Croatia sent back player and won FIFA World Cup: Diana Edulji’s gaffe on Hardik-Rahul row
The last few days have been one of the toughest phases for Hardik Pandya after he was slammed for his "crass" statements made in a TV chat show.
The last few days have been one of the toughest phases for Hardik Pandya after he was slammed for his "crass" statements made in a TV chat show.
He was accompanied by his India teammate KL Rahul on the show and hence the latter too faced the following severe consequences.
They were released them from India's squad that is currently playing in Australia and handed a suspension.
The BCCI CEO Rahul Johri then issued a show-cause notice to Pandya following his statements which were deemed “crass” by Vinod Rai and many in social media including former office bearers of the national body.
In a series of emails, between BCCI and CoA, to decide their fate, the CoA members are discussing past cases to decide upon a quantum of punishment.
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On suspension handed to the players, Edulji also brought out an example from 1936 in reference to Lala Amarnath being sent back for alleged insubordination and also claimed Croatia won the World Cup after ‘sending back a player.’
She wrote, “There has been a precedent when Lala Amarnath was sent back from UK. Such strict steps will ensure that no one henceforth makes such loose talk which are detrimental to the image of Cricketers, Cricket and BCCI at large. For your knowledge, in the recently concluded football World Cup a Croatian player was sent back after their first game on disciplinary grounds, Croatia went on to win the World Cup.”
Sadly, this is not factually correct at all as anyone with the slightest inkling about football remembers a dominant French team thumping Croatia 4-2 in the final.
Croatia’s Nikola Kalinic was sent back for disciplinary issues, namely failing to come on as a substitute in Croatia’s opening match against Nigeria. As far as gravity of crimes go, it is far more serious to refuse to play for your team when required than to say ‘offensive’ things on a chat show.
In the absence of the 30-year-old forward, Croatia were left with just one designated striker, Mario Mandzukic, who rose to the occasion, scoring three goals in six appearances, including one goal in the final as well.
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that an ombudsman be appointed for the Indian cricket board to decide the quantum of punishment for suspended cricketers K L Rahul and Hardik Pandya, involved in a row over "insensitive" remarks against women.The top court said it will hear the matter next week after senior advocate P S Narasimha, the new amicus curiae, is available to assist it in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) case. Both Rahul and Pandya have been suspended pending inquiry for their remarks against women on a TV show, which had triggered a controversy.
A bench of justices S A Bobde and A M Sapre said all the interlocutory applications in the BCCI case will be heard next week after Narasimha takes over charge.
At the outset, senior advocate Parag Tripathi, appearing for CoA said that the ombudsman needs to be appointed as only two members - Chairman Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji - are left after the resignation of two members from the earlier four-member panel appointed by the court to administer the affairs of BCCI.
"They (Rahul and Pandya) are young players and a decision needs to be taken on their fate immediately. They made some insensitive remarkson a roasting show. The two members of CoA believes that it will be for the ombudsman to take a decision on the quantum of punishment," Tripathi said.
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