Even as the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) mulls over the quantum of punishment for Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for their controversial comments on a TV show, the BCCI's acting office-bearers feel the duo should have been suspended immediately pending an enquiry.

Writing in response to CoA member Diana Edulji's email yesterday, which was accessed by mid-day, BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary said: "Suspension is in any case not punishment and for the reported misconduct, this suspension [pending inquiry] should have happened yesterday itself, considering it was reported early [India time]. Therefore, the suspension must happen immediately. In view of the ODI in two days, the team/team management should prepare itself accordingly."