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‘Harbhajan first called me monkey in Mumbai’

Melbourne: It is now Andrew Symonds’ turn to reopen the old wounds of “monkey-gate” claiming he was cocksure of Harbhajan Singh first calling him “monkey” in Mumbai last year before the Indian offie’s alleged repeat of the same abuse in Sydney three months later.

Writing in his book ‘Roy on the Rise: A Year of Living Dangerously,’ co-authored with Stephen Gray, which hit the stands on Sunday, Symonds also questioned Judge John Hansen’s decision to downgrade the suspension of Harbhajan though he conceded his behaviour exacerbated the situation.

Meanwhile, he insists that he is still friends with vice-captain Michael Clarke, who had supported his ouster from the team after the ‘gone fishing’ episode. — Agencies

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