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Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was banned for a Test match after being found guilty of hitting Australian all-rounder Shane Watson with his elbow during the ongoing third cricket Test in Delhi. Gambhir had stuck an elbow into Shane Watson’s chest while completing a second run en route to his double-hundred.
Both players were summoned to a hearing before match referee Chris Broad on Thursday, where Gambhir pleaded guilty and Watson was fined 10 per cent of his match fee. Gambhir had faced a penalty ranging between a fine of 50 per cent to his full match fee and/or a maximum ban of one Test or two one , with a right to appeal within 24 hours.
Gambhir had been found guilty of a similar offened against Shahid Afridi during a match against Pakistan. The suspension means Gambhir, the leading scorer in the Border Gavaskar series, will miss the final Test in Nagpur starting on November 7, although he has the right to appeal.
However, the Indian cricket board said in a statement Gambhir would lodge an appeal against the decision.The suspension means Gambhir, the leading scorer in the Border Gavaskar series, will miss the final Test in Nagpur starting on November 7, although he has the right to appeal.
Mr Broad said the lightness of his contact with Watson and the provocation of the Australian player helped Gambhir’s cause. He is the second Indian player to be penalty in the series which has witnessed a series of verbal exchanges between players from both teams. Zaheer Khan was fined 80 per cent of his match fee in Mohali after his verbal send-off to Australian opener Matthew Hayden was walking back to the pavilion after his dismissal.
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