Two days after Virat Kohli berated a female reporter at Melbourne Airport, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was declared off limits to Australian reporters on Saturday.
Tensions are rising before Boxing Day Test with Indian team management clashing with Australian reporters after they were denied the opportunity to ask Ravindra Jadeja a single question at a media conference on Saturday where the star all-rounder only answered in Hindi.
Throughout the summer, India’s press conferences have started with English questions – and responses – before Hindi questions and answers at the end. Indian journalists will usually begin press conferences asking their questions in English. It meant no questions could be asked or answered in English – a first for the tour. Jadeja has previously done press conferences in English and speaks the language fluently. Jadeja’s responses in Hindi were all to questions asked in Hindi.
Indian players have been reluctant to speak to the media on this tour, but there is nothing Cricket Australia can do about it. There is no commercial benefit for India to promote the Test series. Before the opening Test, India went for days without making a player available to the media.
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