpire says, he has not heard Bhajji saying anything offensive to Symond. This kind of Cheating will not take Australians far in Cricket. its high time they learn to play some honest cricket
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Ind Vs Aus- Poor umpiring
by Satish on 2008-01-06 10:32:52.078038+05:30
Is there any help the media can offer by highlighting the poor umpiring that has been the bane of the Ind Vs Aus series? The SCG test has been pathetic for India and the BCCI better do something since there is already so much pressure on the players. Also, the Indian media should get on the case of the cry-baby Aussies who cry for every single thing. Sledging was considered an official part of their cricket, so what happened to the ICC all those days and why wasnt there a single probe? It would be nice to see all of India get behind our players and use sport as a reason to get together and show the players we are behind them.
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Cricket umpiring
by Ramesh on 2008-01-06 10:20:11.162655+05:30
BBC shud object strongly for the umpiring particularly Bucknor who is old man and seems favouring Australia for what God knows, ICC shud ban him and punish for som many wrong decisions that too against India only
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harbhajansymonds incident
by s jayasankar on 2008-01-05 15:49:20.409022+05:30
how can a non white indian like harbhajan taunt another non white? this is riduculous. who started the exchanges in the first place? if you start something - then you cannot cry later.
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