Ind vs Aus Test Controversy: The ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy drama has roped in Ravindra Jadeja after Virat Kohli. The tensions have escalated, involving both Indian and Australian media.
Jadeja’s Press Conference Controversy
Australian journalists alleged that Jadeja ignored their questions in English and avoided engaging with them during the press conference. However, Indian media and the team’s management denied this, citing that the press conference was rushed as the team bus was running late to leave the stadium.
Indian Media’s Response
Indian media claimed that the Press Conference was primarily meant for Indian journalists with questions posed in Hindi, to which Jadeja responded accordingly. They dismissed claims of him refusing to speak in English. The interview was kept by BCCI for only the travelling media but later, the Australian local media also attended the interview. When only India Media got the answers that too in Hindi the local reporters became furious and lost their cool at the BCCI media manager.
Match Boycott Decision
The dispute led to the cancellation of the friendly T20 match. Australian cricket couldn’t proceed with the event due to insufficient participants after the Indian media and team representatives withdrew.
Irfan Expressed Displeasure On X
Irfan Pathan came in support of the Indian Cricket Team and expressed his displeasure towards the Australian Media. He said that it is the choice of the player to answer in any language they are comfortable. He wrote on X:
“What’s wrong if a player wants to give interview in Hindi?’ asks Irfan.
