Bhajji's fate sealed, Nanavati arrives at BCCI office

BCCI-appointed commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, who probed Harbhajan Singh-S Sreesanth slap-row, arrived at BCCI office to submit his report on Tuesday. It's a scandal that sent shockwaves through the cricketing community and fans alike. On Tuesday, all eyes are on one man - BCCI appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati who is slated to submit his report on Bhajji-Sreesanth Slapgate controversy. Nanavati has prepared a 14-page report with ten pages of annexures, which will be handed over to the BCCI disciplinary committee. After Board President Sharad Pawar goes through it, the committee will then decide on the quantum of punishment to be given to the person found guilty. Sreesanth's outburst on April 25th in Mohali after his match against the Mumbai Indians shocked the entire cricketing world and went on to become one of the defining moments of the inaugural Indian Premier League. It was Harbhajan Singh -- the bad boy of the cricketing world -- who was responsible for those tears. Following the row, the IPL Governing Council slapped a 11 IPL match ban on Bhajji. But that was not all. The BCCI appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati was asked to probe into the incident, which has been completed, leaving the decision of further ban upto the BCCI. Sudhir Nanavati is slated to submit his report at the BCCI headquarters on Tuesday and the report can well end Bhajji's smiles for sometime. However, Nanavati confirmed that the report is neatly drafted with all the details required to assist the BCCI to take a final call on the Slapgate row. Harbhjan Singh is already suspended from the IPL and his match fee confiscated after match referee Farokh Engineer found Bhajji guilty of slapping Sreesanth. With Nanavati's report, the turbanator could be in for more trouble from the disciplinary committee - headed by Sharad Pawar, as the BCCI has been uncompromising over this breach of discipline. I was under tension while preparing report: Nanavati BCCI-appointed Commissioner, Sudhir Nanavati, probing the slapping row between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth, after completing his report in Ahmedabad on Monday said that he was under tension while preparing it. "I was under tension not because of the subject, but because the issue that I was investigating was very sensitive. So many eyes were on me. I can't afford to make any mistakes," said Nanavati who is slated to submit the final report to BCCI on Tuesday in Mumbai. "I was very cautious while drafting the report. I have written each and every word carefully and I can justify every sentence in the report," said the Ahmedabad-based lawyer. Nanavati was to submit the report on Monday, but on Saturday he had announced that he would be submitting the report on Tuesday as he had to appear for some cases in the Gujarat High Court. He had stated that the stipulated time of 15 days, to complete his inquiry report, also ends on Tuesday. The senior advocate had on Friday (May 9) wrapped up the investigation in the slapping row after hearing Harbhajan and Sreesanth in Ahmedabad. After completing the hearing, Nanavati had said he was satisfied with the answers given by both the players and did not feel the need to question anybody else.