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Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha has slammed the Australian media for stirring up the bio-bubble breach, calling it a ‘gimmick’ to unsettle the touring get together. The Indian staff was dragged into an issue after 5 gamers together with vice-captain Rohit Sharma had been accused of breaching bio-bubble protocols in Melbourne.
Rohit, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini had been requested to isolate after they had been noticed consuming inside a restaurant final week. The episode additionally led to a social media fiasco the place the guests got here underneath scrutiny from Australian media. According to the bio-security protocols set by Cricket Australia (CA), gamers are allowed to take a seat outdoors however not allowed to dine inside eating places.
Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, after returning to India, had been additionally dragged within the controversy after they had been pictured with out masks in a child store. The two had visited the shop after the white-ball leg of the tour.
Reacting to the controversy, Ojha stated that the Australian staff hasn’t been in a position to take the MCG defeat. The Indian unit, led by stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, thumped the hosts in Melbourne to bounce again from Adelaide horror and stage the four-Test collection 1-1.
“Everybody knows Australians are bad losers. They are not able to take it (MCG defeat) despite five of our main players missing. Indian team is doing so well. They never expected the Indian team to win. They thought they could win, they were taken by surprise,” Pragyan Ojha stated on Sports Today.
“I feel it’s a big gimmick to take the pressure off Australia and try to get under the skin of the Indians. They don’t know we exactly know what they are trying to do. The Indian team is relaxed, they know what to do and focused on the last 2 Tests,” he added.
Ojha additionally backed Rohit and stated that the Indian opener should be understanding in regards to the protocols in Australia.
“Rohit Sharma, he has had a 14-day hard quarantine, before that training at the NCA. I am very sure he is not a fool to come and just breach the protocols. Yes, at times, things look different. I am very sure, they know what the protocols are and they follow them,” stated Ojha.
Meanwhile, the Indian staff and its help workers has examined adverse in Covid-19 exams. The 5 remoted gamers had been additionally allowed to journey with the staff forward of the third Test in Sydney.
“Playing members of the Indian Cricket Team and support staff underwent an RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 on January 3, 2021. All tests have returned negative results,” the BCCI stated in an announcement.
