MUMBAI: Indian players KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya have been served notices to appear before the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI ombudsman Justice DK Jain to explain themselves for the sexist comments they made on celebrity talk show Koffee With Karan.
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) had provisionally suspended the two cricketers for their comments until the ban was lifted pending inquiry by the ombudsman.
I have issued notices last week to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul asking them to appear for deposition,” Justice Jain told PTI on Monday.
However, it remains to be seen how the board will coordinate with Pandya and Rahul as they are currently playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) for their respective franchises, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.
As per reports, the deposition might take place before April 11, where both the players’ sides are scheduled to lock horns in Mumbai. Justice Jain, who is also the board’s ad-hoc ethics officer, has said that for the matter to reach a logical conclusion, Pandya and Rahul must depose in person and not through their legal representatives.
