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NZ judge to hear Bhajji appeal

AFP, Dubai
New Zealand judge John Hansen has been appointed as commissioner for the appeal of Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh against the finding that he made racist comments during the second Test againstAustralia.
Justice Hansen is a High Court Judge in his native New Zealand and is New Zealand Cricket’s appointment on the International
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Cricket Council's (ICC) Code of Conduct Commission.
Singh was punished with a three-match ban after the commission upheld a complaint from Australian skipper Ricky Ponting that Singh insulted Australian allrounder Andrew Symonds by calling him a monkey.
The finding and sanction enraged the Indian tourists who were already upset by several umpiring decisions that went against them in the Test which they narrowly lost to go two down in the fourTest series.
The Indians briefly suspended all travel on their tour prompting the ICC to stand down umpire Steve Bucknor, who had been the main target of the Indian anger.
The ICC said it had received official notification of the appeal from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday and appointed Justice Hansen in line with ICC Code of Conduct processes.
No time, date or venue for the appeal have yet been fixed, but the
process indicates that the appeal should be heard within seven days of the commissioner being appointed. This time period may be extended if circumstances dictate.
In the meantime, Harbhajan may continue to play pending the verdict of the appeal being given. The BCCI announced late Tuesday that the tour in Australia would go ahead.
The ICC decision to jettison the 61-year-old Bucknor has been slammed, however, by West Indies legend and former Test match referee Clive Lloyd.
"You wonder what confidence this gives umpires," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"I don't think anybody is out there to cheat anybody. The umpires I have had, particularly at ICC level, have been excellent. They are people who are very honest and who I trust implicitly.
"Every time something goes against you it doesn't mean the guy is cheating. Nobody is infallible. We all make mistakes -- we have to accept it as that.