New Delhi, India:May 13, 2008 -  Appeals Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has submitted his report on the Harbhajan Singh-S Sreesanth slapgate issue  here today to the cricket board's Disciplinary Committee.

The Ahmedabad-based lawyer's 14-page report was prepared after Nanavati recorded statements of Harbhajan, Sreesanth, Match Referee Farokh Engineer and the two on-field umpires - Aleem Dar of Pakistan and India's Amiesh Saheba.
CNN-IBN has learnt that Nanavati's report says that Harbhajan has already been punished harshly and should be given another chance and Engineer has echoed his (Nanavati) views.

In his report Nanavati quotes Saheba as saying that Sreesanth provoked Harbhajan during the first-round match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab on April 25 and after the match Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth.

Harbhajan has already admitted his guilt and promised not to repeat it.
My report has all details on what had happened on the field. It is for the Disciplinary Committee to decide on the punishment for Harbhajan," Nanavati said after submitting the report in Mumbai to BCCI's Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty.

He also reiterated that the footage of the incident had 'shocked him'.
The report will be examined by BCCI President Sharad Pawar and then reviewed by a three-member Disciplinary Committee, which will decide the quantum of punishment for Harbhajan. The Committee includes Pawar, BCCI present-elect Shashank Manohar and Vice President Chirayu Amin.

Reacting to Nanavati's submission of the report, Shetty said, "The Disciplinary Committee will meet soon to study the report and the decision will be based on it."
Sources, however, have told CNN-IBN that Harbhajan will almost certainly not get a life ban, but could be banned for five-10 One Day Internationals and is also likely to demoted to Category C of BCCI contracts from his current Category B.

Nanavati had met the players last Friday and recorded their statements. Harbhajan has already been banned for 11 matches by the Indian Premier league (IPL).
Harbhajan, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.40 crore, has also lost nearly Rs 3 crore of match fee.