Indian cricket team refuses to talk to Australian media at MCG
Players and officials of the Indian cricket team appear to be hesitating in interacting with local media during the tour of Australia.
During a practice session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australian media was not given the opportunity to ask questions, angering local journalists.
Only Indian journalists got to question Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the media conversation.
On this issue, the Indian team official said, "The team's bus was about to leave, that is why he could not take questions."
On the other hand, Australian journalists complained to the Indian official, saying, "If you do not take our questions in the future, then tell us in advance; if you do not take questions, there is no point in us coming here."
Jadeja answered Indian journalists in Hindi (his native language), but when an Australian journalist asked him to answer their questions in English, he moved away.
However, two journalists covering the series, Abhishek Tripathi from Dainik Jagran and Subhayan Chakraborty from RevSportz, said the Australian media was overreacting. They explained that Jadeja couldn't answer all the questions simply because there wasn't enough time.
A few days ago, Virat Kohli also had a bitter exchange with a journalist at the airport.
Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli had a heated exchange with the Australian media upon his arrival in Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test. According to reports, Kohli confronted media personnel at the airport, believing that they were filming his family without permission. The former Indian captain made it clear that his family's privacy must be respected, stating, "You just can't film without asking me," as per the report.
Channel 7 reporter Theo Doropoulos explained that the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding. Kohli reportedly became upset after spotting video cameras, assuming they were pointed toward his children. "It was upon seeing the waiting cameras that Kohli became a little heated over what is largely a misunderstanding when he thought the media was filming him with his children," Doropoulos said.
The journalist and cameraperson later clarified to Kohli that they were not filming his family members. Kohli then shook hands with the Channel 7 cameraperson and walked away.