Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25: India’s Practice Sessions To Be No Longer Open to Fans in Australia After Crowd Chaos at Adelaide
The practice session was thrown open to fans on Tuesday. While a handful of them gathered to watch Australia, thousands converged to catch the Indian team live in action from close quarters as the practice facility stands in Adelaide are very close to the nets.
Mumbai, December 4: Fans will no longer be allowed at India's practice sessions in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia after fans passed "rude" comments during the team's training here ahead of the second Test starting on Friday. The practice session was thrown open to fans on Tuesday. While a handful of them gathered to watch Australia, thousands converged to catch the Indian team live in action from close quarters as the practice facility stands in Adelaide are very close to the nets. Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25: KL Rahul Reacts on Team India Batting Order Ahead of Adelaide Test Against Australia, Says ‘I Just Want To Be in the Playing Eleven’.
"It was complete chaos. During the Australian training session, not more than 70-odd people turned up but during India's session, 3000 came. No one expected so many fans to turn up," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
"There was another fans' day in Sydney (ahead of the fifth Test) which stands cancelled as players were very disturbed by the rude and insensitive comments that were passed (here)," he added.
An eye-witness said that fans badgered the likes of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant to hit sixes and passed comments on the fitness of another player. Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25: KL Rahul Opens Up on Challenges of Pink-Ball Ahead of Adelaide Test Against Australia.
"Virat (Kohli) and Shubman Gill could have been mobbed because of so many people. Some were doing Facebook live with friends and talking loudly just as the batter took stance, One supporter continuously urged a player to say 'hi' to him in Gujarati. Another particular cricketer was body-shamed." he said.
The game in Adelaide will be a day-night Test, followed by matches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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