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MUMBAI:
IPL has banned spinner Harbhajan Singh for playing rest of
the season, a punishment that will cost him Rs 30 million.
The suspension is in addition to a fine of a 100 per cent
of his match fees beginning with the third match.
Sreesanth
of the Kings XI Punjab who was at the receiving end of Harbhajan's
rage after Friday's IPL match in Mohali, was also warned against
aggressive on-field behaviour and told that his conduct would
be taken seriously.
“After
looking into the video footage in the presence of Sreesanth,
complainant Neil Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab CEO), Harbhajan
and Lalchand Rajput, (Mumbai Indians coach), and managers
of both sides and considering the submissions from both sides
and in view of Harbhajan's admission, Match
Referee and adjudicator Farokh Engineer found him guilty of
level 4.2 offence,” said DLF Indian Premier League chairman
and commissioner Lalit Modi.
Harbhajan
was bought by Mukesh Ambani's franchise for Rs 34 million
during the auction. The Mumbai team has so far lost all the
matches and with Sachin Tendulkar nursing an injury, was being
led by Harbhajan.
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