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Harbhajan and I are good friends now: Andrew Symonds

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Posted: Dec 06, 2011 at 1847 hrs IST

Mumbai: Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds, who was involved in an acrimonious spat with Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh after accusing the latter of racially abusing him, today said the controversy was a thing of the past and the duo are 'good friends' now.

Bhajji and I have talked about what had happened between us. We have sat down and worked out things. We get along well now. We party, socialize, we get sloshed. There are no hard feelings. It is always nice playing with him. That was a past and we have left it behind, said the 36-year-old cricketer.

My equation with him is good. We are in touch with each other, we do exchange messages, said Symonds, who has become the second international celebrity to participate in the reality show 'Bigg Boss'.

The Monkeygate scandal as it came to be known later had threatened to disrupt cricketing ties between India and Australia as Harbhajan was slapped with a three-match ban.

However, the ban was later lifted after the BCCI filed an appeal against the sentence. The racial abuse charge was also downgraded to only an abuse charge with Harbhajan being let off with a 50 percent match fees fine.

The duo later played together for IPL franchise Mumbai Indians earlier this year.

Asked whether he was entering the 'Bigg Boss' house to clear the air, he said, "It has nothing to do with me taking up the show and trying to clear out things. I am not going on the show to prove anything about myself or anything. That episode is in the past. I am here for personal development and a learning experience."

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