Professional Cricket Player Loses His Cool At Border Patrol

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[@caughtinaction]

Whether you're a famous cricketer or a holidaymaker, the rules apply to all!

[@vishaljal]

Rules apply to all but the way your custom officers are treating them is absolutely disgraceful. I can feel the disdain in your tone. Shame on you guys!

[@PaulMcCreary-f1v]

New Zealand customs is ridiculous and shameful on themselves! How petty

[@selwin26]

Nothing is disgraceful in treating everyone with same rules. Custom officers are talking so polite--- It is 'us' Indians who need to learn respect other countries rules and regulations. The way this cricketer reacted is actually Disgraceful and disrespectful. (I am Indian and I am just ashamed of seeing this)

[@farrukhiqbal1904]

Infact you doesn’t poly to all its selected nations you love to apply

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@vishaljal he's not special

[@carpediem8533]

This is not losing cool. Harbhajan slapped his cricket mate in stadium in front of full audience.

[@anocri]

$200 for cleaning 20 shoes. Worth every penny. Thank you NZ customs.

[@atulprabhakar1611]

While the whole world has big problems , newzealands problem is clean shoes 😂😂

[@muhammadwaqasluqman2977]

hahaha

[@nashetahmed]

You will never understand the meaning of cleanliness, I am sure...😂😂😂

[@aksrecaps739]

@@nashetahmed you can worry about your gdp

[@atulprabhakar1611]

@@nashetahmed I used to live in auckland so I also understand how depressing it is...

[@harrygags]

I think its about not letting foreign organisms enter their country. Remember COVID time, how fast it spread. These type of measures can help prevent such thinks

[@VastKn]

Its cheap deal .... New Zealand officials cleaned 10 pair of shoes. $20 a pair .... 😅🤣😂

[@natramesh51]

NZ$20 = US$12. I would gladly take my 20 pairs next time to Kiwi land and have the Kiwi customs clean & polish my shoes

[@praddzzz]

You smart guys are not realizing this was 2004, 20 years ago.

[@arch391]

​@@praddzzzyeah. That is not cheap. It is proper fine. You would understand why players would feel frustrated and angry.

[@ViralTubeRecords]

Back in the it worth alot

[@chowrocks]

😂

[@calebryder9206]

I don't think he ever lost his cool once. He may have been ignorant/disdainful but was calm and didn't make a big deal out of it

[@seasmoke-h2p]

Never lost his cool! LOL. Forgot he slapped his fellow player Sreesanth in front of stadium fool of people? Poor guy was crying his heart out after the match. He was always a hothead. Stop fooling yourself. Also a rule is rule. It applies to everyone.

[@thereyougoagain128]

Yeah right! never lost his cool but ignorant and arrogant at the same time.

[@arch391]

​@@seasmoke-h2pRemember the times Indian players faced sledging and bullying from other countries players on the field. Or when they gave racial statements?? Have you even been in our players shoes before they became a big thing.

[@mudra5114]

He was extremely arrogant.

[@natramesh51]

@@mudra5114 you seem to be obsessed with taking Bhajji down! So what’s your gripe, with him?

[@scottkahn7670]

He should have just came without shoes..no body noticed the regular passengers walking with muddy shoes though 😅

[@mukulagrawal5595]

This is just shenanigans by airport staff for some footage and prove how straight laced they are.

[@raviramroop5820]

Chap thinks he is above the rules...he is just a member of a cricket team ...😂😂😂

[@HelenaMikas]

exactly ...batty lol

[@User21280]

He is a celebrity not ordinary ppl like u n me.

[@sudhakar7889]

@@User21280 Doesn't matter. Rules are for everyone to follow

[@tenzinchoegyal4067]

@@User21280still he’s not above the law

[@parnamsaini4751]

@@sudhakar7889 you lindustani?

[@kayecastleman6353]

Ignorance and arrogance are a distasteful combination.

[@navyhmc8302]

With all respect, while I totally agree with your sentiment, in the case of that showcased Cricket player, he can't claim ignorance as he was informed up front of the expectations. I agree that his arrogance was on display for all who watched this video. I would also accept: Rude, Entitled, Spoiled, Self-centered, Egotistical and Pompous.

[@skmukhtarrahaman8899]

True. But out of 20 other players only this player is seen arrogant. Rest others are respectful. So the probability is 1/20. I think its ignorable 😊 With this small percentage we cannot create a perception about a country.

[@kayecastleman6353]

@@skmukhtarrahaman8899 No one is creating a perception about an entire country. The video was simply drawing attention to the anomaly.

[@RobinaB530]

@@navyhmc8302 Keep going.

