The unintentional erring brats of Indian cricket have been let off the hook by the BCCI which announced today the removal of the interim suspension on Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul, with immediate effect.
The unintentional erring brats of Indian cricket have been let off the hook by the BCCI which announced today the removal of the interim suspension on Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul, with immediate effect.
The CoA issued a statement stating that, “The Committee of Administrators (“CoA”) had, by emails dated 11.01.2019, and in exercise of Rule 41(6) of the Constitution of BCCI, suspended Mr. Hardik Pandya and Mr. K.L. Rahul in view of the allegations of misconduct against them, pending adjudication of the allegations under Rule 46 of the approved BCCI Constitution.
Since the adjudication of all allegations of misconduct against any cricketer registered with, among other things, the BCCI is required to be undertaken by the BCCI Ombudsman, whose appointment is pending directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the CoA is the of the view that the interim suspension orders dated 11.01.2019 should be presently lifted with immediate effect.
The above affair and decision has been taken with the concurrence of the Learned Amicus Curiae, Mr. P.S. Narasimha. The suspension orders dated 11.01.2019 is immediately lifted pending appointment and adjudication of the allegations by the BCCI Ombudsman.”
The duo faced severe flak from the cricketing fraternity as well as from Indian cricket fans for derogatory comments, made in a lighter vein, objectifying women on Karan Johar's show 'Koffee with Karan.' Social media platforms raised a hue and cry after the show was aired causing the BCCI to resort to taking immediate action against them by recalling them from the recently concluded Australain tour.
They were suspended for an indefinite period of time and the duo was asked for explanations. Hardik Pandya issued an unconditional apology thereafter and isolated himself in his home.
Speaking to Hindustan Times, a senior BCCI functionary said that they regretted the delay in making the decision, saying that if the decision had been made a couple of days earlier, Rahul could have played in Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra which started on Thursday.