With the Supreme Court adjourning proceedings on all BCCI matters for a week, suspended Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s wait for a closure to the furore over their sexist comments got longer on Thursday. Pulled midway out of the tour of Australia, the suspended cricketers’ future was left uncertain after the hearing was adjourned by the two-judge Bench following current amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium’s resignation on health grounds.

“Now that the SC has taken cognisance of the case and already asked the new amicus to come back after a week, CoA chief cannot appoint an ad-hoc ombudsman as it will be contempt of court,” said a senior BCCI official.

The appointment of an ombudsman was sought by CoA to investigate the duo’s objectionable comments on women on a chat show. With the bench nominating former Additional Solicitor General PS Narsimha as the new amicus, the case of appointment of a permanent or ad-hoc ombudsman will only come up as and when the new amicus takes charge.

Thursday’s developments mean the return of the two players, who have already missed the ongoing ODI series against Australia, could well be delayed beyond the New Zealand series, which starts next week.