Atul Bedade suspended as Baroda women's head coach amid sexual harassment allegations

The actions of the ex-India international will be investigated but possibly not until the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has eased

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Former India international Atul Bedade has pleaded his innocence after being suspended as Baroda women's head coach.

The 53-year-old had occupied the role since April 2019 but his future is now uncertain.

ESPNcricinfo understands the Baroda Cricket Association have made several allegations against Bedade.

Among them include "personal comments on physicality" and "behaviour oblivious of gender sensitivity".

A full investigation will be held in due course but it could be delayed until the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has eased.

"Yes, he is being suspended with immediate effect pending inquiry by probe committee having one neutral member from outside BCA," BCA secretary Ajit Lele told the Press Trust of India.

Bedade played 13 one-day internationals for India, all of which came in 1994. 

"This has come to me as a surprise," Bedade told ESPNcricinfo. "This is all baseless and false allegations. I will put my side [forward] soon."

 

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