The 'Monkeygate' reopened during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia but this time off the field.
The 'Monkeygate' reopened during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia but this time off the field.
It all began when former Aussie cricketer Andrew Symonds claimed that the off-spinner "broke down crying" while making peace after the infamous 'monkeygate' episode.
A decade back, during the 2008 Sydney Test, an ugly incident had unfolded when Harbhajan was accused of calling Symonds a "monkey."
"We go to a very wealthy man's place for a barbecue, drinks and dinner one night and the whole team's there and he had guests there, and Harbhajan said 'mate, can I speak to you for a minute out in the garden out the front.' He goes, 'look, I've got to say sorry to you for what I did to you in Sydney. I apologise, I hope I didn't cause you, your family, your friends too much harm and I really apologise for what I said, I shouldn't have said it'.
And he actually broke down crying, and I could just see that was a huge weight off his shoulders, he had to get rid of it. We shook hands and I gave him a hug and said: 'Mate, it's all good. It's dealt with'," Symonds told Fox Sports
However, blatantly denying those claims Harbhajan tweeted, "WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN ??? BROKE DOWN ???? WHAT FOR ???"
Later on Sunday, an angry Harbhajan called Symonds a "fiction writer," and also asked the Aussie cricketer to grow up.
"I thought he was a very good cricketer but Symonds has turned out to be a good fiction writer - he sold a story then (2008) and he is ‘selling a story’ now (2018). Mate, the world has come of age in these 10 years and it’s time you also grew up," Bhajji tweeted.
Harbhajan, who at time denied any wrongdoing, was suspended for three matches. But the ban was overturned after the visiting team, feeling hard done-by, lodged a protest in what was an all-time low in India-Australia cricket relations.
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