Suryakumar Yadav , India 's T20I captain, has been told to refrain from making comments that could be construed as political following an ICC hearing conducted by match referee Richie Richardson on Thursday in Dubai. It's not yet clear if Suryakumar faces any other sanctions.

An official hearing was necessary because the Pakistan team management had filed a complaint alleging that Suryakumar made political remarks following India's Asia Cup group-stage win over Pakistan on September 14, which the PCB's top brass had pointed out at a press conference in Lahore last week.

ESPNcricinfo understands Suryakumar's use of the term "Operation Sindoor" - a term coined by the Indian government during the military skirmish between the two countries that followed the Pahalgam terror attack

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