Hardik Pandya & K L Rahul suspended by the BCCI

Hardik Pandya & K L Rahul suspended by the BCCI following the rage of Indians against the duo’s insensitive comments about the other cricket players and wrong objectification of women at the Koffee with Karan show. There has been controversy with players in Indian cricket, but the matter of Hardik Pandya & KL Rahul is only the second incident in the last 82 years, whereas Indian cricketers will be sent home to tour. Years ago, in 1936, the great Lala Amarnath was sent to India from England during the tour of England due to alleged insult during a first-class match, ie the Maharaja of Vijayanagaram, the then captain. The debate with Lala Amarnath’s Vizji was mainly related to the politics of the team and it is a common opinion that under British India, the ruler of a principality was not given the qualifications, but the captaincy was obtained for the post.  Amarnath was a victim of petty politics. But, the case of Pandya and Rahul is completely different and they have to pay the cost of making objectionable comments for women.

Disciplinary issues sometimes arise in foreign tours but this is the first time in the history of Indian cricket, while the Board took action and the guilty players should return home. Earlier, the administrators’ committee (COA) president Vinod Rai told PTI, “Both Pandya and Rahul have been suspended until the investigation is pending.” BCCI sources said that before the commencement of the formal investigation they will be issued a show-cause notice. Rishabh Pant and Manish Pandey can be included in the team after they are called both of them. BCCI sources said, “If any two are sent to Australia in Vijay Shankar, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey or Rishabh Pant, then I will not be surprised.”

The ever-loved cricketer Harbhajan Singh backed BCCI’s decision to suspend Hardik Pandya & K L Rahul and added that they both had put the reputation of the great players like Sachin Tendulkar at stake. And he added that if he had to travel with the duo on the same bus with his wife and daughter he would definitely refrain from taking the bus. He expressed his angst by further stating that the Indian team does not encourage the type of partying till 5 and playing the next day culture.

While the whole Indian netizens are in a total rage with Hardik Pandya & K L Rahul, it is pertinent that they have lost their team’s trust and their own reputation. But he later apologized for his behavior. 

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