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 Why Harbhajan Singh's anger is a cause for concern
26th Apr 2008 17:03 IST
Agencies
After nearly two years in exile, Harbhajan got a chance to restart his career after being selected for Bangalore's prestigious National Cricket Academy in mid-2000 but "indiscipline" proved to be his bane yet again.
He was expelled from the academy and later admitted that he had been at fault.
The 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia marked a turnaround for Harbhajan as he led India to one of the most memorable triumphs in history with his magical spells in Kolkata and Chennai but all this while, trouble kept brewing between him and the Aussies which culminated into the despicable fracas this year.
In between, the 27-year-old spinner did no good to his reputation by having an altercation with police officials before a match in Guwahati. He was left with cuts on his bowling arm after exchanging blows with the cops on a minor issue of allowing a photographer into the team hotel.
In 2005, he landed in hot waters yet again when he described the then coach Greg Chappell as someone who used "double standards" and instilled "fear and insecurity in the team".
He was served a show cause notice by the BCCI and had to apologise for his outburst.
Although he has remained a regular to the match referee's office ever since his debut, this year's racial row with Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was perhaps the biggest blot on his chequered career. |
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