Describing the ball-tampering controversy involving the Pakistan team as sad and disappointing, India skipper Rahul Dravid [Images] said it is now important that the issue reaches a "right conclusion".

"It was a sad and disappointing event," Dravid said, responding to a question, as the nine-day rolling camp in Bangalore, ahead of the Malaysian tri-series, concluded on Thursday.

"Nobody wants to see a match being forfeited," he said.

Pakistan were deemed to have forfeited the Oval Test after they refused to take the field in protest against the decision of umpire Darrell Hair to charge them with ball-tampering during the fourth day's play last month.

However, Dravid said it is time to move on from the controversy.

"I think we have got to move on from there. What's happened, has happened, we can't change it and the series has gone on. England [Images] is playing Pakistan in a good one-day series, and the game of cricket goes on. I don't think it (ball-tampering episode) is going to be a major blow to the game or make an impact.

"I think, we have got to learn to move on and focus on what's happening," he said.

"I think there needs to be some kind of conclusion, and I am sure towards the end of the month, they will find that."

Dravid was probably referring to the hearing against Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq, scheduled to be held in London [Images] on September 27 and 28.

Initially, Dravid declined to comment on the issue, saying it was hard for him to do so because he was not part of it.

He had only "heard comments and read about it in newspapers sitting thousands of miles away".

He also noted that there were a lot of conjectures as he was unaware about the discussions between the match referee, the umpires and the captains and "what exactly happened".

He said: "It's hard to make comments sitting thousands of miles away."