The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is investigating a video that shows five Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini and Prithvi Shaw breaching Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The five players are shown sitting indoors in Secret Kitchen, a noodles and BBQ restaurant in Melbourne, when the permission is only to eat outdoors. Although players are allowed to eat outside, they should be seated outdoors unlike the Indian cricketers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The staff at the restaurant confirmed to Australian newspapers, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, that the players had visited the restaurant and sat indoors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Navaldeep Singh, an Indian fan, had posted footage of players dining on social media of the group at the restaurant, claiming that he had paid the $118.69 bill for the players. He also posted pictures of players carrying shopping. The players, however, can shop via click-and-collect option with the mask.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The breach at the restaurant assumes significance especially after a recent rise of Covid-19 cases in Victoria, where Melbourne is located, and around Sydney in New South Wales where the third Test will be played from January 7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There are already doubts over the remaining two Tests with a possibility of change in venues being mentioned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A report in Sydney Morning Herald said, "The Board of Control for Cricket in India is reviewing the video after being alerted to it by this masthead. A spokesman for the BCCI declined to comment further. Cricket Australia has not responded to a request for comment."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Friday, the Indian fan Navaldeep had also tweeted a photo of a restaurant bill receipt and written, "They are not aware but i have paid there table bill... Least i can do for my superstars."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Navaldeep added, "When they got to know that i have paid the bill.. Rohit Sharma said bhaji pese lelo yaar acha nai lagta (brother, please take money, it doesn't feel nice).. i said no sir its on me. Pant hugged me and said photo tabhi hogi jab pese loge wapis (Pant hugged me and said we will click a photo only if you take your money back). I said no bro not happening. Finally sabane photo khichwai...mja aa gya yaar (Finally, they all all clicked pictures, had fun)."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The fan, however, clarified on Saturday that Pant never hugged him and they maintained social distance after his video sparked off controversy<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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