MELBOURNE, April 30: Former Australian Test umpire Lou Rowan on Wednesday labelled Harbhajan Singh a menace on the field and called for a life ban on the temperamental off-spinner for slapping India team-mate S Sreesanth.
"This fellow (Harbhajan) doesn't belong to the game of cricket. He has shown he is no good. They should just get rid of him from the sport," Rowan told 'The Courier Mail'.
"I don't know what other sport would want him, though," he added sarcastically.
Rowan, who stood in 25 Tests between 1963 and 1971, said Harbhajan comes across as a rogue player in whatever he has seen of the Indian tweaker's on-field behaviour.
The Australian felt the 11-match ban imposed on him by the Indian Premier League (IPL) was a light punishment and his actions deserved a stricter sentence.
"I certainly don't think he would have been allowed to get away with what he has been allowed to get away with in any other sport. They should just get rid of him and move on," he said.
After being banned from the IPL, Harbhajan is now awaiting the verdict from a separate disciplinary inquiry to be conducted by the BCCI.
The temperamental bowler has already given his reply to the Board's show cause notice and has apologised for his conduct.
However, his penchant for landing in disciplinary trouble with alarming frequency has not gone down too well with the Board, which backed him to the hilt during the racism row with Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds a couple
It is certain need to take big action against cricter like Harbhajan Singh.....he must be banned for life time to give a solid warning to all other players............They r playing for nation n every team player has the same repution with partiallity of senior or junior.
RE:Sreesanth
by aji kumar on Apr 30, 2008 03:19 PM
dont't forget kapil dev cried like anything in tv show. and dont think that cry is a negative action. its sign of human, its sign of sincerety
RE:Sreesanth
by Sai Prakash on Apr 30, 2008 05:27 PM
Kapil and Sreesant should have a slapping contest and see WHO cries FIRST. The winner will get a pair of Ray Ban glasses and the looser the one who cries will get a lifetime supply of Handkerchiefs.
RE:What woudlve happened if Bhajji slapped Sachin
by Sai Prakash on Apr 30, 2008 05:28 PM
After losing 2.6 crores the Sardar will cry for the rest of his life.
RE:RE:What woudlve happened if Bhajji slapped Sachin
by Raman on Apr 30, 2008 08:18 PM
Not really,money is no big deal for these guys,by fixing matches they mustve made millions already,other than Azhar no one was banned and do u think only Azhar was guilty of match fixing?So im sure he will make that money as his fame is increased in a different way now and he might get more endorsements..
RE:Mukesh would be happy
by YoBro on Apr 30, 2008 03:26 AM
Yup...especially after Mumbai's disastrous performance. All of the corporate magnates and filmi morons are going to take huge losses...
