BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, investigating the slapping
row between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth, today said he was left stunned
after seeing the video footage of the incident.
"What I saw was shocking but it has made my job easier. It will also help
me in my further investigation," he told reporters after viewing the footage
of the incident, that took place after an Indian Premier League match between
Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab on April 25.
Nanavati saw the footage at the BCCI headquarters here with IPL Chairman
and Commissioner Lalit Modi, Board Secretary Niranjan Shah and
Joint Secretary M P Pandove.
The Ahmedabad lawyer will submit his inquiry report on the matter to Board
President Sharad Pawar on Monday.
Nanavati took the statement of match referee Farokh Engineer and will also
speak to Mumbai Indians coach Lalchand Rajput, who was allegedly standing
behind Harbhajan when he slapped Sreesanth after the match.
He has already spoken to umpire Amish Saheba, who was suspended for a match
after criticising Sreesanth's behaviour in an interview. Saheba had, however,
denied making any statement against Sreesanth.
With this, Nanavati is expecting to wrap up the investigation by Sunday and
send his findings to the BCCI chief on Monday.
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