Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25: India Boycotts Media Match With Australia Amid Ravindra Jadeja Press Conference Row: Report

Mumbai, December 22: The scheduled press match between the Indian and Australian media was cancelled after the Indian media reportedly boycotted a pre-arranged game, following a press conference row involving allrounder Ravindra Jadeja. The T20 game scheduled for Sunday at Junction Oval in Melbourne was cancelled after the Indian team’s media manager decided not to participate. This decision prompted several members of the travelling media contingent to withdraw as well, making it impossible to organise a formal match, a report in The Age quoted multiple sources. Irfan Pathan Supports Ravindra Jadeja After India All-Rounder Faces Criticism From Australian Media for Giving Interview in Hindi Language Ahead of IND vs AUS 4th Test 2024.

This incident was followed on Saturday by a press conference involving Jadeja, where the spinner answered questions in Hindi. After a half-hour delay in the scheduled media appearance after India completed a training session at the ground. Jadeja began taking questions from Indian journalists.

Following nine minutes of discussion in Hindi, the presser was ended as the team bus had to depart. Hence, the player couldn’t stay any longer, according to India’s media manager. However, some Australian media are claiming that Jadeja has refused to answer questions in English.

“The Australian media were bemused and confused when the star allrounder refused to answer questions in English. It was obviously an annoying situation for the journalists who made the effort to turn up,” Channel 7 said in its report. Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25: Rohit Sharma, Akash Deep Struck on Limbs at Nets, Indian Pacer Says ‘Injuries Not Serious’.

In reality, Jadeja never refused to answer questions in English. He responded primarily in Hindi because the Indian reporters posed their questions exclusively in that language. Relations between the Indian team and local media took a downturn when the squad began to arrive in Melbourne on Thursday.

Star batter Virat Kohli was engaged in a heated exchange with a journalist, as he appeared to be upset by the presence of cameras directed at his family. The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series begins on Thursday at the MCG, with the series levelled at 1-1.

(The above story first appeared on Pune Media on Dec 22, 2024 01:50 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website Pune Media.com).

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