[@VashtiPersad-w1r]

He should have been sent back the time he said I don't want to come back here ,but wait right after that he never got pick on the cricket side again.

[@pon1952leod]

The Turbonator!!…legend in his own mind…good on Customs🥰

[@natramesh51]

Burnol time!😂🤣

[@warmjay]

$200 to get my shoes cleaned, especially 10 pairs, priceless!

[@praddzzz]

This was back in 2004. Am sure it was a small fortune then. But the BCCI is one of the wealthiest sporting bodies. So probably loose change for them.

[@mudra5114]

​@@praddzzzIt is loose change for any major sporting body in the World. But rules are rules.

[@praddzzz]

@@mudra5114 Is that what you got from the comment when main comment is forgetting this was 20 years ago & talking abt bargain shoes cleaning?

[@mudra5114]

@@praddzzz It is cleaning bargains and old comments and sheit .

[@vyasakaveendra7510]

Duty is a precious thing, a great responsibility and workforce in all countries must perform diligently. Unbiased approach is a must. Senior officers must watch actions of subordinate officers and if they found biased, must be eased out of service.

[@TaruunChhabra]

Watched and listened to the whole video & not once did Harbhajan ask for special treatment or argue with anyone so all this talk of him being high handed is humbug. What does standout are the condescending words of the New Zealand official at 4:15, 5:10 & in the 6th minute. He’s putting on a show for the camera by unrelenting nonsensical utterances for which there was no need and Harbhajan does not fall for the white man’s trap thereby denying him his 2 minutes of fame. The other official tries again with Ganguly but yet again fails. The Kiwis seem so desperate to bask in borrowed sunshine from a visiting cricketing side but failed miserably both off & on the field.

[@MayankTyagi1135]

💯💯

[@Logicalsane]

Lol.. you are just making stuff up now...

[@pac2florida]

The custom officer(s) was cocky to these cricket players. Short custom officer has a big ego, rude attitude!

[@arnoldschwarzenigga2268]

​@@pac2florida All the 3 shorty Caucasians I have met till now had this attitude 😂 it's hilarious !

[@jasbirsinghgujjar2189]

I hope European had followed the rule when they first landed to New Zealand.

[@rajeevsingh9507]

Good one...😅

[@rohit1701d]

Harbhajan instead never lost his cool. He was calm and expressed his disappointment in a dignified manner.

[@maddynaruka5934]

Well! Nasty way to earn eventually they are cleaning that man’s spikes… lol🤣

[@millenialmusings8451]

Entitlement is never cool. Say this as an Indian in the US. It really bothers me when Indians abroad bring their entitlement attitude of "chalta hai" abroad. When in rome, do as romans do. Simple.

[@natramesh51]

You are being exceptionally harsh! Cricketers everywhere are pampered when they play for their country! Some have airs others don’t . The country receiving the team, their officials attitude borders on hoity toighty towards non white teams, obviously the Indian players won’t take it lying down either. Both sides need some decorum in their behavior, no doubt! Singling out desi is not kosher.

[@mudra5114]

​@@natramesh51Stop playing victim race card. This has nothing to do with race.

[@MrJontyPatel]

Legend says that on every rainy day all passengers and staff members/employees are all walking with clean shoes without any dirt and if not are getting a $200 dollar fine.

[@KhaasLog2023]

Stop it, patel.

[@romeoramos6650]

What's with so much entitlement, you have to go to customs in every country, and you have to declare what you have, and rules to be followed

[@anshumansarkar3206]

Rules to be followed when you are non western non white person...

[@beckhan2144]

​Special rules for non-white! ​@@anshumansarkar3206

[@skmukhtarrahaman8899]

True

[@paraasakthivel8524]

@@anshumansarkar3206 they didjt charge others, only him.. So stop playing this victim card

[@Q_QQ_Q]

​@@anshumansarkar3206say no to Brahmin quota .

[@folklorestuff1743]

The team management and owners should also impose a fine on this player.

[@anshumansarkar3206]

Why we have too pay fine??? Because we are non White???

[@folklorestuff1743]

@@anshumansarkar3206No, but because they are team management and are also responsible for having team members comply with regulations. Then they might take it seriously.

[@aabb-up3jn]

Cricketer*

[@Q_QQ_Q]

​@@anshumansarkar3206permanent ban . You don't deserve

[@pointblank1402]

There are so many NEW ZEALAND cricketers playing in the 2024 IPL, check there shoes too!

[@RichCh-lj8hv]

Rules are rules. Gotta abide the rules of a country no matter your status.

