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BCCI probe panel concludes slapgate hearing
The BCCI concludes it's hearing on the controversial slapping incident involving S.Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh.
- IANS
- Published: 23:37 May 10, 2008
Ahmedabad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) probe panel, headed by Sudhir Nanavati, concluded, on Saturday afternoon, its hearing on the scandalous slapping incident, involving S. Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh.
Nanavati, who has been told not to go public with his observations, is expected to submit his report to the BCCI president, Sharad Pawar, on Monday.
The BCCI secretary, Niranjan Shah, and a BCCI lawyer, identified as Akila, were present at the proceedings. Four video cameras recorded the event.
The probe commissioner did not speak to the media. However, Shah was scheduled to address the press later yesterday, a source said.
The BCCI recently barred Nanavati from going public with observations during his inquiry into the incident at the Indian Premier League match last month, when Harbhajan Singh slapped rival IPL team member Sreesanth.
Nanavati, who is also the vice-president of the Gujarat Cricket Association and chairman of the BCCI's finance committee, had aired what he called his "shock" at the video-clip of Harbhajan's attack on Sreesanth.
Even after submitting the report, Nanavati has been asked not to comment publicly on the issue, the source said. After the hearing was over yesterday, both Sreesanth and Harbhajan looked satisfied at the outcome.
Harbhajan was banned for 11 IPL matches after match referee Farokh Engineer found the off-spinner guilty of slapping Sreesanth.
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