The hearing in Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-Test ban commenced at the Adelaide Federal Court on Tuesday and according to sources, a compromise formula has been worked out between the two teams.
The racial abuse charges against Harbhajan Singh were dropped after India's Sachin Tendulkar and Australian captain, Ricky Ponting wrote a letter to the presiding judge, Justice John Hansen, to reduce Harbhajan's charges from Level 3.3 to level 2.8 — from charges of racial abuse to using offensive language.
Level 2.8 carries a fine of 50 to 100 per cent of the match fee and can also result in a one Test or two ODI ban. Harbhajan Singh has been fined 50 per cent of the match fee.
Harbhajan had been accused of making a racist remark against Australian player Andrew Symonds during the second Test in Sydney earlier this month.
Match Referee Mike Procter had subsequently slapped a ban on the Indian off-spinner. The series was jeopardised when the Indian team protested against the ban, threatening to pull out of the series if the charges of racism against Harbhajan Singh were not dropped.
Courtesy:ibnlive.com
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