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Hogg free to play

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India DROPS Charges

India drop charges against Hogg
ABC - January 14, 2008, 8:17 pm
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A code of conduct charge against Australian spin bowler Brad Hogg has been dropped after a mediation meeting between the Indian and Australian captains in Perth.

A short time ago, Indian Captain Anil Kumble and his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting agreed to play the rest of the series in the spirit of the game after a half-hour long meeting.

The decision clears the way for Hogg to play in the third Test at the WACA which begins on Wednesday.

Kumble had accused Australia of not playing in the spirit of the game after a controversial second Test marred by poor umpiring and allegations of racial abuse.

He says in light of the meeting the team did not want to pursue the charge.

"Cricket is larger than any individual, it was important that we forgot about what happened in Sydney as it was one of those bad moments and just an incident and time to move on," he said.

"It was just one of those incidents, probably made in the heat of the moment and it was important that we moved on.

"So in view of that, we have withdrawn the charges."

Hogg was in danger of facing a ban of up to four test matches and eight one-day internationals if he was found guilty.

India's Harbhajan Singh was found guilty and ban for three matches for alleged racial abuse towards Australia's Andrew Symonds after the Sydney Test but the verdict is still subject to an appeal to be heard at a later date.
 

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