 Why Harbhajan Singh's anger is a cause for concern
26th Apr 2008 17:03 IST
Agencies
On-field altercations are not new for Harbhajan Singh who finds himself in yet another controversy.
In fact, the fiery spinner is infamous for losing his cool so easily and so often that his latest brush with controversy for allegedly slapping teammate S Sreesanth bears yet another testimony to his bad temper, which boils over at the slightest provocation.
The tweaker, nicknamed 'The Turbanator', has often landed in soup for being a bit a too aggressive for his own good on several occasions.
As he prepares to answer a BCCI show cause notice for allegedly slapping Sreesanth after losing an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Harbhajan's disciplinary record suggests that the off-spinner's anger is getting a bit out of hand.
By his own admission, Harbhajan is not someone who would let only his bowling do the talking when it comes to dealing with oppositions and has time and again taken on rival players in verbal spats.
The first of these instances happened during the offie's maiden international ODI series in 1998 and the man at the other end happened to be current Australian skipper Ricky Ponting.
The Indian had a heated exchange with Ponting, who is not known to sit back and listen either, after dismissing him and was slapped with a hefty fine and a reprimand.
He was subsequently dropped from the team for non-performance and adding to his woes was a "suspect" bowling action that was famously described by the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi as being similar to that of a "javelin thrower".
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