Jalandhar, Mar 7 India's ace spinner Harbhajan Singh today denied having called Australian opener Matthew Hayden a "big liar" and wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist "no saint".

Harbhajan, who was at the centre of most of the controversies during the acrimonious tour of Australia, was quoted by a daily as saying " Don't talk about Hayden's credibility, he is a big liar".

The spinner, however, made it clear that he had not made such comments.

"I did not make these comments. A lot has been written in the last few days, but I have not said such things", Harbhajan told a press conference here.

In that interview, Harbhajan was also quoted as saying that "He (Gilchrist) is also not a saint. He, of course, pretends to be a saint -- someone who does not say an offensive word on the field." "But this is completely wrong. There are times when he does not let an opportunity go waste". (Agencies)