December 22nd 2024.
The much-anticipated press match between the Indian and Australian media in Melbourne unfortunately did not come to fruition. It was supposed to take place on Sunday at the Junction Oval, but the Indian media team backed out, causing the cancellation of the game. This decision was made by the Indian team's media manager, which resulted in several members of the travelling media also withdrawing from the event. As a result, it became impossible to organize a proper match, according to sources quoted in The Age.
The series of events leading up to this cancellation started on Saturday during a press conference with allrounder Ravindra Jadeja. The spinner, who is known for his impressive skills on the field, answered questions in Hindi during the session. This caused a bit of a delay as the Indian team had a training session scheduled for that time at the ground. Jadeja patiently took questions from his fellow Indian journalists for about nine minutes before the presser had to be cut short. The team bus was waiting and Jadeja had to leave, as explained by India's media manager.
However, some Australian media outlets have claimed that Jadeja outright refused to answer questions in English. Channel 7 reported that their journalists were "bemused and confused" by the situation, as they had put in effort to attend the press conference. But in reality, Jadeja simply responded in Hindi because that was the language in which the Indian reporters posed their questions.
Tensions between the Indian team and the local media had already started to rise when the squad arrived in Melbourne on Thursday. During this time, star batter Virat Kohli was seen getting into a heated exchange with a journalist. It seemed that he was not too pleased with the cameras pointed at his family, and this caused some tension between him and the media.
All eyes are now on the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which is set to begin on Thursday at the MCG. The series is currently tied at 1-1, and the players are gearing up for what promises to be an intense and exciting match. Let's hope that the incident with the press does not affect the team's performance and they are able to put up a great game.
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