A fresh crisis loomed over Indian cricket team’s current tour of
The controversy surrounding the Indian off-spinner allegedly calling Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds a "monkey" during the Sydney Test match earlier this month took a new turn today with the ICC appointed commissioner John Hansen indicating that he would take into account the hitherto undisclosed recording of the exchange between the two players by the stump microphone.
The BCCI was quick to react and voiced its opposition to any fresh evidence being considered by Hansen, a New Zealand judge, who will hear Harbhajan’s appeal against the three-Test ban handed down to him by match referee Mike Procter on a complaint by Australian team.
Upping the ante, the BCCI also made it clear that unless the racism charge against the spinner was withdrawn the team would be called back, which means India would not participate in the ODI tri-series involving it, Australia and Sri Lanka.
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