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Rohit Sharma-led Team India is touring Australia for the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series, which kick started on November 22 in Perth. While the Men in Blue had a memorable outing in Perth, winning the first Test by 295 runs, the side travelled to Canberra for the two-day warm-up match against the Prime Minister’s XI, which is underway at the Manuka Oval.
Although the first day of the practice match was washed away without toss, reports have revealed that the Indian team wasn’t convinced of the arrangements, leading to Cricket Australia (CA) being accused of mistreating the touring team.
CA accussed of mistreating Team India in Canberra
According to several reports, as quoted by OneCricket, the Australian cricket body has been accused of mistreating the Indian cricket team in Canberra during the two-day warm-up match against Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI. These reports surface after the Indian players were spotted unattended at the venue without any cover.
At the same time, the Australian security staff were seen carrying umbrellas, but with the visiting team leaving unattended, led to all the talking. Moreover, several fans are alleging that the incident put the travelling team at risk of coping an injury just days ahead of the pink-ball Test, set to be played from December 6 onwards at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Squads for Australia vs India second BGT Test in Adelaide
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Sean Abbott, Bredan Doggett.
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
