Controversial spinner Harbhajan Singh is likely to miss the rest of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament after being handed an 11-match suspension. India Test star Harbhajan was punished after being accused of slapping Shanthakumaran Sreesanth following Kings XI Punjab's 66-run victory over the Mumbai Indians on Friday.Young fast bowler Sreesanth, who was seen weeping on television after the incident, was let off with a warning after video evidence showed Mumbai captain Harbhajan had struck him without any provocation.
With Harbhajan's team bottom of the table and unlikely to reach the semifinals of the inaugural competition, the player's participation in the lucrative tournament is effectively over.
He was fined 100 percent of his game fee by match referee Farookh Engineer, who also fined Indians coach Lalchand Rajput 15 percent of his fee.
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