Kochi, Feb 28 The BCCI has no plans to take up with the ICC the issue of Matthew Hayden calling Harbhajan Singh an 'obnoxious little weed'.

"That was something which happened outside the field of play," BCCI's Chief Administrative Officer, Ratnakar Shetty, told reporters here.

Cricket Australia has taken up the matter with Hayden. He was found guilty of breaching the code of conduct, Shetty said.

"The Indian board has nothing to do with it as it is an internal matter of Cricket Australia," he said.

Asked if Harbhajan would be asked to 'cool down', he said "we have advised all cricketers to behave properly. The captain will see to it that there is no untoward behaviour.

"Our players are well behaved. They are more focussed on cricket," he said.

On whether during the IPL matches, Australian players like Hayden and Andrew Symonds, who had a brush with Harbhajan in the Sydney Test, could expect rough treatment from the crowd, he said the Indian fans, barring some incidents, has never been hostile.

The crowd behaviour at Mumbai last year against Symonds was an "isolated incident," he said. (Agencies)