While BCCI’s top brass had initially ruled out any investigation on their part, Cricket Australia’s late statement said that a joint investigation is underway and that the five have been isolated from the remaining team after a fan posted video of them. eating in an indoor restaurant on Twitter. The person claimed that he had hugged Pant but later retracted.
“The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) received an alert today about a video post on social media purporting to show Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini eating at an indoor venue in Melbourne on New Years Day, “CA said in a statement.
India and Australia are participating in a series of four tests at the moment and the third match will start on January 7 in Sydney.
According to protocol, players can eat outdoors, following the rules of social distancing.
“The BCCI and CA are investigating the matter and seeking to determine if the departure constitutes a violation of biosafety protocols.”
The isolation protocols were implemented after consultation with the medical teams.
“… on the advice of the Australian and Indian medical teams, the aforementioned players have been isolated as a precaution.
“This will include separating the group of players from the broader Indian and Australian squads when traveling and at the training venue,” CA further said.
However, players will be able to train according to the protocols that have been established.
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