[@peopleschoice9555]

yeah? Rules here are used to insult and harass the Indian cricket team. How dare that person give a lecture to Harbhajan Singh? While billionaires landing there all the time with tons of powder and all sorts of stuff. The rules are different for different people. But I am glad how the tables are turned. Indians are now buying world players and IPL is now the second richest sports league in the world. Yet Indian hospitality is best to none...no matter what.

[@radeonblue1816]

Really? Let us see when the same rule applies if the son of president of US arrives in the country.

[@peopleschoice9555]

@@radeonblue1816 Its ok. This is what tables have turned now means. Their players auction themselves for Indian buyers now. But Indians would still never do what they did here. Indians treat everyone with respect and consider no guest above or below them....unlike what is happening here. IPL (Indian Premier League) 🦾

[@acodsw8813]

Absolutely. When in Rome do as the Romans do.

[@arindambiswas6868]

U don't agree "rules are rules" when you visit host country....U feel host country is being racist at immigration.

[@sudhakar7889]

Well done NZ custom officers. Duty is duty. They are protecting their citizens. That's a good job.

[@eddyjcreative100]

Just pay the fine.....Humble your self

[@paulg3012]

$200 fine and a team of customs agents scrape dirt off 20 pairs of shoes for him.

[@sudhakar7889]

Very good fine. It would be more than 16000 Indian rupees. That's too much for an Indian. Maybe not for him but that's a good fine.

[@HaHaHaHoHoHo365]

Should have imposed the fine and shown a place to do a through cleaning by himself, to the officers liking. Not passing through border security unless you abide by their rules. Every country has similar restrictions in place by their agriculture ministry to prevent threat from foreign invasive species. Their country is more important to them than the ego of a cricketer who thinks he is above the rest!

[@Q_QQ_Q]

Need permanent ban

[@zabirkhan2140]

The situation is same all over the sub continent where the people only watch one sport which incidentally has minimal global following & the players think of themselves as God.

[@iaf010]

Cricket is no2 most popular sport

[@iaf010]

@BandwidthGrab Its Joe Bidens America- you dont need Visa forget about green cards

[@Dan-xx5jq]

The look at disdain at the border agents who are doing their job just because they are cricket players.

[@shriyacooray783]

Great stuff by NZ customs ... H Singh should know ...No one is above the Law... His attitude is so cheap and Low...such A shame....

[@zigzoog123]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nutchi100]

that criket player will go far in America, with this attitude.

[@rouldasse]

No cricket players want to play in America anyway..

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

If he can sneak into a sanctuary city in America, he won’t get kicked out.

[@Kk_8563_]

​@@SYDAirlineEnthusiast right people from other countries go to San Fran, Chicago, New York etc and get free stuff.

[@georgephilip1966]

@BandwidthGrab hate to break your bubble, but the upcoming world cup is in USA..

[@nakbar1000]

Excellent NZ custom its your job well done, and a disgusting attitude from a so called educated cricketer.

[@zigzoog123]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zigzoog123]

racist- well known fact

[@sharma.1971]

Very good way of extortion

[@sudhakar7889]

Educated? 😅😂😂

[@pimpilikaa]

@@sudhakar7889 he said "so-called educated"

[@lynnfaulkner2706]

Bravo to these professional Officers for not caving to these arrogant and entitled prima donna's.

[@Ksjplays]

Im telling you they are lucky that it wasnt 12 pm on the clock.

[@kuljitsingh4017]

Gajni do right thing with your girls at 12 pm study about him first dude

[@parnikakulkarni]

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar cool 😎🆒

[@ashwinpawar5325]

This is like 2 decades old n they posting it now

[@zahiruddinabdulsalim3839]

Well done Custom , Country safety come first . 👍

[@manut1349]

so if you pay 200 dollars safety is ok

[@MukeshJoshi_Delhi]

Pakgaystani spotted 🤣

[@Logicalsane]

​@@MukeshJoshi_Delhirandistani triggered

[@simon-oy6um]

What a pity just guy has to be rude and come out with an attitude very sad 😢

[@AnimalSoul-nk3fg]

Should have charged that one player more - he’s arrogant.

[@SharukhSaifi]

Rule is rule for everyone including both polite and rude.

[@winstonrodrigues8886]

He is just a spoiled brat…. Every one has to follow the rules

[@simmigupta4466]

everyone ? US President ? if he has some dust under his shoe th immigration do not have ay power .. . so not everyone ...

[@zigzoog123]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BrendanShelley-h5e]

What’s the point of arguing with Customs, you are not that important. I don’t understand the game!

[@BrendanShelley-h5e]

When I said I don’t understand Cricket ,it’s because I have never seen it played here in Canada? I guess they play it here.

