Hyderabad captain Ambati Rayudu has been handed a two-match suspension for breaching the BCCI Code of Conduct during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between Hyderabad and Karnataka on January 11 this year, according to a BCCI media release on Wednesday.
This effectively means Rayudu will be barred from taking part in the first two matches for Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to be held later this week.
Pleading guilty
It is informed that Rayudu pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by BCCI and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Abhijit Deshmukh, Ulhas Vithalrao Gandhe, and third umpire Anil Dandekar. The BCCI is further looking into the role of Hyderabad team manager in this untoward incident.
