Queensland govt asks Team India to 'play by rules' amid alleged bubble breach by 5 players

With reports of an alleged breach of bio-security protocols by five Indian players triggering a massive controversy amid Border Gavaskar Trophy series, Australian government has sharply reacted to incident which is said to have jeopardized remaining two Tests. As per reports in Australian media, BCCI has threatened to refrain from playing fourth Test at Gabba, if Queensland government remains stern on its quarantine rules. As per Australian media reports, Indian board has expressed displeasure over stringent measures in Brisbane which requires players to be confined to ir hotel rooms, as per hard lockdown enforced amid COVID-19 pandemic. 

'If Indians don't want to...'

Reacting to se reports, Queensland's Show Minister for Health Ros Bates has issued a mess to touring Indian team and BCCI. "If Indians don't want to play by rules, don't come," Bates said while dressing local media. 

Similarly, Queensland's Show Sports Minister Tim Mander also downplayed concerns of Indian team and took a sharp jibe at visitors. “If Indian cricket team wants to spit dummy and disregard quarantine guidelines in Brisbane for fourth Test, n y shouldn’t come,” Mander said. BCCI is yet to issue an official statement on same. 

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reports come amid alleged breach of bio-bubble protocols by five Indian players including Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma. While Cricket Australia has confirmed that re was a breach by visitors, BCCI has t yet clarified on same and is yet to issue a statement. Cricket Australia has said that 5 players from touring party have been 'separated' from squ and have been placed under isolation. se players are Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini. While aforementioned players have been allowed to train, BCCI and Cricket Australia have launched an investigation into matter. 

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controversy burst open when a fan named Navaldeep Singh took to Twitter to share a series of tweets & a video on meeting Team India stars at a hotel and went on to claim that he h paid ir food bill. fan also me a controversial claim that Rishabh Pant h 'hugged' him, however, backtracked and apologised later, revealing that he was 'excited' to meet m and that social distancing h been maintained throughout. 

SCG gets d to host 3rd Test 

However, Australian media has also reported that aforementioned players have been cleared to play third Test at Sydney. Clearing cloud of doubt over occasion for third Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy, Cricket Australia has confirmed that Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will host third Test of series, as per schedule. rising number of COVID-19 cases h cast a doubt on SCG playing host for annual pink Test, putting national cricket board on high alert. However, officials have affirmed that COVID-19 threat has subsided eugh allowing match at SCG to proceed as per schedule.  

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