The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed Appeals Commissioner Sudhir
Nanavati on Friday met Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth and
recorded their statements on the slapping of the Kerala pacer
by the Indian off-spinner after a Mumbai Indian vs Kings XI
Punjab Indian Premier League (IPL)
match on April 25.

After the hearing Nanavati said he is satisfied with the
statements of both Harbhajan and Sreesanth and added that he
would not need to cross-examine either player or any more
witnesses.

“I am not authorised to forgive anyone. I have got all the
answers and I am satisfied by the statements that the two
players made. I spoke to Harbhajan for about 11/2 hours and for
about 30 minutes with Sreesanth. Both were questioned
separately,” Nanavati said after the hearing.

Nanavati will submit the final report on Monday to the
BCCI president Sharad Pawar and then
the BCCI Disciplinary Committee will
take action on his recommendations.

Pawar, Shashank Manohar and Chirayu Amin are the members of the
Disciplinary Committee and according to sources Harbhajan is
likely to be punished as the BCCI
wants to set a precedent that such indiscipline would not be
tolerated.