Harbhajan banned for rest of IPL, to lose Rs 3 crores

0 01span01span00New Delhi: 01u01b00Wielding the axe02b02u00, the IPL today banned temperamental (=likely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry) spinner Harbhajan Singh for the rest of the Twenty20 tournament for slapping S Sreesanth 01u01b00after he pleaded guilty02b02u00, a punishment that will cost him a whopping Rs three crores (1 crore=10 millions).02br
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001: What does the phrase 01i00wielding the axe02i00 mean in the above context?02br
002: What does it mean where it says 01i00after he pleaded guilty02i00?02br
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00The 27-year-old player, who has a notorious (=to be well-known for something bad) reputation for on-field (=during the play) skirmishes (=a short argument, especially between political or sports opponents), was handed down (=given) the punishment under which he would forfeit (=to be legally or officially taken away from you as a punishment) match fees from the third match onwards (=beginning at a particular time or age and continuing after that) by Match Referee and adjudicator (=to act as a judge) Farokh Engineer after a two-hour hearing.02br
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00Sreesanth, who was at the receiving end of (=to be the person who is affected by someone else's actions, usually in an unpleasant way) Harbhajan's temper after Friday's IPL match in Mohali, was also warned against aggressive on-field behaviour and told that his conduct would be taken seriously, IPL Commissioner and Chairman Lalit Modi told a press conference after the hearing in the presence of Engineer and the two players.02br
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00The punishment for the off-spinner came on a day the BCCI appointed a Commissioner to go into (=to investigate) his fracas (=a short noisy fight involving several people) with Sreesanth in a separate disciplinary hearing ordered by it (=here 01i00it02i00 stands for BCCI).02br
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00"After looking into the video footage in the presence of Sreesanth, complainant (=one who complains) Neil Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab CEO), Harbhajan and Lalchand Rajput, (Mumbai Indians coach), and managers of both sides and considering the submissions (=a request or suggestion that is given to a judge for them to consider) from both sides and in view of Harbhajan's admission (=a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong, confession) Match Referee Farokh Engineer found him guilty of level 4.2 offence."02br
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00"Accordingly, he (Harbhajan) has been banned for the rest of the IPL matches besides (=in addition to that) 100 per cent fine on his match fees," Modi said.02br
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00Mumbai Indians manager Lalchand Rajput was fined 50 per cent of the match fee for not stopping the off-spinner's attack on Sreesanth playing for Kings XI Punjab. 02br
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00The ban will serve as a huge setback for Mumbai Indians, which 01u01b00had lost02b02u00 all the four matches so far and has still 10 league matches to play. Harbhajan, who was bought by Mukesh Ambani's franchise for a whopping (=extremely large) Rs 3.40 crore during the landmark auction, faces further sanction from the Board, which has also initiated a separate disciplinary process against him for the same offence.02br
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00I would have used 01i00has lost02i00 instead of 01i00had lost02i00. Would it have been correct?02br
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00The Board appointed advocate Sudhir Nanavati as Commissioner to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the incident. He would submit his report to President Sharad Pawar within 15 days.02br
00Modi said Harbhajan's action amounted to level 4.2 offence under the ICC Code of Conduct that relates to physically assaulting a fellow player, match official or spectators.02br
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00As for the ICC Code of Conduct, Level 4.2 offence leads 01u01b00to a maximum punishment of life ban or a minimum of 5 Tests or 10 ODIs02b02u00.02br
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00I would have written ''...to a maximum punishment of life ban or a minimum of 5 tests or 10 ODIs ban''. What do you say, which one is more correct?0-