With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ombudsman DK Jain sending out notices to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul to depose before him in a pending enquiry following their inappropriate comments in a TV show, the board is looking forward to end the row keeping the World Cup in mind.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
New Delhi:
“Everyone in the board feels that this issue needs to come to an end. The players committed a mistake and there is no two-way about it. But the players were sent home from the tour of Australia, they did apologise for their mistake and are also set to depose before the ombudsman. With the WC round the corner, the general sentiment is that the matter should be put to an end,” said the executive.
Another BCCI functionary said Jain will in all likelihood submit his report within a week of meeting the players. “There is no timeline as such, but everybody understands that substantial match loss has already happened. The ombudsman will in all likelihood submit his report within a week of meeting the players and getting their side of the story,” said the functionary.
The two players will meet Jain around the Mumbai Indians versus Kings XI Punjab match in the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10.
A senior BCCI executive said that everyone in the board is on the same page and feel that it is time that the issue is put to rest. They feel that the punishment cannot be bigger than the crime and that the players have already paid for their mistake.
“Everyone in the board feels that this issue needs to come to an end. The players committed a mistake and there is no two-way about it. But the players were sent home from the tour of Australia, they did apologise for their mistake and are also set to depose before the ombudsman. With the WC round the corner, the general sentiment is that the matter should be put to an end,” said the executive.
Another BCCI functionary said Jain will in all likelihood submit his report within a week of meeting the players. “There is no timeline as such, but everybody understands that substantial match loss has already happened. The ombudsman will in all likelihood submit his report within a week of meeting the players and getting their side of the story,” said the functionary.
The two players will meet Jain around the Mumbai Indians versus Kings XI Punjab match in the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10.