Bangalore: They were bitter rivals in the Sydney racial row three years ago but Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds will play for the same team in IPL IV after Mumbai Indians bought the former Australian all-rounder in the players’ auction here today.
After already retaining temperamental off-spinner Harbhajan for the fourth season of the Twenty20 league starting April 8, Mumbai Indians today bought Symonds for USD 850,000.
Harbhajan and Symonds were involved in the “Monkeygate” incident in 2008 when India made a Test tour of Australia but today’s signing means the two volatile players will share the same dressing room in IPL IV.
Symonds had then accused Harbhajan of calling him a “monkey” which led to International Cricket Council banning the Indian off-spinner for three matches which was later overturned after an appeal.
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