Indian cricketer Nikhil Chaudhry has been accused of rape in Australia and a case has been filed against him. He is accused of raping a woman in his car after meeting her in a nightclub in Townsville.

According to the details, at the trial that started yesterday, 27-year-old Nikhil denied the charge of rape.

Nikhil is the star player of Big Bash team Hobart Hurricanes. He also played for Punjab in the Indian first-class event Ranji Trophy alongside Test cricketers like Yuvraj Singh and Shibman Gill, coached by Harbhajan Singh, later he moved to Australia and started playing cricket along with working as a postman.