According to reports, Harbhajan said in the letter that he had apologised to Sreesanth after the incident in Mohali and was willing to do it again in public. “Along with accepting my most sincere and heartfelt apologies over this incident, I would like to appeal to the board’s sense of fairplay and ask for one final chance before taking any disciplinary action against me over this incident,” he was quoted to have written.

Nanavati said he had not been told about the letter so far. “The board has not handed me any letter written by Harbhajan,” he said.

Harbhajan has already been banned for 11 matches by the IPL organisers, and the Indian board is likely to slap further punishment on him for a Level 4 offence under the ICC’s Code of Conduct.

The IPL had also fined Lalchand Rajput, but Nanavati dismissed media reports that the Mumbai coach was seen laughing and applauding Harbhajan after he slapped Sreesanth.

“The tape doesn’t show that Rajput was either clapping or laughing while Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth. There are other players and officials shaking hands with each other in the tape,” Nanavati said.

Harbhajan and Sreesanth have been summoned to Ahmedabad by Nanavati. While Harbhajan has confirmed that he will meet the commissioner on Friday, Sreesanth is yet to set a date. “Harbhajan will come by the Friday morning flight from Delhi. I haven’t had any communication with Sreesanth yet,” he said.

Nanavati said that he would submit his inquiry report to BCCI president Sharad Pawar on Monday.