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Matter in court, fate of Pandya, Rahul hangs in balance

NEW DELHI:With the Supreme Court adjourning proceedings on all BCCI matters for a week, suspended Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s wait for a closure to the furore over their sexist comments got longer on Thursday.

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New Delhi, January 17 

With the Supreme Court adjourning proceedings on all BCCI matters for a week, suspended Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s wait for a closure to the furore over their sexist comments got longer on Thursday. Pulled midway out of the tour of Australia, the suspended cricketers’ future was left uncertain after the hearing was adjourned by the two-judge Bench following current amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium’s resignation on health grounds.

“Now that the SC has taken cognisance of the case and already asked the new amicus to come back after a week, CoA chief cannot appoint an ad-hoc ombudsman as it will be contempt of court,” said a senior BCCI official.

The appointment of an ombudsman was sought by CoA to investigate the duo’s objectionable comments on women on a chat show. With the bench nominating former Additional Solicitor General PS Narsimha as the new amicus, the case of appointment of a permanent or ad-hoc ombudsman will only come up as and when the new amicus takes charge.

Thursday’s developments mean the return of the two players, who have already missed the ongoing ODI series against Australia, could well be delayed beyond the New Zealand series, which starts next week.

Asked what’s the way out now, the official said, “An ad-hoc ombudsman can still be appointed but only after the former ASG decides to take up the assignment and he is convinced that an ad-hoc ombudsman is a necessity for an early closure so that the cricketers can resume national duty.” —PTI

People make mistakes, let’s move on: Ganguly 

Mumbai: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said “we should move on” from the controversy surrounding Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s sexist comments. “People make mistakes, let’s not go too far here. I am sure whoever has done it will realise and come out a better person. We are human beings, not machines that we will always be perfect. We should move on and make sure it doesn’t happen again,” said Ganguly.  Ganguly said most cricketers are “great guys”. “...they (cricketers) are humble, every now and then one or two make mistakes but I know most of them personally and they are great guys,” he said. “Look at Virat Kohli, he is such a fantastic role model.  India is a fortunate country, every generation produces players who all of us cherish. There was (Sunil) Gavaskar, then came (Sachin) Tendulkar, and when Tendulkar finished people thought who’s next, now it’s Virat Kohli. 

“A lot of these cricketers are fantastic human beings because they come from middle class backgrounds and fight their way up,” said Ganguly. 

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