India pair suspended

India allrounder Hardik Pandya and opener KL Rahul have been suspended from all forms of cricket pending an inquiry into what officials described as controversial comments on an India-based television show. The Committee of Administrators, acting on behalf of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, yesterday said it had asked both players to respond ‘‘why they should not be proceeded against for misconduct and indiscipline’’. The pair will miss the rest of the Australia tour and the upcoming limited overs tour of New Zealand.