Calcutta: The Mumbai Indians have termed the Harbhajan Singh-Sreesanth incident “unfortunate” and are hopeful that the issue will be resolved amicably.

Reacting to the news that Harbhajan has been temporarily suspended by the governing council of the IPL till the hearing on Monday, a top team official said: “The incident involving Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth of the Punjab King’s XI was most unfortunate.

“The governing council has set up an adjudication panel to inquire into the incident. The Mumbai Indians are confident that the decision taken by the panel will be in the best interests of cricket and the DLF Indian Premier League,” stated the official in a release.