Date:02/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/02/stories/2008110256861700.htm

Sport - Cricket

Sachs to hear Gambhir’s appeal

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday appointed Justice Albie Sachs of South Africa as the appeal commissioner to hear Gautam Gambhir’s appeal against the one-Test ban on him, but he can play in the fourth and final Test against Australia pending a decision.

“Justice Albie Sachs has been appointed to hear the appeal of Gautam Gambhir against the finding that the India opener was guilty of conduct contrary to the Spirit of Cricket during the third Test against Australia at New Delhi,” an ICC release said.

Justice Sachs is a senior judge in the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Gambhir was given the punishment for deliberately elbowing Australian all rounder Shane Watson during the on-going third Test in New Delhi. — PTI