India a ‘Well Behaved’ Team: ICC CEO Responds to Pandya Sexism Row
ICC CEO Dav Richardson says the India team was a “well-behaved” one following questions on Hardik Pandya.
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International Cricket Council CEO David Richardson Thursday described Indian captain Virat Kohli as a great ambassador for the game and the Indian team was a "well-behaved" one after queries came his way on Hardik Pandya's sexist comments on a TV show.
Richardson, who was in Delhi to announce the five-year global strategic partnership between the ICC and beverage brand Coca Cola, was asked a question on Pandya's loose talk on women in a TV show that led to his suspension, which has been lifted pending an inquiry for now.
"That's the issue for the member country to worry about and generally the Indian team is a well behaved team. They come to matches and accept the umpire's decision. They play in the right spirit," said Richardson.
"They perform very well and Virat Kohli is the great ambassador for the game. He talks passionately not about T20 cricket but Test cricket and 50-over cricket and I think all the good players want to play all formats of the game," he added.
A question was also thrown at him about India's handling of the Pandya issue and all he could say was, "Yes, we hope that India would sort it out soon but from a global prospective, it's not a huge issue."
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