In the just concluded IPL hearing at the ITC Maurya hotel in Delhi on Monday, Team India's off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been banned for 11 Indian Premier league (IPL) matches by the IPL governing council, according to reports by news channel Times Now . ( Watch )
During the course of the hearing, Harbhajan pleaded guilty and regretted his actions for hurting Sreesanth's sentiments. According to the sources, Bhajji carried a letter in reply to BCCI's show cause notice in the hearing. In letter to the BCCI, Bhajji said he slapped S Sreesanth post the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab on April 25. ( Watch )
The IPL disciplinary hearing was conducted by match referee Farokh Engineer. The match referee will take a final call on whether to ban Bhajji for life.
According to reports, Bhajji could face another inquiry from BCCI for flouting rules. The BCCI has appointed advocate Sudhir Nanavati as Commissioner to make preliminary inquiry into Harbhajan's slapping incident. Advocate Nanavati will inquire into the case of Bhajji flouting BCCI guidelines. Nanavati will submit report to BCCI president Sharad Pawar within 15 days. If found guilty, Bhajji may face 10-IPL matches ban. BCCI's disciplinary committee will look into Nanavati's report before giving the final verdict. ( Watch )
Harbhajan is accompanied by Mumbai Indians coach Lalchand Rajput. Sreesanth, who has also arrived for the hearing, is also likely to be questioned on his conduct during the hearing. ( Watch )
Slapping a fellow player constitutes a Level 4 offence as per the ICC Code of Conduct and could lead to a maximum punishment of a life ban or a minimum of five Tests or 10 ODIs.
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