India name replacements for suspended Pandya and Rahul

ByReuters

Published 13/01/2019 at 03:44 GMT

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (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.

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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 all-rounder 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 Tuesday's one-day match in Adelaide where India will bid to level the series having lost in Sydney by 34 runs on Saturday.

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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 an one-dayer in Napier on Jan. 23. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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