Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh appeared in an interview recently and recalled his expulsion from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru in 2000. Harbhajan, a right-arm off-spinner, went on to play for India from 1998 to 2016. He picked up more than 600 international wickets during his career.
Harbhajan revealed that the food being provided there did not match the specific diet chart that he was mandated to follow While talking about the NCA incident.
The spinner said that it remained unchanged despite multiple complaints, which eventually led to his outburst. He explained what actually went wrong that saw the player tearing up the diet chart, which led to his removal.
Background
Back then, the rules and regulations were such that we were told and taught a lot, and a chart was put up for the diet. This was my only mistake, that I tore the chart,” the former India spinner said on cricketnextofficial . “They removed me from there. It was our right. The food was not good there. But we were not getting food as per that diet. Despite complaining many times, the food did not improve. So one day I tore that chart.
It was not my mistake, I say this openly even today.
