Left red-faced after the ICC judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis found England seamer James Anderson not guilty of pushing Ravindra Jadeja during the Trent Bridge Test match, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that it will go through the written copy of the order once received before deciding the fuure course of action.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed Judicial Commissioner, His Honor Gordon Lewis AM, had found both James Anderson and Ravindra Jadeja not guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in the ugly fracas during the 1st Test at Trent Bridge.
Anderson, who had been at risk of being banned from the remainder of the England-India Test series, is now free to play in the remaining two Tests while Jadeja had his previously imposed fine of 50 percent of his match fee rescinded.
The Judicial Commissioner reached his decisions following a six-hour hearing, which took place via video-conference. "We are expected to receive a detailed copy of the order that was passed by the Judicial Commissioner either by today or tomorrow. We will only be able to take a call in this regard after receiving the order copy," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel told PTI.
"A detailed legal analysis is required before deciding on future course. Our legal team will study the report and will give us a feedback. In such cases, every point needs to be studied minutely and it will take some time. So it is premature to conclude whether we will appeal," Patel added.
Asked if the Indian team got a raw deal in this case, the BCCI secretary's reiterated that they can only comment on the matter once they have gone through the copy.
"It will be inappropriate to say that it has been unfair without going through the copy of the judgement. Let us wait for the written copy," Patel said.
As per ICC guidelines, only ICC CEO Dave Richardson has a right to appeal but as per reliable sources, he will need the permission of newly appointed ICC chairman N. Srinivasan.
