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Intemperate slap warrior: "I was misunderstood."

Harbhajan Singh slap shocker

AN altercation between Test teammates Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth has rocked the Indian Premier League.

Off-spinner Singh, playing for Mumbai Indians, slapped Indian teammate Sreesanth, playing for the Punjab Kings, across the face in a bitter aftermath to yesterday's match in Mohali.

Sreesanth was left sobbing after the altercation.

Can't work out which is more bizarre. Rollerboy slapping Shreediot, or Shreediot having a blub.

WASTE OF SPACE

Comments

[Shreesanth]

Singh is... sob... a rotten nasty bully.

[Big Ramifactions]

I wuz kinda still unbelievably 20% on the fence in the Tardos / Harby war. Tardos - er, sorry - Haydos seems like a bit of a prick himself. But now I'm convinced, obnoxious little weed it is.

*PAGING SPANKY ROEBUCK, PAGING SPANKY ROEBUCK*

Harby keeps on getting Haydos out. Bowling AND run outs. Man, that makes me laff. That would shit the Tard no end.

[Tony T]

Spanky's in today's age getting stuck into the ICC over the Zim fiasco and Mal Speed's... well, Spanky calls it a resignation, everyone else says Speed's been stood down. Either way, if it's true Speed's no longer head of the ICC because he wanted to clean up the Zims but their mates on the ICC wouldn't let him, then it's a massive rort.

[carneagles]

You've got it all wrong. Slapping someone across the moosh is a sign of respect in Indian culture.

They were replaying Sreesanth's reaction last night but not the incident. Didn't it get caught on camera?

[Tony T]

Meant to ask the same question. Only saw the blubbing on telly this morning. Without footage Rollerboy is bound to get off. "I was trying to rub a spot off his cheek, but I accidentally poked him in the eye. With an onion." That will get him off the slapping, and Shree off the blubbing.

[nick]

In the IPL, bums on seats matter...and the best way to get bums on seats, at the ground or at home, is to engender some passion amongst the fans. Singh may have kicked another goal. However, he's still a cock.

Warnie's not too bad at this captaincy thing is he? Can't wait for him to face off against Ned.

[CB]

What a beyotch...picture Singh giving Roy a lovetap on the cheek. They would be replaying the right-hook return as one of the hits of the century. That's if Roy didn't actually use a Slazenger to provide the 'attitude adjustment'.

[Professor Rosseforp]

Lucky that Sreesanth wasn't swimming against Nick "Rocky" Darcy ; I believe he's off the swimming team but could still go to Beijing with the boxers -- no jokes about the Boxer rebellion.

[Tony T]

Watched my first live IPL last night. It should be on the Comedy Channel: passable for a few minutes, but hardly ever watched. Actually, that's Ten's demographic, innit. The IPL needs the extra oomph a good, or even bad, stoush brings. Make the grounds bigger, too, so there are less sixes and more top outfielding.

And call it the Indian Celebration League. Anything remotely exciting happens and the players are jumping all over each other, gunning the moment. Spanky would have his words cut out chronicling every instance of exuberance.

The commentary is tripe.

"McCullum came in like a tracer bullet, grounding his bat."

A tubby round Kiwi darting through for a quick single is not my idea of a tracer bullet. More like a rubber bullet. Or an inflatable beach bullet.

[The Worst of Perth]

Rubber bullet. That's funny. Warney is looking great for a test and one day comeback.Punter on the other hand...

[Tony T]

Still reckon he should have played on until after next year's Ashes.

[murph]

Singh is a classic bully. He'd never have the balls to slap Symonds or Hayden. I'd say there's a few people out there who feel very much redeemed right now.

[murph]

What's the etymology of "RollerBoy"?

[David Barry]

Murph, it comes from this celebration.

[Bruce]

Fark me the BCCI are masters of having their cake and eating it too.

Bhaji is now pulling out the provocation defense and Sree is being investigated too. Two of the biggest cocks in international cricket will be squaring off at a hearing. The extensive previous records of indiscipline of both players will not be taken into account "to avoid any bias" (via Crockinfo)

A full exoneration is only days away I am sure.

[Big Ramifications]

Murph, it comes from this celebration.

To think those whiney little beotches - Indian players and journos (remember the clapping at the press conference?) - had the brass to talk about "spirit of the game... blah blah... only one team... blah blah..."

What a pack of self righteous, hypocritical monkeys.

(non racist term of endearment Monkey-God monkeys, of course.)

[Tony T]

Rollerboy slapping Shree is worth a giggle. Shree having a blub is certainly worth a giggle. Nor will the peanut ever live that down; can you imagine Haydos, Roy and the boys in October. It will be interesting to see if the Injuns claim that sledging about blubbing should be out of bounds. I bet they try it on, the monk... rats. Still, Rollerboy having a whinge suggesting he was provoked into slapping Shree - even if he was provoked - elevates him from a dead sh1t to a dead set dead sh1t. Slimy. Spineless. Wanker.

[Big Ramifications]

It will be interesting to see if the Injuns claim that sledging about blubbing should be out of bounds.

That thought had crossed my mind too. Sports wise, sledge potential wise, can you think of anything that tops the Shree blub fest? Doro getting caught having a pull in his car, maybe?

I notice your Indian fanboys are suspiciously absent from this here comments section, big Tone. Remember that little twerp who was trying to wind me up over the "gloves issue" not too long ago?

[Big Rammer's Mum]

Now now, son. Play nice.

[murph]

Yeah. Where are the smarmy little pricks?

DB, cheers mate. Jesus H Christ, he's a fucking clown.