Mike Procter's statement on Harbhajan Singh

The three-test match ban on Harbhajan Singh on racism charges sparked a furore in the cricket world. Mike Procter, the man who pronounced the verdict, has been under fire for acting without conclusive evidence. It was alleged that he just believed the words of Australian players. On Friday night, a leaked copy of Procter's statement was splashed across the Internet, which confirmed the allegations.

Procter wrote, "The first issue for me is did Harbhajan Singh say the word "monkey" or "big monkey"? I have heard evidence from Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke and Mathew Hayden that he did say these words. Harbhajan Singh denies saying these words. Both umpires did not hear nor did Ricky Ponting or Sachin Tendulkar. I am satisfied and sure beyond reasonable doubt that Harbhajan Singh did say these words."

You can read the full transcript here.