Harbhajan hearing to go on till late night

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Posted online: Sunday , January 06, 2008 at 12:00:00

Sydney, January 6: The hearing of the racial abuse charge levelled against Harbhajan Singh at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is likely to go on till late into the night with both teams being subjected to gruelling interrogation by ICC Match Referee Mike Procter.

The hearing, attended by reputed British lawyer Nigel Peters, is likely to finish by Local Time 0200 hrs morning (2030 hrs IST tonight).

Australians were the first to present themselves for the hearing which began at around 1930 hrs local time. Present for the Australian defence were skipper Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds, along with team manager Steve Bernard.

After the Australians had finished, the Indians began their defence in front of the authorities. Both the sides were being cross examined.

Indians are being represented by Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar and skipper Anil Kumble, besides team manager Chetan Chauhan.

It is unlikely that match referee Mike Procter would take any decision right away as the matter is too complicated to be decided outright.

However, the word floating around at the SCG was that Australians have some substantial basis for levelling the charge against Harbhajan.

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