Harbhajan Singh was on Monday banned from further participation in this edition of the Indian Premier League.
The decision was arrived at following a hearing here when Harbhajan pleaded guilty and later apologised publicly.
Harbhajan, leading the Mumbai Indians, was found guilty of having physically assaulted Kings XI Punjab speedster S. Sreesanth at the end of their match at Mohali on Friday.
He was also fined 100 per cent match fee from the third match onwards while the Mumbai team coach Lalchand Rajput was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for not preventing Harbhajan from slapping Sreesanth.
At the end of the press conference, Harbhajan and Sreesanth were presented to the media and made to shake hands and embrace each other.
Sreesanth chose not to speak but Harbhajan made a statement, “whatever happened was very bad and I feel sorry for it. Sreesanth is like a brother. We have been playing together and will play together in the future, too.
“I have been punished for the wrong I did.
“I have respect for the Board and we all know the Board has treated the players like its children. I hope the Board will continue to support me and I seek the support from the people. I will bring smiles to your faces whenever I play next.”
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