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Additional security for Harbhajan
Harbhajan Singh has been provided with additional security with the authorities here fearing the he could be subjected to taunts and insults by hostile Australian fans.
MELBOURNE: Harbhajan Singh has been provided with additional security with the authorities here fearing the Indian off-spinner could be subjected to taunts and insults by hostile Australian fans.
Harbhajan, who managed to shed the racism slur and get a three-Test ban lifted by Appeals Commissioner John Hansen on Tuesday, will now move with an extra security ring around him.
It was learnt that four security personnel would be giving him protection.
The spinner, meanwhile, appeared upbeat on arrival on Wednesday afternoon.
Accused of racially abusing Andrew Symonds in the Sydney test, Harbhajan was initially slapped a three-match ban by Match Referee Mike Procter, a decision upturned by Appeals Commissioner John Hansen.
However, Australian captain Ricky Ponting, it is learnt, was far from happy.
Harbhajan, who managed to shed the racism slur and get a three-Test ban lifted by Appeals Commissioner John Hansen on Tuesday, will now move with an extra security ring around him.
It was learnt that four security personnel would be giving him protection.
The spinner, meanwhile, appeared upbeat on arrival on Wednesday afternoon.
Relieved that he has been freed from the "racial" charge laid against him, Harbhajan said, "I am very happy, the right decision was made. I am glad it's over."
Accused of racially abusing Andrew Symonds in the Sydney test, Harbhajan was initially slapped a three-match ban by Match Referee Mike Procter, a decision upturned by Appeals Commissioner John Hansen.
However, Australian captain Ricky Ponting, it is learnt, was far from happy.
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