The Hindu : Bribery charge: Subba Rao calls for details

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Thursday, Nov 27, 2003

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Bribery charge: Subba Rao calls for details

Visakhapatnam Nov. 26. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's Inquiry Commissioner, D.V. Subba Rao, said today he had asked national selectors Kiran More and Pranob Roy to furnish details about their allegations against Abhijit Kale before attending the hearing here on Saturday.

``I have sent both More and Roy fax messages asking them to elaborate their charges against Kale. I have also asked both the selectors and the player to attend the inquiry on Saturday,''

Mr. Rao, also the chairman of the Bar Council of India, told reporters here.

Mr. Rao said Kale, against whom More and Roy levelled charges that he tried to offer them Rs 10 lakhs each for a place in the national team, would be given ``a chance to submit his explanation.''

He, however, said that if any of the three failed to depose before him on Saturday, he was ready to fix a new date for the hearing.

``But they need to let me know in advance that they would not be attending the hearing on Saturday. If any such thing happens, we can fix another date,'' he said.

The Commissioner has been asked to submit his findings within 15 days. The report would be referred to the BCCI's Disciplinary Committee for final adjudication and till that time Kale would remain suspended from participating in any tournament conducted by the BCCI.

Kale, who has denied the charge, has already appeared before the Maharashtra Cricket Association's three-member inquiry committee in Pune. — PTI

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