India withdraws quit threat
India's cricket board has withdrawn its threat to pull out of the current Australian tour if a ban on Harbhajan Singh is not overturned by the International Cricket Council.
A spokesman for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said there was "no question" of the tour being called off.
Harbhajan was banned for three tests after being found guilty of making a racist remark to Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during last week's controversial second test in Sydney.
However, the BCCI and its players have denied any racist remark was made by Harbhajan, which prompted the board to threaten pulling out unless the player was exonerated on appeal.
The ICC has appointed New Zealand High Court judge John Hansen as appeals commissioner but has yet to set a date for the hearing.
India is to play in a triangular series in Australia, also involving Sri Lanka, next month after the conclusion of the four-test series.
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