Five Indian players - Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini - were alleged to have violated the COVID protocols while dining at a Melbourne restaurant. The Australian media subsequently suggested there might have been other breaches by the Indian team previously including one involving Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.
The Queensland Health Minister had also gone on to issue a statement that the Indian team was not welcome in the state if they were unwilling to adhere to the COVID-related restrictions.
Pragyan Ojha shared his views about the entire episode during a discussion on Sports Today.
Pragyan Ojha was asked about the Australian media putting up a 20-day old photograph of Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya and suggesting they were in breach of protocol.
He laughed the reports off and termed them as ridiculous actions by the Australian media, just to deviate the attention from their team’s defeat in the Boxing Day Test.
“When you are in that position, you should get your facts right” - Pragyan Ojha
Pragyan Ojha didn’t mince words while criticising the Queensland Health Minister for making comments without being aware of the entire facts of the matter.
He added it was unbecoming of a person in her position to give such an irresponsible statement.
He signed off by highlighting the Indian players are fully aware of all the protocols and have been following them since the IPL and in the limited-overs leg of the tour before the ongoing Test series.
The Australian media is known to target the opposition teams whenever their own side is going through a tough time. The Indian cricket team would be well aware of these tricks and would want to answer their critics with their performance on the field of play.
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