NEW DELHI, April 29 (UPI) -- The Indian Premier League banned Indian cricket's ace spinner Harbhajan Singh for 11 matches after he allegedly slapped fellow player S. Sreesanth.
Singh, a top Indian test cricketer, also will lose his match fee in the current league, amounting to more than $700,000, the BBC reported. He plays for the Mumbai Indians in the league.
"What I did was wrong. Sree is like my younger brother," Singh had been quoted as saying after the incident last week. Sreesanth, another Indian test cricketer, is a fast bowler and plays for the league's Kings XI Punjab.
While the reasons for Singh's actions weren't clear, Sreesanth was shown weeping after the incident by television cameras.
Separately, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is conducting an investigation of the incident and could impose more punishment on Singh.
Sreesanth also received a warning from the league, the report said.
