Harbhajan Singh has been banned for five one-day internationals following his altercation with fellow Indian Sreesanth in an Indian Premier League match.

The India spinner has already been banned from competing for Mumbai Indians in their remaining IPL games following the incident which left King's XI Punjab paceman Sreesanth in tears.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched a separate inquiry, with chairman Sharad Pawar on Wednesday's confirming the additional punishment.

"The BCCI have met today (and) Harbhajan Singh was also invited for the meeting - we gave him the opportunity to speak," Pawar said.