| Gibbs appeal against ban rejected
Herschelle Gibbs' appeal against the ban imposed by Chris Broad following an incident during the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at Centurion has been rejected by Richie Benaud, the ICC's code of conduct commissioner.
The original punishment was a two-Test ban, but this will now be one Test and two ODIs as the ban has to apply to the next matches in which the player is scheduled to play. By appealing, Gibbs was able to take part in the second Test. He will now miss the third Test starting at Cape Town on Friday as well as the first two ODIs of the five-match series between the two sides that follows.
The charge against Gibbs, which was laid by Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, related to an incident that took place shortly before the lunch interval on the fourth day of the match, when Gibbs's comments were overheard through a stump microphone on the ground.
Benaud spoke at length on the telephone to Gibbs and his legal representative on Wednesday, and announced his decision today.
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