Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh asks umpire Darrell Hair to 'shut up' post controversial chucking comments

After Darrell Hair recently made disparging comments against Harbhajan Singh and a host of other spin bowlers, the Indian has lashed out at the Australian by asking him to 'shut up' and defended his fellow counterparts.

Hair earlier had labeled Harbhajan, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq as 'role models', who have encouraged modern day chucking in international cricket. 

Harbhajan said that Hair has crossed the limit with his comments and also feels that he has gone 'mad'.

Hair, who infamously had called Muralitharan for chucking in the Melbourne Test in 1995, had stated that the ICC was too late in taking action against bowlers with suspect actions.

Harbhajan reiterated that he and Muralitharan were given the clean chit by the ICC and also said that Hair was afraid of 'losing his job' as an Elite Panel umpire.

The spinner concluded by saying that Hair should stop challenging the present day rules and standards of the ICC and must 'keep his mouth shut'.

For the record, the latest spinner to be reported for suspect action was West Indies' Sunil Narine, who has since then been withdrawn from the ongoing series against India.