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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport

Cricket in crisis: Harbhajan race row

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India's Harbhajan Singh walks with his hat in his mouth after finishing an over late in the day on day four of the ill-tempered second Test match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP
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Harbhajan Singh walks past Andrew Symonds on his way back to his bowling mark during day four at the Sydney Cricket Ground Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty
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Harbhajan, right, has been accused of calling Symonds, left, a "monkey" Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP
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Harbhajan shows the ball to umpire Steve Bucknor, who has been dropped from the Third Test after a string of poor decisions in Sydney Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP
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Indian cricket fans set fire to an Australian cricket jersey during a protest following the three-Test ban slapped on Harbhajan for racially abusing Symonds during the Sydney Test match Photograph: AFP
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Activists of the Priyanka Rahul Brigade Congress burn a portrait of Steve Bucknor Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP
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National Akali Dal members and Indian cricket fans shout slogans against the Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and match referee Mike Procter during a protest in New Delhi Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA
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An Indian man reads a regional language newspaper, headlined "Ravanraj" (rule of mythical demon god Ravana), depicting Australian cricketers and cricket officials in a cartoon of the 10-headed god in Mumbai. The Indian media blamed the officials for India's 122-run defeat in the second Test against Australia Photograph: Pal Pillai/AFP
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