The ban on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul has been lifted with immediate effect, and they have been cleared for matches.
The two are no longer suspended, pending the appointment and adjudication of the charges by the BCCI Ombudsman. Rahul and Pandya had been banned from upcoming matches by the BCCI following their derogatory and offensive comments on Koffee With Karan.
However, the inquiry is to continue, although their suspensions have been lifted. This decision has been welcomed by the Indian fans and the entire cricket fraternity.
BREAKING: Suspension of @hardikpandya7 & @klrahul11 lifted by COA on advice of new Amicus Curiae P S Narsimha pending appointment of and adjudication on allegations against the players by BCCI ombudsman who is yet to be appointed.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 24, 2019
This is how people reacted:
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https://twitter.com/zaman_faruki/status/1088417683761094657
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Provisional suspensions on #HardikPandya and #KLRahul revoked by Committee of Administrators. via @PTI_News
Finally end of the bizarre controversy.
High time, they focus on getting back in the team.— Sumit Sundriyal 🇮🇳 (@SumitSun14) January 24, 2019
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Welcome move by @BCCI to lift suspension of #HardikPandya & #KLRahul, can go as replacement for @imVkohli for 2nd half of #INDvsNZ tour, this will help them grow as a better human being & also to b diplomatically correct, when speaking in public @hardikpandya7 @klrahul11
— Pankaj Agarwal (@pankaj_agrawaal) January 24, 2019
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https://twitter.com/kahihi_ha_shri/status/1088417601816997889
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https://twitter.com/rp3356/status/1088416655393337344
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Step in the right direction. Indefinite suspension, after they had missed out on the ODI series v Australia, was an overreaction and grossly unfair considering the nature of the transgression
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 24, 2019
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Gr8 news now send them to NZ by first available flight …@BCCI @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc …Let they play ….They are enough punished and humiliated for their childish statement !!
— Witcher (@Mac_Max_25) January 24, 2019
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The question now will be would @BCCI send them to NZ for the odi series? Certainly @hardikpandya7 shud board the next flight!! #NZvIND
— RJ🇮🇳 (@rajaintweet) January 24, 2019
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The Committee of Administrators lifts the suspension on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul..
Pandya and rahul be like pic.twitter.com/OR17wzrWvB
— भाई साहब (@Bhai_saheb) January 24, 2019
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Good call by the COA and the new amicus. Suspension lifted pending probe. Rahul and Pandya can start playing with immediate effect.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) January 24, 2019
What do you feel about this?