BCCI slaps five-ODI ban on harbhajan Singh

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The BCCI has banned Harbhajan Singh for five ODIs for slapping India teammate S Sreesanth, following the report submitted by Board-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati.

The decision was taken after the Disciplinary Committee of the BCCI, comprising President Sharad Pawar, President-Elect Shashank Manohar, and Vice-President Chirayu Amin, met at the Cricket Centre earlier on Wednesday.

The BCCI has warned Harbhajan that any further instance of misconduct will invoke a life ban for him.

Sreesanth was also warned by the BCCI in written. In a letter sent by Board Secretary Niranjan Shah, the volatile pacer has  been instructed to mend his ways on the field.

"The Board is constrained to warn Sreesanth for his behaviour on the field and in the event he does not improve his behaviour, the Board would be constrained to take appropriate decision," Niranjan Shah, Secretary of the Board, stated in his
letter.
 

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Rajasthan trounce Delhi daredevils to enter final
Shane Watson did the star turn as Rajasthan Royals  stormed into the final of the Indian Premier League , beating Delhi Daredevils  by 105 runs in the first semi-final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday night.

The Australia all-rounder first hit a breezy 52 as the Royals put up a challenging 192 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs and then destroyed the Delhi top order.

In a triple strike he had the top three Delhi batsmen -- Virender Sehwag , Gautam Gambhir  and Shikhar Dhawan -- dismissed cheaply.

Reduced to 24 for 3, Delhi never recovered and lost wickets at regular intervals. Watson finished with figures of 3 for 10 in three overs as Delhi Daredevils were dismissed for a paltry 87 in 16.2 overs.

Munaf Patel , who was omitted from the ODI squads for Bangladesh and Pakistan tours, claimed 3 for 16 and Shane Warne  2 for 21 to hasten Rajasthan's passage to the final.

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