Team India suspend Australia tour

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SYDNEY, January 7: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has suspended its team's tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal for banned spinner Harbhajan Singh.

Harbhajan was suspended on Sunday by the International Cricket Council for three tests after being found guilty of racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the second test in Sydney. Harbhajan has denied the claims and the BCCI said the tour would be suspended until his appeal had been heard.

"The Board will appeal to the International Cricket Council to review the decision of the Match Referee and suspend its operation till the appeal is disposed of," the BCCI said in a statement released on Monday. "The Indian Board realises the game of cricket is paramount but so too is the honour of the Indian team and for that matter every Indian.

"To vindicate its position, the Board will fight the blatantly false and unfair slur on an Indian player." The Indian team were due to travel to Canberra on Monday to prepare for their next tour match but returned to their hotel rooms after boarding their bus. Australia lead the four-match series 2-0.

source:
*cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2679970.cms

 

[Batistabomb]

It's better to suspend the whole tour, and return to home

 

[nvidia]

They should have fought against the aussies.

 

[Gigacore]

duh... this is bad

 

[Anindya]

A great news! Thanks

 

[anand1]

It's not in the favour of Sportmanship. But BCCI was forced to do so having seen all the drama in and off the field with the Indian cricket team including wrong verdicts by the umpires as well.

 

[desiibond]

that's a rumour. India deny rumors of tour being called off *content-ind.cricinfo.com/ausvind/content/current/story/329533.html

 

[casanova]

Come on guys, wrong umpiring even happened in First test against Indians. They kept calm. It just can't go on and on.

Support our Indian cricketers, say no here

 

[vaibhavtek]

It's better to suspend the whole tour, and return to home
A great news.

 

[SunnyChahal]

gr88,i wanted this thing to happen.
this is kick a$$ stuff.Ausies are bloody cheaters!!

 

[Who]

"Ponting must be fired" - Peter Robok


Watch Ibn 7 now..

 

[nvidia]

^^Ponting shoudnt be fired, those umpires must be fired and ponting must be banned for 100 one dayers and 500 tests

 

[The Conqueror]

Awesome
Some1 check the bats of australian team first (how do they manage to set huge targets ?? ) ....
I HATE AUSTRALIA
and they r punishing only Harbhajan not ricky

 

[Pat]

that's a rumour. India deny rumors of tour being called off *content-ind.cricinfo.com/ausvind/content/current/story/329533.html

Tour has not been called off.It is just being temporarily suspended till a decision on harbhajan issue arrives.

 

[Indyan]

Yes, Tour is still on.

 

[blueshift]

Agar Ganguly captain hota toh Australia ko barabar se apna attitude dikhata

 

[x3060]

we should just come home and teach those ******** ausis a leasson.

 

[abhijit_reddevil]

Awesome!!! Great news guys! Now they should just stay put in their hotel rooms or return home.

 

[dreamcatcher]

well..it is ricky ponting who should be banned..last time the pakistan captain was banned by mike procter for claiming a catch he had grassed...........y should ponting be an excepio then??

these are double standards by any means....and "bhajji's bunny" sjould be banned

 

[Pat]

ICC bows down
Bucknor removed for the next match officially.Now waiting for the other decision.I am sure that will go india's way as well.

Just reiterates the fact that who rules the cricket fraternity