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| Ricky didn't take me seriously |
| Kumble said he made the request before the hearing began in Sydney last week but the Australian captain let it go
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| INDIA
, 9-January-2008
9:32:41 AM |
| Indian skipper Anil Kumble on Wednesday revealed that he had requested Ricky Ponting to withdraw the "racist abuse" charge against Harbhajan Singh but his plea was not taken too seriously by the Australian skipper, who was perhaps unmindful of its implications.
Kumble said he made the request before the hearing began in Sydney last week but the Australian captain let it go.
"I did make a request to Ponting, if it can be sorted out before it went up to the match referee. But he said a report has already been made," the Indian skipper disclosed.
"Having played cricket for this long, I knew such allegations could spiral into something bigger, I envisaged it could become a larger issue," Kumble said, reflecting on the issue which still has the potential to disrupt the tour.
Harbhajan was slapped with a three-Test ban for allegedly racially abusing Andrew Symonds, outraging the Indian Board and fans. An appeal against the ban will come up for hearing soon.
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