Prabhjot sorry for showing finger to crowd

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Senior Indian forward Prabhjot
Singh has apologised for his improper behaviour during the
hockey World Cup when he was caught showing his middle finger
to a section of crowd.
Prabhjot, after India's defeat against Argentina on March
12, was heckled by some fans near the eastern stand, and in
the heat of the moment he showed to them his finger.
Prabhjot in his reply to the show cause notice, served on
him by Hockey India, said he lost his cool when some fans
started abusing his family members.
"Firstly, I would like to apologize that an inappropriate
picture of mine was published in the Times of India Newspaper
on March 13, 2010. The incident that happened was a result of
a series of events.
"A particular group of people supporting the opposition
team had been regularly staying back after every match and
passing lewd comments about me and the team during our cool
down sessions.
"I had ignored their provocative behavior during the
previous matches. However during our last match, they starting
passing lewd comments on my family, me and the team during our
cool down session. In addition to this they started showing
provocative gestures and became derogatory.
"In the heat of the moment, I revolted to protect me and
my family's integrity and unfortunately this was picked up by
the media. I apologize for the incident," he said in his
reply, according to Hockey India. PTI