[@pankajkalaiya4240]

I didn't see any argument

[@natramesh51]

🤭😂😂😂

[@BrendanShelley-h5e]

@@pankajkalaiya4240 true, but the guy thought he was to important for him to get a fine.

[@amvora777]

@@pankajkalaiya4240 Because the customs agents are there to do their jobs, not negotiate with entitled so called celebrity cricketers. Chalta hai does not work.

[@SaikiranGodala]

I dare them to use the same demeanour and language now in 2024 after BCCI becoming rich. Their cricket revenue will be coming to pennies.

[@prashant5527]

He was clearly being entitled and showing disregard for rules…thats correct. But the guy with earphones was clearly being racist towards the whole country…passsing unnecessarily remarks instead of dealing with the situation on a case basis. He literallh said….”from where he coms” or “that part of the world” and “in his country” Dude your players will lose their lavish lifestyle if they dont get “sold” in IPL.

[@Logicalsane]

And they are providing jobs to your citizens in their own country despite being such a tiny country

[@sachinmadhu2005]

​@@LogicalsaneThen why their cricketers are currently on Indian payroll? 😂😂😂

[@amitdangwal3041]

Rules are Rules but Also don't give them any VIP treatment when they arrive.. Let them queue up in Lines too. if they complain fine them..

[@HSA-]

2:57 start here and save yourselves

[@tomatopotato6795]

You are a hero

[@adarshhiremath8227]

If he can’t respect their customs, can’t respect the law of the land…no amount of achievement is accounted. And that threat? Not so gentlemanly

[@natramesh51]

Did you see the Kiwi go with a predetermined intent to humiliate Indian team? The guy seemed focused on targeting the team by checking their cricket shoes ! That in any court will be called malicious intent!

[@ABO-Destiny]

​@@natramesh51 Obviously you belong to the new desi patriot gang. First clear your eyesight then check with others

[@thiruvetti]

Ganguly looks so handsome. Always classy.

[@sandeepvirk990]

These shoes now in NZ govt museum 😂😂

[@JamesBond-vi5xk]

We need to have a bit of understanding about the players also. They are here after maybe 20 h plus flying. They are under lot of pressure to perform, some of them maybe first time so far from home, in this country. This video reply portring player devil.

[@debramiller9383]

What an entitled snob. He needs to be fined!

[@yvonnebrink9912]

He is just so arrogant and entitled...

[@Riesomething]

Australia is a better option? They have more strict immigration policy don't they? He is so arrogant and disrespectful

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

The us has the least strict immigration policy for sanctuary cities.

[@mudra5114]

His ego took a hit.

[@dipankarsaha2773]

You charged him 200 dollars to clean the shoes. Hope you did them well.

[@caughtinaction]

Most expensive shoe cleaning ever 😂

[@ankitdhasmana8788]

​@@caughtinactionHe pays well to the beggars, apne suyar jaise thobse se saaf karne the shoes

[@arnoldschwarzenigga2268]

​@@ankitdhasmana8788 ❤Sirra 😂

[@kishorethampy8485]

Do these Kiwis check everybody's shoes? I wonder if the Queen had to take her high heels off for inspection.

[@MrParvez124]

respect the law of the land

[@kamaleshchakravarti3972]

Our country never welcomes you New Zealand like this.... You keep in cleaning shoes but we are busy with millions billions of issues... It's your job your duty you did. But we never and we won't insult foreigners with such welcoming gesture.... In our nation, we all are taught with the shloka "Athithi Devah Bhabah"....

[@NivedithaRajaratnam]

So why you all are in the other country 's in all kinds of unbelievable ways

[@pradipartyst5809]

That is one way for the govt to pay their employees - get more fines.

[@niladrimukherjee2098]

Didn't know Bhajji is like that because he is always a charming down to earth fella. Guess it was his Punhabi strong headedness that let him down.

[@thebikernthebaker]

No one invited you there Singh ji. Hats off to the officer's.

[@priyasuryanarayanan1959]

Thanks for the video footage! Feels like yesterday but this specific incident is from around December 2002! Almost 22 years back. A suggestion to the KZbin channel Caught! In action to include the month and the year of the actual event as part of their video to provide clarity for those watching it to and enable the viewers to make unbiased and context specific inferences and judgements.

[@TimeToReadMine]

He should have been kicked off from there for his untasteful and degrading comments about NZ and glorifying Australia, while being in NZ

[@rahuladdala]

managements job is to take care of these distractions. Dada is class apart he put his point walked out and let management deal with it 😎

[@ybrothersunited4223]

For his professional, he must keep quiet and follow the rules. His ego is nasty

[@peterrutkowski8172]

I would have said "If you refuse to clean your own shoes, they will be thrown in the trash." It would have saved the customs a lot of time.

