Hardik Pandya- KL Rahul Banned

New Delhi, January 11: Indian young cricketers Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul have been suspended pending an inquiry into their outrage-evoking comments on women during a Bollywood TV show. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai said that the two will remain suspended tii probe finishes.

According to the detailes, The cricketers, who have been in the eye of a storm following their sexist remarks on a TV show, will be returning from Australia where they were to compete in an ODI series starting Saturday. The two had been omitted from the line-up for the opening match in Sydney.

"Both Pandya and Rahul have been suspended pending an inquiry," Rai said.

The decision comes after Rai s CoA colleague Diana Edulji Friday recommended suspension till further action against the two after the BCCI legal team refused to declare their comments a violation of the code of conduct.

Edulji had initially suggested a two-match suspension for the duo but referred the matter to the legal cell after Vinod Rai agreed with her and recommended the same.

Their remarks on the show were also condemned by India captain Virat Kohli, who called them inappropriate. Pandya had boasted about hooking up with multiple women and being open about it with his parents during the interview. Rahul was, however, a shade more restrained in his responses on relationships.