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“We can’t have one set of rules for the India team and another set for everyone else. We will follow the process and and I hope, whatever the outcome all parties will be able to say they have had a fair hearing,”, ICC’s Chief Executive Malcolm Speed was quoted as saying in a report on ‘Times Online’.
“India have signed off on the appeals process. They were there when all the discussions took place”, he said.
Speed insisted that Harbhajan’s appeal against a three-Test ban for alleged racial abuse would be heard before the end of the series.
“I am very pleased the tour is going ahead, there is a process in place for appeals and Harbhajan Singh has appealed,” Speed said.
He said the logistical issues of gathering all the required players to give evidence was the only matter of concern, denying suggestions ICC may want to put off the problem until after the Test series was over.
The BCCI had said after its Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday that it would “continue with the tour for the present” but would review the developments from time to time, an indication that it could still exercise the option of calling off the tour if the verdict went against Harbhajan.
The appeal will be heard by New Zealand High Court judge Justice John Hansen at a venue still to be determined.
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RatingHi, We agree with ICC that we can not have one set of rules If that is the case Poting
ICC will not and can not set up HB for a guilty verdict. That is just paranoia. The hearing is by a retired high court judge and his honour will only look at 'evidence' to infer 'fcats' and not 'hearsay'. So what BCCI needs to ensure is thta HB is represented by a lawyer and that BCCI refrains from making statements that will be construed as 'balckmail'. You can not win anything unless you play it cleverly.
This was to be expected. Now slowly India is being 'perceived' as a 'blackmailer' and the bully here. BCCI or at least Mr. Jaitley could have take the advice from M/s. L K Advani or Vajpayee or at least Mr. Brajesh Misra whom IE Editor-in-chief calls a modern day Chanakya.
Kumble threw the game in a match fixing scam just like the former captain Azhruddin - No wonder the whole world hates Indians personally i think the only real Indian is the American Indian not you curry munching nob jokeys
What they don't understand he wears that white paint on his mouth, and looks like a monkey. Is it indians fault they call him one? Please tell him we don't look down on monkeys as we worship Hanuman.Besides everyone knows they were cheating Australians,a false allegation.
I was reading Australian News paper and found an article showing T-shirts being sold in India about the Cricket match. I say check it out. It is hillarious. Here is the link. Double click on the picture in the middle and it will go through some funny T-shirts. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23030577-5001505,00.html
Did any cricket lover saw any remorse or repentance in statemets or eyes of Ponting, who is Hitle of Cricket world and General Dyer of Australian cricket?
"Sorry Mr. Speed, you've got it all wrong, India does not need separate rules, it needs justice. When was the last time that justice was meted out to a team from the sub-continent in the event of a controversy without any demand for it being made"
ICC, atleast some of its members, always had one set of rules for India and they were tilted against India and other Asian countries. Instances can cited since the white countries started playing against India
ICC’s Chief Executive Malcolm Speed has strogly recommended that match referee Mike Procter be promoted with fat salary increase for efficiency, swifter judgament and justice and vast experience. He mentioned that being born in SA as white person, he has vast and first hand experience of racial descrimination, racial slurs and kicking the butt of colored people. Though he was very tired on the third day of SCG test match when he received the alleged monkey complaint from ponting but for love of cricket and dedication to his job, he was ready for a very long hearing on the next day (fouth day) at the end of game, which he heard on fifth day after the vicotry of home team ubtill 3:00 AM. Speed is very impressed with his dedication and services.
The fact that 7 day rule for hearing appeal has been deffered in this case is clear indications of ICC's hving different set of rules for India. It is also indicative of what is store in future. ICC has already made up the mind that HB has to be found guilty at all cost , just save the series by deffering the hearing after matches are over. What a shame , BCCI cant even get this much done for its own players and they are offering millions of dollars for Australians to play in IPL. We should bycott watching or sponsering all the macthes BCCI arranges involving Ausies untill the matter is set right , and that is clear HB before proceeding , even to play a practice or exhibition matches. It is high time BCCI rises above the dirty politics of ICC.
ICC wil not and can not set the hearing to be a guilty verdict for HB. That is just paranoia. The hearing is by a retired high court judge and his honour will only look at 'evidence' and facts that can be inferred from it but not any 'hearsay'. What BCCI needs to ensure is that HB is represented by a lawyer and that it refrains from making 'loose' statements that may be construed as 'blackmail'.
This is just paranoia. ICC can not set any thing to ensure HB is found guilty. The hearing is conducted by a retired judge and his honour will look only at 'evidence' and not 'hearsay'. What BCCI needs to ensure is that a 'lawyer' represents the case and not to issue statements that can be construed as 'blackmail', whichif not controlled will beat India down further.
That is a great suggestion. I welcome and support this as BCCI has fallen into the trap of ICC.
Don't be a cry baby. Justice John Hansen has already prepared the judgement for HS and gave a copt to Spped for review but showing sportmanship and recommendation of Speed, he will not show it before the end of test series and hearing is not necessay in this racial case and will amount to waste of valuable court time.
As many Indians suspected, alleged monkey hearing of HS is postponed till the end of series, breaking 7 day rule of appeal hearing. Letting HS play is a lollipop.
so the whole world is against you? The referees Steve Bucknor is from the West Indies, Mark Benson is from England and the match referee Mike Proctor is from South Arica. Yet you believe there was biase? Wake up to yourself. The Indian team should have been able to keep a part time spinner out for 3 overs with 3 batsmen to spare, sure on wicket was doubtful, but you cannot blame Ponting by any stretch of the immagination, and you can't claim bias.
Speed, which drug are you on, Pom? And are you taking it orally or anully?
So, again India thinks it is above the law? It is saying it will not accept an independant umpires decision yet again? For shame.
Yes, India is against the shit made by unculchured idiots whoever they may be
I guess this guy has miss read the issue totally, the issue here is that of Harbhajan, the case was heared on hearsay testimony of habitual liars and Harbhajan was declared Guilty without proof. So you are calling it a shame, perhaps you are biased. We call it a fight we shall not accept injustice.
How easily the issue of Umpiring incompetence is sought to be turned into a Rules
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