AUS vs IND | Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya had additionally breached Covid-19 protocols earlier than leaving for India: Report

Image Source : TWITTER Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya
 Five Indian cricketers together with Rohit Sharma have been accused breaching Covid-19 protocols by consuming inside a restaurant and assembly a fan who additionally claimed to have paid their invoice. Along with with the vice-captain, younger opening duo of Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and pacer Navdeep Saini have additionally landed within the soup.

According to the bio-bubble protocols, whereas the gamers are allowed to eat at eating places, they need to solely be seated outdoor.

A video of the 5 gamers sitting at a restaurant on New Year’s Day went viral after a cricket fan shared it on his Twitter web page. The fan additionally added that he hugged Pant earlier than clarifying on the next day that he did not.

Meanwhile, one other incident involving Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya has additionally come beneath the scanner. During India’s limited-overs leg of the Australia tour, the duo, with out sporting a masks, was noticed in a child store in Sydney on December 7. They purchased a bagful of goodies from the shop earlier than posing for images, in accordance with a report within the Sydney Morning Herald.

Per week later, a gaggle of Indian gamers have been additionally noticed at an eatery in Leigh Street, with a few them going inside to put an order. The gamers who stepped inside ought to’ve been sporting a masks, in accordance with the bio-bubble protocols.

Both the incidents, nevertheless, did not create a stir on social media. They fell beneath minor finish of the size when it comes to breaches of CA’s bubble tips and therefore, weren’t reported to the involved authorities.

Contrary to stories which claimed that the 5 gamers can be saved in isolation in Melbourne, the Indian contingent is more likely to journey collectively to Sydney on January 4. The protocols are anticipated to get stricter in Sydney.

The Indian workforce is at present gearing as much as play the third Test on the SCG from January 7. The four-Test sequence is at present leveled 1-1 after the touring celebration bounced again from the Adelaide horror to say an eight-wicket victory within the second Test in Melbourne.