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India name replacemen­ts for suspended Pandya and Rahul

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NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - All-rounder Vijay Shankar and batsman Shubman Gill will replace the suspended KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya in India’s limited overs team, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has said.

Rahul and Pandya were suspended pending an investigat­ion into comments they made about women on a TV show this week which have been condemned as sexist and inappropri­ate. “With KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya set to return from Australia, the All-India Senior Selection Committee has decided to send allrounder Vijay Shankar and batsman Shubman Gill as replacemen­ts,” acting BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a statement.

Shankar, who has played five Twenty20 internatio­nals, will join the team before tomorrow’s one-day match in Adelaide where India will bid to level the series having lost in Sydney by 34 runs on Saturday. He will remain with the team for the tour of New Zealand where India are scheduled to play five one-dayers and three Twenty20 Internatio­nals.

Gill, 19, has been selected only for the tour of New Zealand beginning with a one-dayer in Napier on Jan. 23.

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