[@Zola_6]

He is so disrespectful, glad this was aired etc … so people can see how he truly acts 😅

[@BiswaRSingh]

If there is a mistake just fine him and throw his shoes or whatever. The immigration officer is definitely arrogant and he should not be giving lecture on what is expected. Mistake can happen. Harbhajan is not there on Student visa or work visa. Cricket matches come under diplomatic relation between two countries and there should be a different standard dealing with that. The immigration officer could have politely fined and dumped his shoes may be.

[@zoltankaparthy9095]

Having a cricket bat does not exempt one from the law.

[@TillNight]

Bhajii paaji 😂😂😂😂

[@harvir6167]

this customs is quite professional honestly without being rude. good on them.

[@shivaskumar2621]

Nobody is above the Law

[@oa950]

Storm in a teacup?

[@mayurireddy8196]

Amazing airlines service

[@GogoTeja]

The channel is cashing in on the fame of ganguly and Harbhajan, way to go...

[@ManishKumar-ks1sf]

He is disgrace to the nation

[@jimihendrixx11]

Understand science. He shouldnt take it personally

[@eldosechacko2188]

This is a very poor way to handle any citizens. They video tape it as well as it shown attitude considering they are cricketers. They won't do it today. No manners.

[@srikanthsv79]

they did it with everyone, it was for a TV show called customs

[@vinayp954]

Appreciate kiwis cops for keeping up to the rules instead of favouring an international team Thats why they are an developed country

[@surinderjitsingh8954]

Rules are rules

[@anilperi8532]

It's nothing but psychological game with players

[@thiruvetti]

Parthiv looks like a 10 yr old. 🤣🤣

[@LionDog-b5b]

They need to update the dark age computer

[@rajahstephens4759]

Thanks guys for cleaning his shoes. $200 is not a huge amount for him.😂😂

[@pramitsilwal3500]

yeah but being shown off as an idiot to the world can be

[@pramitsilwal3500]

Yeah but being shown as an idiot to the world can be

[@TimCullis-v6z]

Did he *consent* to being filmed? It would be interesting to know.

[@rajsingh-zk8ti]

Bad attitude shown by harbhajan, however this should not reflect or implied to the whole team, or nation .

[@bharatindia8956]

That's why the Sikh nation is not very proud of him. He might have been a great bowler but not a great person. I like Rahul Dravid the most of that era cricketers.

[@asif11138]

This was epic! Entire Indian cricket team searched by a country's immigration! Wow!

[@arabindajena2654]

Harabhajan was an average player..has anger issues, rude.

[@stevewood5655]

Well done Customs. If Sachin and Rahul who were greats at the time - and still are, were willing to follow the rules then why not Harbhajan who was a newbie. Greats or a newbie, at the end, if you enter a country that is not yours, you need to follow their rules. Not expect the same treatment as he may get at Mumbai Airport.

[@sunnypawar2499]

Thanks for showing real faces

[@michaellagon23]

VIP?😂 Good Job to Airport Authorities

[@rahulkapur687]

Rules are rules, I completely agree ... But this customs guy had a condescending attitude! I guess the cameras inflated his ego! 🇮🇳

[@Chaudhry_Ghumman_Jutt]

Disgusting horrible attitude by the endian players!

[@NivedithaRajaratnam]

Indian's are the wonderful fox mind people

[@jumanji5239]

To be treated like an equal. What a tragedy 😂

[@indiankinazrose8357]

so how can u record this without his consent and upload it publically?

[@priyanka-hc1xp]

My God!! he is so arrogant! Why couldnt he clean his own shoes at the airport?

[@mikeibra9301]

singh always brought trouble with him. I remember he used racial slurs against Simons.

[@stonedjunkie2081]

Terrible behaviour by authorities

[@sourav2124]

the manager is doing a poor job

[@vikingrulzz]

NZ is running scared of biological issues. Cricketers will carry multiple pairs of shoes. That's their profession. Not the first time foreign teams are visiting that country. On the other hand, India is not paranoid about such "issues", we have far more serious stuff to deal with. So the question is really this: Did the NZ authorities specifically advise the Indian team officials to have each player wash every pair of shoes before he embarked on this trip?

[@vijays101]

As a Indian , Police is Right

[@larrywheels762]

Aussies very strict customs and immigration. Much respect to how they conduct their protecting Australia. New Zealand does the same high level customs.

[@NituSingh-vi4ve]

Bhajan Bhaiji, Sorry you are wrong. You got to follows the rules of the country you are in. So, take a chill pill