Harbhajan banned for rest of IPL for drama in field – was it a set up?
Birinder Singh Ahuja
Apr. 28, 2008

He slapped Srinath after a verbal squabble. It was hard and furious. IPL officials are up in arms with both Harbhajan and Srinath. IPL banned temperamentalspinner Harbhajan for the rest of the Twenty20 tournament for slapping S Sreesanth after he pleaded guilty, a punishment that will cost him Rs four crores. Bhaji was handed down the punishment under which he would forfeit match fees from the third match onwards by Match Referee and adjudicator Farokh Engineer after a two-hour hearing.

But Bhaji now claims it was all set up. Srinath instigated as well planned to get Bhaji out of the tournament.

According IPL officials, "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 Farokh Engineer found him guilty of level 4.2 offence. “

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