Rohit Sharma, Pant & 3 other Team India players isolated for breaching bubble in Australia

Issuing a statement on alleged bio-bubble breach by Team India players, 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. 

" players – Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini – have been separated from Indian and Australian squs but will still train 'in accordance with strict protocols that have been put in place' to ensure ongoing safety of all members of Indian and Australian squs," said a Cricket Australia statement on Saturday

"In interim, on vice of Australian and Indian medical teams, aforementioned players have been placed in isolation as a precaution. This will include separating group of players from broer Indian and Australian squs when travelling and at training venue," statement ded. 

BCCI's official comment awaited

Previously, a BCCI official on condition of anymity h shunned reports of bio-bubble breach by Indian players in Australia. Speaking to PTI, BCCI official said that touring party is 'well-aware' of stringent COVID-19 protocols. Board member also termed speculations as a 'malicious spin' by Australian media. An official comment from BCCI is still awaited. 

“, re has been breach in bio-security protocols. Everyone associated with Indian team is well aware of protocols. We can only term it as a malicious spin by a section of Australian media and this has started after ir humiliating defeat,” PTI h quoted a BCCI senior official aware of matter. 

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. 

As per bio-bubble rules, cricketers h been allowed to dine out at a restaurant but were told to avoid sitting indoors as it could increase chances of contracting COVID-19 virus. 
 

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(With PTI Inputs)