Symonds a ‘Good Fiction Writer’: Harbhajan Rubbishes Symonds Claim of “Monkeygate” Apology

Harbhajan Singh has described Andrew Symonds’ claim that he "broke down crying" when the pair subsequently made up three years after the notorious "monkeygate" scandal in 2008 as “fiction.” Ten years since the unsightly incident happened within the course of a Test fit at Sydney, Symonds claimed in a documentary to be aired on Fox Sports that Harbhajan had “apologised” to him for the incident and shed tears after they had been reunited as teammates with the Mumbai Indians at some stage in the IPL.

However, in a riposte on Twitter, Harbhajan brushed off the claim outright. In his first Tweet, Harbhajan expressed total marvel on the declare.

According to Symonds’ version of activities, Harbhajan approached Symonds at a social occasion throughout the IPL.

"We visit a very wealthy man's area for a fish fry, liquids and dinner one night and the whole team's there and he had guests there, and Harbhajan stated 'mate, can I speak to you for a minute out inside the garden out the front'," Symonds stated.

"He is going, 'look, I've were given to say sorry to you for what I did to you in Sydney. I apologise, I wish I failed to motive you, your own family, your friends too much damage and I without a doubt apologise for what I stated, I shouldn't have stated it'.

"And he in reality broke down crying, and I may want to just see that was a large weight off his shoulders, he needed to cast off it. We shook fingers and I gave him a hug and stated: 'Mate, it's all good. It's treated'."

Harbhajan, who at time denied any wrongdoing, turned into charged with racial abuse and suspended for 3 matches. But the ban changed into overturned when India threatened to stop the excursion in what was an rock bottom in India-Australia cricket relations.

It left Symonds feeling permit down by the gadget even as the need for teammates and near friends Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke to step up as witnesses weighed on his conscience.

Symonds, who became born in England with one in every of his parents of West Indian history, has formerly stated how his existence went downhill after the incident.

He commenced drinking heavily and in June 2009 his Cricket Australia agreement become withdrawn after he become sent home from the World Twenty20 following the contemporary in a chain of alcohol-associated indiscretions.

"I think this will be the second where my whole persona to cricket changed," Symonds, who is commentating on India's current tour of Australia, stated of "monkeygate".

"I didn't realize how powerful one player, one incident, how a good deal money become at stake and the ramifications."