Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, the Indian team management was seen allegedly at odds with Australian reporters following a media conference on Saturday.
India’s Ravindra Jadeja, the star all-rounder, answered all questions in Hindi, making Australian journalists feel being denied of the opportunity to ask him a single question.
This came just two days after Virat Kohli had an misunderstanding with a female reporter of Channel Nine at Melbourne Airport. Kohli alleged accused her of invading his privacy, despite the public nature of the setting and no footage of his children being taken.
At the MCG on Saturday, Jadeja faced the media after a nearly 30-minute delay but only responded to questions posed in Hindi by select Indian reporters.
The conference lasted just nine minutes before being abruptly cut short by Indian media manager Moulin Parikh, who stated the team needed to catch their bus.
Australian reporters, who had been invited to attend the press conference, were denied the opportunity to ask questions in English.
Jadeja, who speaks fluent English, has previously conducted press conferences in the language, but no English-language questions were entertained on this occasion.
Despite these alleged off-field dramas, India remains in contention to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a win in Melbourne, following a drawn third Test in Brisbane that left the series level at 1-1.
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