Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 26 IPL’s Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper Harbhajan
Singh has been suspended by the BCCI pending enquiry by Match
Refree on Monday. He was suspended on the basis of a video
evidence seen by the Match Refree, Farookh Engineer. BCCI
had issued a showcause notice to Harbhajan for allegedly slapping
his IPL rival and Indian team mate, S Sreesanth. BCCI had
issued a showcause notice to Harbhajan for allegedly slapping
his IPL rival and Indian team mate, S Sreesanth.
Singh
has been asked to reply by April 28. Match Referee Farookh
Engineer has been assigned to look into the matter. Charges
if proved, can ban Bhajji from competitive cricket. The IPL`s
governing body has also barred the players and the officials
from speaking on the Bhajji-Sree row to the media. Lalit Modi,
the commisioner of the IPL has ordered a probe. "We will probe
the incident", Modi said. Upset over the row. Modi said that
it was a "serious matter" and was not good for the cash-rich
Twenty20 tournament.
"It
looks like a serious matter the way it is being shown on television
channels but I can`t say anything now. In any tournament it
should not happen, it`s unfortunate what happened yesterday,"
Modi told reporters.
But
Modi said the IPL committee would wait for an official report
on the matter before deciding about their next action in the
issue.
Modi,
however, said the IPL committee could take any decision only
after receiving an official report on the matter as picture
was still not clear about what exactly happened between the
two players last night.
"The
incident in itself is sketchy. There is no clear evidence
at this moment; there are different versions about what may
have happened. But at the end of the day we have to take cognizance
of the fact that happened on the field.”
"(So)
we are waiting for the match referee and umpire`s report only
after which our committee will take a decision. The tournament
is being played under the ICC guidelines, besides there are
also tournament guidelines for the players," he said.
"Until
the match referee informs us we will be handicapped. There
is no question of taking a suo-moto action," Modi added.
BCCI`s
chief administerative officer Ratnakar Shetty said that any
form of physical contact in cricket is undesirable.
The
Kings XI team, led by Yuvraj Singh, is reportedly planning
to lodge a complaint against the off-spinner, who later apologised
to the paceman in the dressing room of the Punjab team.
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