Now Andrew Symonds in Big Boss 5

All speculations and self-announcements of participating in Bigg Boss 5 turned out to be false as neither cricketer-turned-commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu nor South African all-rounder Jonty Rhodes have made it to Bigg Boss 5.

But the viewers will no longer be devoid of a cricketer inside the house as the season will see Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds on the show shortly.

The mercurial cricketer is expected to enter the house sometime next week. This makes him the second international contestant after Sunny Leone to participate in the reality show, and the second cricketer after Vinod Kambli to enter the house. Symonds made news off the field after he accused Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh of making racial slurs at him. Informs a source, "Andrew is using this opportunity as a chance to clarify many things, including the Harbhajan controversy. Symonds is currently in Australia and will be coming down early next week."