'Meri galti nahi thi': Harbhajan Singh reveals why he was expelled from NCA
Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh discussed his 2000 expulsion from the National Cricket Academy, claiming it resulted from his protest against poor food quality. He maintains that tearing the diet chart was a necessary act of defiance to improve conditions for trainees.
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NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has opened up about an incident that led to his expulsion from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru in 2000.Harbhajan, who was among the first group of trainees at the NCA, recalled how he tore up a diet chart after repeatedly complaining that the food being served did not match the prescribed diet. He said the incident was later used as the reason for his removal.Harbhajan explains what happenedHarbhajan said the NCA had a fixed diet plan for its trainees, but the food served did not follow the chart. According to him, repeated complaints did not lead to any change.The former India spinner said his frustration eventually boiled over and he tore the diet chart."Waha se mujhe nikaal diya gaya. Woh meri galti nahi thi. Main aaj bhi is baat ko khule aam kehta hoon, kyunki woh hamara haq tha.
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