“That was something which happened outside the field of play,” BCCI’s Chief Administrative Officer, Ratnakar Shetty, told reporters here.

Cricket Australia has taken up the matter with Hayden. He was found guilty of breaching the code of conduct, Shetty said. “The Indian board has nothing to do with it as it is an internal matter of Cricket Australia,” he said.

Asked if Harbhajan would be asked to ‘cool down’, he said “we have advised all cricketers to behave properly. The captain will see to it that there is no untoward behaviour. Our players are well behaved. They are more focussed on cricket,”the Board top brass said.