Agencies
Ahmedabad, May 6:
BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, inquiring into the slapping row after an IPL match on Tuesday saw the footage of the incident and found the video shocking. He will submit his report on Friday to the apex body of cricket in India. He told reporters, “IPL-BCCI have different guidelines, Harbhajan will be tried on both, that is the rule of the land.”
Harbhajan Singh, who is banned from playing this season’s IPL games, will be questioned on Friday. Nanavati also expressed that his job has became easier due to the footage.
"I have summoned them. They have been told to come either on Friday or Saturday. Harbhajan will be coming on Friday. Sreesanth is yet to confirm a date," he told reporters.
Nanavati has been asked by the board to probe the incident which happened after the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.
"I have already recorded statement of one of the umpires of the match, Amish Saheba," Nanavati said.
"I have received all the documentary evidence and also video footage of the incident," Nanavati said.
The inquiry by the BCCI on the slapping incident was separate from the verdict reached by IPL match referee Farokh Engineer who had suspended Harbhajan from playing a minimum of 11 IPL matches.
"This is a separate inquiry from the one conducted by match referee Farokh Engineer. He had conducted the inquiry under the IPL rules, while this is the inquiry of the BCCI," Nanavati said.
Harbhajan had slapped S. Sreesanth after his team Mumbai Indians were defeated by Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on April 25.
The report by Nanavati will be sent to the disciplinary committee for action after BCCI President Sharad Pawar goes through it.