Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh slam 'soft' ICC verdict on Steve Smith

Harbhajan Singh and Sourav Ganguly lambasted the International Cricket Council (ICC) for their decision after the world's cricket body went easy on Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft over the ball-tampering confessions.

The duo escaped with trivial punishments after Australia's act of shame on Saturday evening during the third Test versus South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town.

While Smith was handed a ban of one Test match and fined 100 per cent of his match fee, Bancroft escaped with deduction of 75 per cent of his match fee and three demerit points.

"It is shocking. When I went for my hearing (Monkeygate incident involving Andrew Symonds) and they without any evidence, video or recording, banned me for three Test matches and here you have all the evidence and you get one Test-match ban. And the guy who is doing, is getting away with 75 per cent of his match fee. They could have taken much harsh calls," Harbhajan said.